How to Protect IM Against Hackers?

[Unregistered]

Ok, i have been goin through [url=http]www.in-my-opinion.org[/url] and thought of sharing it with IM users.. plus i have applied couple of mods from there.. and made some changed to my IM forum..
For example: Changing the admin dir, changin the database prefix, plus password protected folder on the changed admin folder (the renamed admin folder) and etc .. everything works perfectly fine for me so far..

Some of those mods need extra changes to apply to IM.. only if u know a little knowlegde in php to how to apply or how to find the error and correct only can apply those.. plus i dont advice to follow those mods.. (pls make your own decision) or ask here before you apply.. If you happen to have a question/idea/comment then pls do share it with us..

WARNING! Its always adviced to Backup your files/db before you apply any changes

[MrGrim]

You can't anybody that works the security script can easily have a bad day and go crashing people's boards because they only know how to break it..lol

[Unregistered]

which is something great.. thats how we learn how to patch.. other wise who wil show us? we learn everytime they attack.. and again, they have to find a black whole.. its much easier for the ppl who works on the security scripts.. that wil lead all the hard workin for the attackers.. and one step to block those.. "simple and effective"

but we can always give them a hard time to prevent it.. only if we all think together..

[MrGrim]

let me get back to you on that.

[Simon N]

you shared that link and I get this:

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[Unregistered]

yes, i think the datebase down..