The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is increasing on a daily basis, and this is getting worse.
You can safely 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 162,000 legitimate WordPress-powered web sites 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 WordPress web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that your site is of little value to hackers, but the reality is that to a hacker, every website is an opportunity to benefit or profit at your expense.
If a malicious user can discover a flaw in your security, that site can then be used as part of a larger network of “bots” to target other valuable websites.
The harsh reality is that hackers are probably trying to hack into your website or blog at this very moment. Whether they can hack in depends on how hard you will make it for hackers to keep trying until they can either work out how to get access, or are forced to decide to look for a less protected target.
How Much Information About Your WordPress Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security check …
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You will see that the check returns various results and information about your site setup …
(website security scan results. Product image source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you are able to see all of this information about your WordPress website, hackers can too.
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Being able to see which 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 potentially useful information to hackers, as these can inform them about potential vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple and inexpensive way you can stop broadcasting all of this information about your web site and make your site invisible to hackers and bots.
Blog Defender Security 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 creator of BlogDefender began looking for a way to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended. This particular blog had literally nothing of value to offer, yet it still was hacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being informed by his host and observing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place within the server, as well as the addition of several malicious files designed to lure unsuspecting visitors to the site and hijack their financial details.
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Matt’s experience shows that every website has some value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security holes in your website are …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly …
Blog Defender – WordPress Plugins
The Blog Defender security product comes with three plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender suite provides automated backups …
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The “Automated Backups” plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and leading cloud backup solutions using different backup methods (e.g. FTP), perform complete or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do bulk text replacements in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides WordPress security …
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Plugin #2 performs a range of vital site protection functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
The third plugin allows you to scan your WP plugins, WordPress themes and WP core files to see if any of your files have been found, and fix any problems found …
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Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious scripts have been added to your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your work without providing anything in return).
Blog Defender – Step-By-Step Training Videos
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes several video training guides and PDF/DOC documentation that show you exactly what you need to do to protect your site from hackers and bots …
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Learn more here:
Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
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 website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
The plugins included with Blog Defender are really easy to install. Just upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user login and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as an easy-to-follow do-it-yourself step-by-step training product that will walk you through the website security process and show you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which free WordPress plugins to use to get things done without paying for unnecessary expenses.
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Protect your website from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data miners and malicious users attempting to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Helps Prevent Intellectual Property Theft – If you’re an information product author (e.g. downloadable e-books, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid A Nightmare Situation – When a website 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. As a result, your, websites can get suspended by your host, or even blacklisted by search engines. And if that is not painful enough, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal and financial information, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender provides many features to WP users.
Blog Defender helps you fix the following issues:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WordPress Plugin Security Audits
- Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WP Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam Blocking
- File Monitoring
- Tracking Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical sequence of steps for securing your website, addressing potential hosting security issues, using scanning and detection tools to quickly identify risky themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot: Blog Defender)
Feedback From Plugin Customers
Here are a couple of the testimonials that plugin customers have provided for the Blog Defender solution:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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“Sure wish I’d had this before I lost over a dozen blogs just recently!” Kathe Lucas – www.wackycentral.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, Matt Garrett, since Blog Defender was first released, no sites secured by the product were hacked.
Matt 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 information and technologies that developers presently have access to. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, doesn’t cost you a fortune and it’s as good if not better than many premium security products or services currently being offered at a higher price.
Blog Defender 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 refund guarantee.
Product Licensing Price
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.. Cost = $47.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the Blog Defender software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the product developer when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information:
Additional Info
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Use This Product
No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you cannot ignore the importance of securing your web site.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress installation, WP plugins and WordPress themes, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you learn what your responsibilities are as the site owner, 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 which tools can make the process of securing your site easier.
For complete details, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender
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