The scale of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is massive, and the situation is only going to get worse.
It’s 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 reported that over 162,000 WordPress sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Will yours be one of them?
(Screenshot source: Blog Defender)
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 reported by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber-attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every web site with a vulnerability offers value to hackers. 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. Corporate web sites, personal blogs, government sites … even sites owned by online security and anti-hacking experts can and have been targeted.
If a hacker can exploit a web security flaw and take over your website or blog, the site can then be used to target more highly-valued web sites.
The reality is that hackers are probably looking for security exploits and trying to hack into your web site while you are reading this at this very moment. Whether they can hack into your site or not, will depend on how hard you will make things for hackers to continue persisting until they either find how to get in, or are forced to give up and go look for a more vulnerable target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your WordPress Site?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security check …
(Hackertarget – WordPress Security Check Source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the check will return a number of results and information about your WordPress site …
(Hackertarget – WP security check results. Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can see all of this information about your site, then hackers can too.
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
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 in your site are all valuable information to hackers, as these can inform them about any security vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple and inexpensive solution to stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and help to protect it against other malicious threats.
Blog Defender Security Solution
Product Description
The product is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the developer of BlogDefender developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother had been hacked into. This particular blog had practically no value to offer, yet it still was targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being informed by his host and noticing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place within the server, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files by whoever had broken into the site.
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender website)
This example should be enough to convince you that every website has value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where potential security holes in your web site are …
And let’s you fix these quickly and easily …
Plugins
Blog Defender includes 3 plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 in the product suite provides automated backups …
(Product image: BlogDefender.com)
Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” lets you do secure backups to your server, third-party servers and popular cloud solutions using different backup methods, schedule complete or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do mass text replacements in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin #2 “WordPress Security” provides WordPress security …
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender.com)
This plugin performs a range of file and site protection functions (see “Features” section below).
Plugin #3 lets you scan your WP plugins, WP themes and WP core files to detect whether anything unusual in your source code has been changed, and fix any problems it detects …
(Source: BlogDefender website)
Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious content have been added to your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your work without providing you anything of benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Step-By-Step Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender product suite also includes a number of training in video format plus downloadable guides that will teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your site from hackers …
(Product image source: BlogDefender website)
For more details, visit the plugin site here:
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up
The plugins install just like any regular WordPress plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugins to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender is a do-it-yourself step-by-step training product that guides you through the website security process and shows you exactly what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which WordPress plugins you can install for free to get the job done.
Additional benefits include:
- Secure your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Helps Prevent Intellectual Property Theft – If your site sells info products (e.g. downloadable ebooks, videos, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free download sites.
- Avoid Getting Suspended By Your Web Host And Delisted By Search Engines – When a site is hacked, expect to go through a whole lot of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. Your, sites can get closed by your webhost, or even blacklisted by search engines. In addition, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal and financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender was created to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
Blog Defender covers the following issues:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- 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
- File Monitoring
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical sequence of steps to help secure your your WordPress installation, addressing hosting security, using tools to identify risky themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender WordPress security process. Product image: BlogDefender.com)
Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and comments that users have published about Blog Defender:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”I sure wish I’d had this before I lost over a dozen blogs just recently. Okay, it was my fault for not securing things more, BUT… I didn’t have a handy, current reference like this to turn to for quick help either.;)” Kathe Lucas – www.wackycentral.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, Matt Garrett, since Blog Defender was first released, no Blog Defender-secured websites were 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 never-ending game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools that developers currently can harness. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, doesn’t cost you a fortune and it’s as good if not better than most web security products or services currently being offered at a higher price.
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, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee.
Software Price
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.. Price = $47.00.
Note: Pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Use This Product
No matter what type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, securing your website is something you simply cannot ignore.
WordPress is a very secure web 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 security and taking other necessary precautions can expose your site to malicious by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps you learn what’s going on in your site and where the vulnerabilities are, what hosting companies can and can’t do to help prevent your sites being compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid major WordPress security holes without investing in expensive solutions.
For complete details, visit the plugin website: Blog Defender Security Product Suite
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