RSJoomla has released an update to their Joomla firewall extension, RSFirewall, that now allows users to block ip addresses by country as well as automatically blacklisting "repeat offenders."

The Joomla! Project has announced the availability of the security release version 2.5.5. While this is classified as a security release, there are also 11 new features added and 113 tracker issues fixed.

The Joomla Project is announcing the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.26, which is a security release update.

The Joomla! Project has announced the immediate availability of a new security update, Joomla 2.5.3. This update comes somewhat quickly on the heels of the release of 2.5.2, which was only ten days ago.

Developers at anythingdigital have updated the popular security and Search Engine Optimization extension sh404SEF to make it more compatible with Joomla 2.5 and also provide some new features.

They've added some new functionality such as the ability to "select exactly which social button to display on a tag by tag basis, using 'type' attribute" within the provided tags.

This Tuesday, February 7th, countries across the world will be focusing on ways to make the internet a safer place for all users, but especially for children and young adults. The event, centered mostly in the EU, is led by Insafe, a "European network of Awareness Centres promoting safe, responsible use of the Internet and mobile devices to young people."

The theme this year is "Connecting generations and educating each other."