Drupal and Joomla!, both are the open source content management systems (CMSs) doing great business across the industry. However, when it comes to the issue of website security, especially when a company is exposing its content-change access to non-employees, users always like to work with CMSs that value their concerns.
Project teams associated with Drupal and Joomla pay special attention to the security issues, as both of the CMSs have formed dedicated security teams for the issues concerning the safety and security of the users’ data. The primary goal of the security teams working for Drupal and Joomla is to identify and resolve the security issues and secure better functionality of websites. Here, we will talk about the CMSs that can handle website security better.
Keeping the Core Code Secure
When you download Joomla or Drupal, you get the core code with them. However, both codes are terrific and very secure. The core development teams working for Joomla and Drupal come with a good response time to the report of security flaws.
In Joomla, a team called JSST (Joomla Security Strike Team) conducts security review before releasing new codes. The team is always mindful of the security issues. They always try to maintain a balance between performance and security.
Developing Secure Websites
Thousands of extensions and third-party modules are available for both Joomla and Drupal. The core is not the only code that is needed to be secured. However, it has been witnessed that a vast majority of web designers do not use Drupal APIs properly and ignore the security features.
The same thing can be repeated in the case of Joomla, as it allows third party components to bypass the security checks offered by Joomla. Joomla comes with security features like, database class smart, a close watch on data transfer, and purely sanitized data. If users establish connections to the database without checking or sanitizing, they are inviting vulnerabilities.
Granular and Manageable Access Control
A positive aspect of Drupal is the feature of access control functionality, as the CMS comes with the ability of access control over content for multiple versions. On the other hand, Joomla’s granular access control is provided by its third-party extensions.
Joomla administrators now have brought the granular control down to the article with the facilities like, “who can edit what and where.” Since Joomla 1.6, there is a better ACL tool compared to Joomla 1.5 and previous that came with a number of third-party access control solutions.
In Case Your Site does not Get Secured Itself
Developing websites with Drupal or Joomla requires the proper knowledge of network and CMS security. If you find that your website is not secured, you will have to hire experts, who will not only fix all the vulnerabilities, but also improve the functionality of your site.
No matter who is in the charge of security department, security alerts are needed at the code level that will help you in resolving the security patches.