The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is massive, and the situation is getting worse.
It’s probably safe to assume that if your website or blog hasn’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-powered sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are attacked 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 security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every website or blog with a vulnerability can be an opportunity to hackers. A vulnerable website provides hackers with a resource for launching DDoS attacks, spreading malware and engaging in information theft.
If a hacker can hack and gain access and control of your website or blog, that web site can then be employed as part of a larger network of “bots” to target other valued sites.
The reality is that brute-force software bots are very likely scouring for security weaknesses and trying to break into your site as you are reading these very words. Whether they will get into your site successfully or not, will depend on how hard you can make it for them to continue trying until they find a way to break in, or decide to look for an easier target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security check …
(Hackertarget – WordPress Security Check Product image source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the scan returns a number of results and information about your website setup …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security check results. Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can access all of this information about your website, then so can hackers.
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The ability to see what version of WordPress you are using, which plugins and themes you have installed, and which files have been uploaded to certain directories in your site can all be valuable information to hackers, as these can inform them about any potential security vulnerabilities, especially where site owners haven’t updated their files.
Fortunately, there is a simple way to stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and make your site invisible to hackers and bots.
Blog Defender
Product Description
Blog Defender is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the creator of BlogDefender developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended by the webhost. This particular site had practically nothing to offer, yet it still was targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of this after being suspended by his host and noticing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place within the site, as well as the addition of several malicious files by whoever had broken into his mother’s site.
(Product image source: BlogDefender site)
Matt’s experience illustrates the fact that all websites have value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security weaknesses in your WordPress site are …
And let’s you easily fix these …
WordPress Plugins
The product suite includes three WordPress plugins:
Plugin #1 in the product suite provides automated backups …
(Product image: BlogDefender.com)
This plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and well-known cloud-based backup solutions using different backup methods (including FTP and email backups), automate full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides your website or blog with security …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
The “WordPress Security” plugin performs a range of website security functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
Pro Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” allows you to scan WordPress sites to detect if anything in your files has been tampered with, and fix problems …
(Source: BlogDefender site)
Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious URLs have been inserted into your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your work without reciprocating the favor).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to plugins, Blog Defender also includes 7 video training modules and downloadable documentation that teach you exactly how to protect your website from hackers …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
Learn more here:
Plugin Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your web site:
Be Up And Running In No Time
The Blog Defender plugins are quite easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugins to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender is a DIY training product that takes you through the website security process and shows you what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which free WordPress plugins to use to get things done.
Additional benefits include the following:
- Protect your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data miners and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Prevent Your Info Products From Being Shared Around The Net – If you sell info products (e.g. downloadable ebooks, videos, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up becoming freeware on free download sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Your Host – When a site gets hacked, expect to go through a whole lot of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. During this time, your, sites can be suspended by your webhost, or even deindexed in search engines. Additionally, your contacts could be spammed, your subscriber list and financial details can be stolen, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and more.
Features
Blog Defender make your your website or blog invisible to hackers and bots.
Blog Defender covers the following security areas:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- WP Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- MySQL Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam Blocking
- Monitor Files
- Track Links
- Block Known Offenders
- Automate Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help secure your your WordPress installation, addressing hosting security, using tools to quickly identify risky themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender WordPress security process. Source: Blog Defender)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have published about the Blog Defender security suite:
”Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re too small or not important enough to be hacked! I’ve found out that I’ve had bots in the backend of my sites, making alterations and changing things around, so there’s no telling what damage they’ve caused. I’ve had my main blog for over 3 years now, and the thought of losing all the hard work I’ve put into it is just devastating, not to mention costly! I have a shared hosting plan, so of course once they can get into one site, they can also access the others. Luckily, I now have the procedures detailed within Blog Defender in place so that I can prevent the majority of this ever happening again. Once you’ve secured one site it gets a lot quicker to secure all subsequent sites. With Blog Defender, you get easy-to-follow videos, along with a detailed checklist that you can downloadf. You are literally walked through the process of securing your blog against hackers, which has given me real peace of mind. This is a growing issue that all website owners are facing; so it isn’t going to go away. Prevention is better than cure, particularly as some of the nastier hacks around can literally ruin your business. So do yourself a favour – get your sites protected now, before it’s too late.” Nikki Stephens, www.nikkistephens.com
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”A top level force against hacker attacks!” Micheal Nicholas, Impact Info Marketing
Useful Tips
According to Matt Garrett’s site, since the release of Blog Defender, no sites protected by the product have been hacked.
Matt Garrett, the product developer 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 is a constant game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools that developers can currently access. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, won’t cost a fortune 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, 100% refund guarantee.
Plugin 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.. Price = $47.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing Blog Defender depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details here:
Additional Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Install These Plugins
No matter what type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you simply cannot ignore the importance of website security.
WordPress is a very secure platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, plugins and themes, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can expose your site to malicious by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps you understand what’s going on in your site and where the vulnerabilities are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your site is compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your WordPress site easier.
For complete details, visit the plugin website: Blog Defender
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