The scale of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is massive, and it’s getting worse.
It’s probably safe to assume that if you haven’t been hacked yet, then it’s only a matter of time before someone attempts to hack into your site.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com began reporting that 160,000+ legitimate WordPress sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are hacked every year! Could your website be next?
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According to the Cnet report,
“With some old-fashioned trickery, hackers were able to get more than 162,000 legitimate WordPress-powered Web sites to mount a distributed-denial-of-service attack against another Web site.”
(Source: cnet.com/news/ddos-attack-is-launched-from-162000-wordpress-sites)
According to leading security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WP websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber-attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every site with a security vulnerability offers some value to hackers. A compromised site offers malicious users with a platform for launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, spreading malware and as a source of information theft.
If hackers can exploit a software security flaw, your website or blog can then be used to attack other valuable sites.
The reality is that software-driven bots are probably trying to hack into your web site at this very moment. Whether they can achieve this will depend on how difficult or easy you can make things for them to continue persisting until they can work out a way to get access, or give up and decide to look for a more vulnerable target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
If you visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Hackertarget – WP Security Check Source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the check will yield a number of results and information about your website …
(WP security check results. Product image source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you are able to freely access all of this information about your blog, then hackers can too.
(Product image source: Blog Defender)
The ability to see which version of WordPress you are using, which plugins and themes you have installed on your site, and which files have been uploaded to certain directories are all potentially useful information to hackers, as this informs them about potentially exploitable holes or weaknesses, especially where the owners haven’t updated their files.
Fortunately, there is a simple way to stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and help to protect it against other malicious threats.
Blog Defender
Product Description
Blog Defender is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the creator of BlogDefender began to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven blog he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended by its webhost. This particular site had practically nothing to offer, yet it was still hacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being suspended by his host and noticing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place within his site, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files designed to lure unsuspecting visitors to the site and hijack their Paypal account details.
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This simple example shows that that every website has some value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security holes in your website are …
And then shows you how to quickly and easily fix these …
Blog Defender – WordPress Plugins
The product suite comes with three plugins:
The first plugin in the product suite provides automated backups …
(Product image source: Blog Defender)
This plugin lets you do secure site, file and data backups to your server, external servers and leading cloud solutions using different backup methods (e.g. Email), schedule full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to new domains or server locations), do bulk text replacements in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Plugin #2 provides WordPress security …
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Plugin #2 “WP Security” performs a range of essential website protection functions (see “Plugin Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” scans your WP website or blog to see whether anything unusual in your files has been altered, and repair any problems it detects …
(Product image source: BlogDefender.com)
Pro Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious content have been inserted into your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your work without providing anything of benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Training Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender security product suite also includes seven videos plus PDF/DOC documentation that will teach you exactly what to do to protect your site from hackers …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender site)
For more details, visit the plugin site here:
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Configure
The plugins included with Blog Defender are very easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user login and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a step-by-step training product that will walk you through the website security process and show you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which WordPress plugins you can install for free to get things done inexpensively.
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Secure your website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data miners and malicious users whose aims is to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Prevent Your Info Products From Being Stolen – If you’re an information product creator (e.g. downloadable e-books, video training, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up becoming freeware on peer-to-peer sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Your Web Host And Deindexed By Search Engines – When a site is hacked, expect to go through a whole lot of inconvenience and heartache. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through any issues these have caused. During this time, your, site can get suspended by your webhost, or even blacklisted in search engines. And if that isn’t enough to have to deal with, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal details and financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Features
Blog Defender was designed to lock down your site and keep your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product helps you fix all of the following issues:
- Host Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- WP Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WP Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam Blocking
- Monitor Files
- Monitor Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical sequence of steps to help secure your site, addressing potential hosting security issues, using scanning and detection tools to identify risky themes and WP plugins, and then helping you implement site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot source: BlogDefender site)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials that plugin users have provided for Blog Defender:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”A top level force against hacker attacks!” Micheal Nicholas, Impact Info Marketing
Plugin Tips
According to the plugin developer, Matt Garrett, no Blog Defender-protected websites have been hacked since Blog Defender was originally released.
Matt Garrett states on his site …
“With the volume of attacks nowadays … we probably won’t hold forever, so we’ve been busy creating even tougher WordPress security.”
The war on hackers is an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and technologies that developers presently can access. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than most web security products or services currently being offered at a higher price.
Blog Defender Plugin Support
The product is well-supported, can be used by both Mac and PC users, is compatible with the latest WordPress release and is backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full refund guarantee.
Product Cost
Blog Defender is normally available for personal use only on unlimited sites. When we last checked, however, it was also being sold with Developer rights, allowing users to secure client sites as well.. Cost = $47.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product seller when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Plugin Info
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Download This Product
Regardless of the type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, securing your web sites is something you simply cannot ignore.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like ensuring that your WordPress core files, plugins and themes are kept up-to-date, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your site to attacks by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps you understand what your responsibilities are as a website owner, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your websites are compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your site easier.
To learn more, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender Security Plugin For WordPress
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