The scale of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is massive, and it’s only going to get worse.
It’s safe to assume that if your website or blog hasn’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 web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Could yours 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)
As described by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that the information in your website or blog offers no value to hackers, but the reality is that every website is valuable to a malicious user.
If a hacker can exploit a flaw in the security setup that allows them to remotely control your website, the site can then be employed as a “bot” in a planned cyber-attack against larger and more valuable web sites.
The truth is that malicious bots are very likely trying to hack into your site right now. Whether they will break into your site or not, will depend on how difficult you can make it for them to keep trying until they discover a way to get access, or give up and go look for a less secure target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security check …
(WordPress Security Check Image source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the scan will return various results and details about your site …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security check results. Product image source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using this tool that if you can access all of this information, then so can hackers.
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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 on your server can be potentially valuable information to hackers, as these can inform them about any potential 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 site and make your site invisible to hackers and bots.
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 the BlogDefender security suit began to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother got hacked into. This blog had literally no value to offer, yet it still was attacked.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being suspended by his host and observing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred within the server, as well as the addition of several phishing files by whoever had broken into his mother’s site.
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Matt’s experience is evidence that every website has some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress site for potential security holes …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly …
Blog Defender – WordPress Plugins
The Blog Defender security product comes with 3 plugins:
Pro Plugin # 1 in the product suite provides automated backups …
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Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” lets you do automated backups to your server, third-party servers and popular cloud backup solutions using a number of backup methods (including FTP and email backups), perform complete or partial backups, exclude tables or files from your backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to different domains or server locations), search and replace text strings in your database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin #2 “WP Security” provides your WP website with security …
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Plugin #2 provides a range of vital file and site security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
The third plugin lets you scan your content and files to see whether code in your files has been altered, and repair any problems it finds …
(Source: BlogDefender site)
Pro Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious URLs have been inserted into your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your work without offering you anything in return).
Blog Defender – Video Tutorials
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender product suite also includes seven step-by-step video training modules plus printable documentation that teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your site from malicious users …
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Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Ready To Use In No Time
The Blog Defender plugins install just like any other WP plugin. Simply upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP admin account and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as a step-by-step training product that walks you through the website security process and shows you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which plugins you can use for free to get the job done.
Some additional benefits include:
- Secure your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Being Stolen – If you’re an information product author (e.g. downloadable e-books, video training, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Search Engines – When a site has been hacked, you can expect to go through a great deal of frustration and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. As a result, your, website or blog could be suspended by your webhost, or even blocked by search engines. And if this is not painful enough, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your business and financial information, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender offers many great features to website owners.
The product covers 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
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam Blocking
- File Monitoring
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help protect your site, addressing hosting security, using scanning and detection tools to quickly identify risky WordPress themes and WP plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Image source: BlogDefender website)
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials that plugin users have provided for the Blog Defender product suite:
”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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”A top level force against hacker attacks!” Micheal Nicholas, Impact Info Marketing
Plugin Tips
According to the plugin developer, Matt Garrett, no websites secured with the solution were hacked since Blog Defender was first released.
Matt Garrett 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 ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and technologies that developers can harness. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier 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.
Blog Defender Plugin 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 refund guarantee.
Product 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.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the plugin 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 the current pricing here:
Additional Info
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Install The Plugins
No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, web security is something you cannot ignore.
WordPress is a very secure platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like ensuring that your WP installation, WordPress plugins and themes are kept up-to-date, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your website to malicious by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps you understand what your security responsibilities as a website owner are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your sites are hacked, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your website easier.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender Security Suite For WordPress
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