The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is massive, and things are only going to get worse.
It’s safe to assume that if you haven’t been hacked yet, then it’s only a matter of time.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com began reporting that over 162,000 WordPress web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Could yours be next?
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
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 described by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WP sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that the information in your website offers little to no value to hackers, but the reality is that all websites have value to a malicious user.
If hackers can discover a way to remotely control your website, your website or blog can then be used as part of a larger network of “bots” to target larger and more highly-valued sites.
The reality is that hackers are trying to break into your site while you are reading this page at this very moment. Whether they will do this successfully depends on how difficult or easy you have made it for hackers to continue trying until they can either find a way to get access, or decide to look for a more vulnerable target.
How Much Information About Your WordPress Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Website Security Check Source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the test returns various results and details about your WordPress site …
(Hackertarget – website security check results. Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you are able to see all of this information, then hackers can too.
(Source: Blog Defender)
The ability 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 can all be valuable information to hackers, as these can inform them about any potential vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple and inexpensive way you can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to hackers and botnets.
Blog Defender Security Product Suite
Product Description
Blog Defender is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, 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 blog he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended by the hosting company. This site had practically nothing of value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being suspended by his host and observing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place inside the server, as well as the addition of several phishing files by whoever had broken into his site.
(Image source: BlogDefender site)
Matt’s experience demonstrates that all websites have some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress site for potential security weaknesses …
And let’s you fix these quickly and easily …
Blog Defender – WordPress Plugins
The product suite includes three plugins:
Plugin #1 in the product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender website)
The “Automated Backups” plugin lets you do automated backups to your server, third-party servers and popular cloud-based storage solutions using different backup methods, automate full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating sites to new domains or server locations), search and replace text strings in your database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides your WP website with security …
(Source: Blog Defender)
The “WordPress Security” plugin provides a range of essential website protection functions (see “Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” allows you to scan your plugins, WP themes and core files to see whether anything unusual in your files has been altered, and repair the problem …
(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 content without reciprocating the favor).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to plugins, Blog Defender also includes videos plus written documentation that teach you exactly what to do to protect your site from hackers …
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
For more details, visit the plugin site here:
Benefits
Here are 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:
Ready To Go To Work In No Time
The plugins included in the Blog Defender product suite install just like every plugin. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugins to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator login and activate.
Very 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 things up, and even which plugins you can install for free to get the job done inexpensively.
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Secure your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to ruin your business for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protect Your Info Products From Theft – If you’re an info product creator (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video training, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up as freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid Getting Banned By Search Engines – When a website is hacked, expect to go through a great deal of frustration and aggravation. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through the issues these have caused. As a result, your, account could get suspended by your webhost, or even deindexed by search engines. Additionally, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal details and financial information, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender make your your WordPress website invisible to hackers and botnets.
The product helps you fix the following security areas:
- Host Security Advisory
- 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
- Monitoring Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical sequence of steps for securing your web site, addressing hosting security, using scanning and detection tools to quickly identify risky themes and plugins, and then helping you implement site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender WordPress security process. Image source: BlogDefender.com)
Feedback From Plugin Users
Below are some of the testimonials and comments plugin customers have written about Blog Defender:
”This is probably one of those times you ask yourself ‘do I really need this product?’ Let’s face it, on the surface it’s not going to immediately put more money in your pocket or even add some cool new gizmo to your site… The truth is yes you do and you need it now. I’ve been in the online business for 10+ years and had my fair share of hacked sites which have cost me time and money (lots of it)…I’ve also seen a good number of people have their reputations and entire businesses left in tatters when their sites have been hacked. Right now is the time to act, because when it’s too late, well basically you’ll be screwed (and you’ll regret the day you passed over such a great opportunity to protect yourself for so little). And by the way, if you think your web host will come to your rescue think again, you’ll be on your own, paying to put things right and suffering the cost of lost sales and business. This is a seriously good product and if you rely on WordPress to make you money online then it’s nothing less than essential. Buy it, follow Matt’s expert advice and don’t end up another victim!” Simon Hodgkinson, www.hodgkinsonpublishing.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 Matt Garrett, the plugin developer, since Blog Defender was first released back in 2012, no Blog Defender-protected sites were hacked.
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.”
The war on hackers is an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools developers presently can harness. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than many 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, complete money-back 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.. Price = $47.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing details here:
Additional Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Download The 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 securing your website.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like making sure that your WP core files, WordPress plugins and themes are kept up-to-date, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can expose your website to malicious by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps 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 how to avoid major WordPress security holes without paying a lot of money.
For complete details, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender
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