The scale of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is increasing on a daily basis, and the situation is getting worse.
It’s probably safe to assume that if you haven’t been hacked yet, then it’s inevitable that at some point in time someone will attempt to hack into your site.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com reported that 162,000 WordPress-powered websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are hacked every year! Will yours be one of them?
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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)
As described by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WP websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that the information in your site provides no value to hackers, but the reality is that to a hacker, all websites are an opportunity to gain some advantage at your expense.
If someone can hack into and gain complete control of your website, the website can then be employed as a “bot” in a planned cyberattack against more valued sites.
The harsh reality is that hackers are most likely scouring for weaknesses and trying to hack into your website or blog as you are reading this page at this very moment. Whether they can achieve this or not, depends on how difficult you have made it for hackers or bots to keep trying until they can either work out a way to get access, or give up and decide to look for a less secure target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security check …
(Website Security Scan Source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the check will yield a number of results and information about your site …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security check results. Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using this tool that if you are able to see all of this information, then hackers can too.
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The ability to see what 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 can be valuable information to hackers, as these can inform them about any potential holes or weaknesses, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a way you can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to malicious users and bots.
Blog Defender Security Suite For WordPress Websites
Product Description
The product is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the creator of the BlogDefender security suit began looking for a way to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended by its hosting company. This blog was new and had practically nothing of value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being suspended by his host and observing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred within the server, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files designed to drive unsuspecting victims to the site and steal their financial details.
(Image source: BlogDefender website)
This example shows that every website is valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress site for potential security weaknesses …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly, easily and inexpensively …
WordPress Plugins
The product suite comes with three WordPress plugins:
The first plugin in the product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender website)
The plugin lets you do secure backups to your server, third-party servers and well-known cloud backup solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. FTP), schedule full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do bulk text replacements in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin #2 “WP Security” provides WordPress security …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender website)
The plugin performs a range of vital website protection functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Plugin #3 lets you scan WordPress sites to see whether anything in your files has been found, and repair any problems found …
(Product image: BlogDefender.com)
Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious content have been added to 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 the plugins, the Blog Defender product suite also includes videos plus printable documentation that will teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your website from hackers …
(Product image: BlogDefender.com)
For more details, visit the plugin site here:
Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Ready To Use In Minutes
The plugins included with Blog Defender are very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your admin account and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a practical do-it-yourself training product that will take you through the website security process and show you exactly what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which WordPress plugins you can install for free to get things done inexpensively.
Additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Secure your site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to ruin your business for their own personal and financial gain.
- Helps Prevent Intellectual Property Theft – If you are an information product creator (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up as freeware on free download sites.
- Avoid Getting Suspended By Your Web Host And Delisted By Search Engines – When a site gets hacked, you should expect to go through a serious amount of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through the issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, sites could be closed by your host, or even deindexed by search engines. And if that is not enough to have to deal with, your contacts can be spammed, your subscriber list and financial details can be stolen, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender was created to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
Blog Defender covers the following security areas:
- Webhost Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- WP Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- MySQL Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- File Monitoring
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical sequence of steps for securing your site, addressing hosting security, using tools to quickly identify risky WordPress themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Product image source: BlogDefender.com)
Testimonials From Plugin Customers
Below are just some testimonials and comments users have published about Blog Defender:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”Since working with blogs, I… like many others, have been concerned about how to handle the constant threat of blog attacks. After having a look at Blog Defender you can’t help but become most aware of the vulnerable areas all bloggers need to protect. Blog Defender is viable WordPress blog security prevention system that offers video instruction along with 3 software plugins that are free to download. The instruction shows the optimum settings on how to use the free plugins that will allow you top level force against blog hacker attacks.” Micheal Nicholas, Impact Info Marketing
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, no Blog Defender-secured sites were hacked since Blog Defender was first released back in 2012.
Matt Garrett, the product developer states on his site, however …
“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 never-ending game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools that developers currently can access. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, won’t cost a fortune and it’s as good if not better than many premium security products or services currently being offered at a higher price.
Blog Defender 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, complete refund guarantee.
Plugin Cost
Blog Defender is normally available with a personal license only for use 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: The cost to purchase the Blog Defender product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product retails for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Get This Product
No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you simply cannot afford to ignore the importance of web security.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress installation, WP plugins and WP themes, tightening file and data protection 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 security holes are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if the security on your website is compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your installation easier.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender Security Product Suite For WordPress
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