The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is rising, and this is only going to get 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 began reporting that over 160,000+ WordPress-powered websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites 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 WP sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every blog with a security vulnerability provides some type of opportunity to hackers. A compromised website not only offers hackers opportunities to improve their skills and win “respect” from their peers, but it can also serve as a valuable resource for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, distributing malware and participating in information theft.
If a hacker can find a security weakness, that web site can then be used to attack more valued websites.
The truth is that malicious bots are very likely looking for weaknesses and trying to hack into your website or blog as you are reading this. Whether they can be successful or not, depends on how hard or easy you have made it for hackers to keep trying until they either discover how to get access, or decide to look for an easier 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 check …
(Hackertarget – Website Security Scan Source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the test will yield a number of results and details about your website setup …
(WP security check results. Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can freely access all of this information, so can hackers.
(Product image source: Blog Defender)
Being able to see which 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 be valuable information to hackers, as this can inform them about any vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a solution that will stop broadcasting all of this information about your website 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 the BlogDefender security suit began looking for a way to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress site he set up for his mother got hacked into. This particular site was devoid of content and had practically nothing to offer, yet it was still hacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being suspended by his host and observing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had occurred within the site, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files designed to drive unsuspecting visitors to the site and steal Paypal account information.
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender site)
Matt’s experience demonstrates that every website has some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress installation for potential security weaknesses …
And let’s you fix these quickly and easily …
Blog Defender – Plugins
The Blog Defender security product suite comes with three plugins:
Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
The plugin lets you do secure backups to your server, external servers and popular cloud-based storage solutions using a number of backup methods (including FTP and email backups), schedule complete or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text in your database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides your website with security …
(Product image source: BlogDefender.com)
Plugin #2 performs a range of essential file and site security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Pro Plugin # 3 lets you scan WordPress sites to see if any code in your files has been tampered with, and fix any problems detected …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious scripts 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 reciprocating the favor).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender WP security product suite also includes a number of step-by-step training videos and downloadable documentation that will teach you exactly how to protect your website from malicious users …
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
More info:
Plugin Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
The plugins included with Blog Defender install just like every other WordPress plugin. Just upload them to your Plugins folder via your administrator login and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender is a do-it-yourself step-by-step training product that will take you through the website security process and show you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which plugins you can install for free to get things done inexpensively.
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Secure your WordPress site 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.
- Prevent Your Info Products From Theft – If you’re an info product creator (e.g. downloadable e-books, video training, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Closed 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 heartache. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through the issues these have caused. As a result, your, web presence can get suspended by your webhost, or even deindexed in search engines. Additionally, your personal contacts could be spammed, your customer list and financial details can be stolen, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender was created to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product covers the following issues:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- 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
- File Monitoring
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help secure your web site, addressing hosting security, using scanning and detection tools to identify risky themes and plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot source: BlogDefender website)
Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback users have written about the Blog Defender product suite:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”Just one tip could have prevented my blogs getting hacked!” Richard Legg – www.richard-legg.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, since Blog Defender was first released back in 2012, no sites secured by the solution were hacked.
The product developer also 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 an ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools that developers presently have access to. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, won’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.
Product 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, thirty day, 100% refund guarantee.
Software 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.. Price = $47.00.
Note: Pricing for the Blog Defender product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was correct at the time this content was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer 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 websites is something you cannot afford to ignore.
WordPress is a very secure platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, WP plugins and WP themes, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your website to attacks by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps you understand what your responsibilities are as a site owner, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your websites are hacked or compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the process of securing your WordPress installation easier.
To learn more, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender
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