The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is massive, and things are getting worse.
It’s 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 160,000+ WordPress-powered web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are attacked 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)
According to security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber-attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that your website has no value to hackers, but the reality is that to a hacker, every website provides an opportunity to benefit or profit at your expense.
If hackers can discover a software security flaw that allows them to access and take over your website or blog, your site can then be used to target other highly-valued websites.
The reality is that software-driven bots are very likely looking for security weaknesses and trying to break into your web site while you are reading this page at this very moment. Whether they can get into your site will depend on how difficult you have made it for them to continue trying until they find how to break in, or decide to look for a less secure target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your WordPress Site?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security check …
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You will see that the check returns various results and information about your website …
(website security check results. Product image source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can freely access all of this information, then 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 on your site, and which files have been uploaded to certain directories in your site can all be useful information to hackers, as this informs them about any exploitable security vulnerabilities, especially where the owners haven’t updated their software versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple and inexpensive solution that will stop broadcasting all of this information about your web site and help to protect it against other malicious threats.
Blog Defender WordPress Security Plugin
Product Description
Blog Defender is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the creator of BlogDefender began developing BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended. This blog had practically no value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
Matt only became aware of this after being contacted by his host and observing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred within the site, as well as the addition of several phishing files designed to lure visitors to the site and steal their Paypal account details.
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
Matt’s experience shows that that every website has value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security holes in your WordPress installation are …
And let’s you quickly fix these …
Blog Defender – WP Plugins
The Blog Defender security product includes 3 plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 in the product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
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This plugin lets you do secure site, file and data backups to your server, third-party servers and leading cloud solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. Email), automate full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text in your database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides WordPress security …
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This plugin performs a range of vital site and file protection functions (see “Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” scans your web site to see whether any of your files have been tampered with, and repair any problems it uncovers …
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
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 people benefit from your work without reciprocating the favor).
Blog Defender – Video Tutorials
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender security suite also includes step-by-step video tutorials plus written guides that show you exactly how to protect your website from hackers …
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Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Below are just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Fast Installation
The plugins are really easy to install. Just upload them to your Plugin folder via your WP admin account and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender is a training product that guides you through the website security process and shows you what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which WordPress plugins you can use for free to get things done inexpensively.
Additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Secure your website from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to exploit your site for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Protect Your Info Products – If you sell an info product (e.g. downloadable e-books, video training, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Your Web Host And Banned By Search Engines – When a website gets hacked, expect to go through a whole lot of inconvenience and heartache. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. As a result, your, websites can get suspended by your host, or even blacklisted in search engines. In addition, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal and financial information, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender offers a number of features to site owners.
Blog Defender covers the following 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
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- File Monitoring
- Monitoring Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical sequence of steps for securing your your WordPress installation, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to quickly identify risky WP themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot source: BlogDefender site)
Testimonials From Customers
Here are just a few of the testimonials that users have provided for 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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”My business is built around the WordPress platform and I’m embarrassed to admin I’ve been slack in the security department. However, Matt’s training soon put that right! I followed each detailed video to the letter and discovered some incredible security tricks and plugins I’d never heard of before. Better still, all the plugins were free to download too! The end result? My WordPress membership site is now locked down tighter than Parkhurst at midnight and if anybody tries hacking it, I’ll be the first to know! thanks again Matt, I’m off to secure the rest of the blogs in my portfolio!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin’s website, no Blog Defender-protected websites were hacked since Blog Defender’s release.
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 an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and technologies that developers currently can access. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than most premium 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 no-risk, 30 day, complete money-back guarantee.
Product 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.. Price = $47.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for Blog Defender can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
We Recommend
No matter what type 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 web security.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like keeping your WordPress installation, plugins and WordPress themes up-to-date, tightening file and data protection 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 security holes are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if the security on your site is compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid major WordPress security holes without paying a lot of money.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender
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