The scale of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is massive, and the situation is only going to get worse.
You can safely 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 160,000+ WordPress 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 reported by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WP web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that the information in your website is of no interest to hackers, but the reality is that to a hacker, every website provides an opportunity to gain some benefit at your expense.
If someone can discover a security flaw, the site can then be used to attack more valued websites.
The truth is that hackers are probably searching for vulnerabilities and trying to break into your site at this very moment. Whether they can successfully break into your site will depend on how hard or easy you will make things for hackers and botnets to keep persisting until they find how to get in, or are forced to give up and go 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 …
(WordPress Security Scan Product image: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the test will yield a number of results and details about your website setup …
(Hackertarget – WP security scan results. Screenshot: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can access all of this information about your website, then hackers can too.
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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 are all valuable information to hackers, as this informs them about any exploitable vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a solution to stop broadcasting all of this information about your web site and make your site invisible to malicious attackers and botnets.
Blog Defender
Product Description
The product is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the developer of the BlogDefender security suit developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother had been hacked into. This site had literally nothing of value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
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 designed to lure unsuspecting victims to the site and steal Paypal account details.
(Source: BlogDefender website)
Matt’s experience demonstrates that every website is valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress site for security weaknesses …
And then shows you how to quickly fix these …
Blog Defender – WordPress Plugins
Blog Defender comes with 3 plugins:
Plugin #1 in the product suite provides automated backups …
(Product image source: BlogDefender website)
This plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and well-known cloud-based backup solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. Email), perform complete or partial backups, exclude files or tables from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to different domains or server locations), do bulk text replacements in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
The second plugin provides WordPress security …
(Source: Blog Defender)
Plugin #2 performs a range of site security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Pro Plugin # 3 scans WordPress sites to detect whether any of your files have been changed, and repair any problems found …
(Product image source: BlogDefender website)
Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious content have been inserted into your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your work without providing anything of value in return).
Videos
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes seven video training modules plus printable guides that show you exactly what to do to protect your website from hackers …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender site)
Learn more about this plugin here:
Plugin Benefits
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 web site:
Ready To Start Using In No Time
The Blog Defender plugins install like any other WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender is a step-by-step 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 free plugins you should install to get the job done without incurring unnecessary expenses.
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Secure your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Helps Avoid Intellectual Property Theft – If you sell info products (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid Getting Banned By Your Host – When a website is hacked, expect to go through a great deal of frustration and heartache. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. As a result, your, account can be suspended by your webhost, or even deindexed by 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 a whole lot more.
Features
Blog Defender was designed to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product provides fixes for the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- WP 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
- Monitor Files
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical process for securing your website, addressing hosting security, using tools to quickly identify risky themes and plugins, and then helping you implement site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot source: Blog Defender)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials plugin users have provided for Blog Defender:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”I discovered some incredible security tricks!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Plugin Tips
According to Matt Garrett’s site, since Blog Defender was first released, no websites secured by the solution were hacked.
Matt Garrett, the product developer also 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.”
Cybersecurity is an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and technologies that developers can currently harness. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, doesn’t cost you a fortune 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 risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund guarantee.
Plugin Cost
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.
Note: Pricing for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Buy This Product
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 website security.
WordPress is a very secure web platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like keeping your WP installation, WordPress plugins and themes updated to their latest versions, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you learn what your security responsibilities are as the website owner, 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 how to avoid major security risks without costly solutions.
For more details, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender Security Plugin
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