Try this too, - Keep your Joomla up-to-date together with its extensions. - Keep regularly backups of your site in [clouds][1]. - Do not open `robots.txt` for secured folders. - For the latest Joomla versions, making use of the two-factor authentication will be more secure. - Make sure folders and files have the right permissions allowed. - Use Cloudfare for [Joomla][2]. Hope its helps.. [1]: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/backup/25698 [2]: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/core-enhancements/performance/content-networking/16320