The scale of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is massive, and this 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 reported that over 160,000+ legitimate WordPress-powered web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are attacked every year! Could yours 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)
As reported by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WP web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every website or blog with a vulnerability can can provide an opportunity to hackers. A vulnerable website or blog offers malicious users with a resource for launching stealth attacks, spreading malware and to engage in information theft.
If a malicious user can exploit a security flaw that allows them to take over and control your website or blog, the website or blog can then be used as part of a larger network of “bots” to target other highly-valued web sites.
The truth is that software-driven bots are trying to hack into your website or blog at this very moment. Whether they can get into your site or not, depends on how hard or easy you can make things for them to keep trying until they discover how to break in, or decide to look for an easier target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security check …
(Hackertarget – WP Security Check Product image source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the check returns various results and details about your website …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security scan results. Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can freely access all of this information about your blog, so can hackers.
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Being able 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 on your server are all potentially valuable information to hackers, as this can inform them about any security vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a way you can stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and make your site invisible to malicious users and botnets.
Blog Defender Security Suite For WordPress Blogs
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 the BlogDefender security suit began to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended. This particular site had literally no value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being suspended by his host and seeing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place within his server, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files designed to lure unsuspecting visitors to the site and hijack their financial information.
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This example should be enough to convince you that every website is valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security holes in your WordPress site are …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly …
Plugins
Blog Defender includes three plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
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Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, external servers and popular cloud-based backup solutions using a number of backup methods, schedule full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to different domains or server locations), do mass text replacements in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Plugin #2 provides your site with security …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender website)
The “WP Security” plugin provides a range of essential site security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
The third plugin scans your files and content to detect if anything unusual in your source code or files has been changed, and fix any problems it uncovers …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
Pro Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious scripts have been added to your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your content without reciprocating the favor).
Blog Defender – Step-By-Step Tutorial Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender suite of products also includes seven step-by-step training modules (video) and printable documentation that will show you exactly what to do to protect your site from malicious users …
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Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure
The plugins included in the Blog Defender product install just like any plugin. Simply upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender is a DIY step-by-step training product that takes you through the website security process and shows you exactly what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which plugins you can install for free to get the job done without incurring unnecessary costs.
Some additional benefits of using the plugin include the following:
- Protect your site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data miners and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Secure Your Info Products – If you sell a digital product (e.g. downloadable ebooks, videos, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Closed By Your Web Host And Banned 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 problems and sort through any issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, blog can be suspended by your webhost, or even blocked in search engines. Additionally, your personal contacts can end up being spammed, your subscriber list and financial details can be stolen, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender offers many great features to WP users.
The product covers the following areas:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WordPress Plugin Security Audits
- WordPress Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WordPress Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- Monitor Files
- Monitoring Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help protect your site, addressing potential hosting security issues, using scanning and detection tools to quickly identify risky WP themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Screenshot image: Blog Defender)
User Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have provided for 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
Plugin Tips
According to the plugin developer, since Blog Defender’s first release in 2012, no Blog Defender-secured websites were hacked.
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.”
Cybersecurity is is a perpetual game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools that developers presently can harness. 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.
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 no-risk, 30 day, full money-back guarantee.
Product Price
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: Pricing details of Blog Defender depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product seller 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 the current price:
Additional Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
What We Recommend
No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you cannot afford to ignore the importance of securing your website.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like making sure that your WordPress core files, WordPress 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.
Adopting security procedures such as the one Blog Defender provides, will help you understand 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 hacked or compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your WordPress website easier.
To learn more, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender Security Product Suite For WordPress
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