The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is rising, and things are getting worse.
You can safely assume that if you haven’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 162,000 legitimate WordPress websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Could your website be next?
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender website)
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 well-known 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 site provides no value to hackers, but the reality is that every website is valuable to a malicious user.
If a hacker can find a vulnerability that allows them to control your blog, your web site can then be used as a “bot” to attack other valued web sites.
The reality is that hackers are most likely trying to break into your blog right now. Whether they will break into your site successfully or not, will depend on how hard or easy you will make things for hackers or botnets to continue trying until they discover a way to break in, or decide to look for a more vulnerable target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(WP Security Check Screenshot: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the scan returns various results and information about your site setup …
(website security scan results. Source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can freely access all of this information, hackers can too.
(Source: Blog Defender)
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 on your server can all be potentially useful information to hackers, as this informs them about potential vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and help to protect it against other malicious threats.
Blog Defender Security Solution For WordPress Sites
Product Description
Blog Defender is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the creator of the BlogDefender security suit developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress site he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended. This particular site was new and had literally nothing to offer, yet it still was attacked.
Matt only became aware of this after being contacted by his host and noticing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred within the site, as well as the addition of several malicious files by whoever had broken into his site.
(Product image source: BlogDefender site)
This example is evidence that every website has some value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security weaknesses in your web site are …
And let’s you quickly fix these …
WordPress Plugins
Blog Defender comes with three plugins:
Plugin #1 in the product suite provides automated backups …
(Image source: BlogDefender.com)
The “Automated Backups” plugin lets you do automated backups to your server, third-party servers and well-known cloud backup solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. Email), schedule complete or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text strings in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Plugin #2 provides your website with security …
(Source: Blog Defender)
Plugin #2 “WordPress Security” performs a range of site security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Pro Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” lets you scan your website or blog to detect if your source code has been tampered with, and repair problems …
(Product image: Blog Defender)
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious content have been inserted into your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your work without providing you any benefit in return).
Step-By-Step Videos
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender WP security product suite also includes 7 video training modules and training guides that will show you exactly what to do to protect your site from hackers …
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender.com)
Go here to learn more:
Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Here are just some of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Configure
The plugins included in the Blog Defender product install like every WordPress plugin. Simply upload them to your Plugin folder via your WP admin area and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as an easy-to-follow do-it-yourself training product that will take you through the website security process and show you exactly what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which WordPress plugins you can install for free to get the job done without paying for additional or unnecessary expenses.
Some additional benefits include:
- Protect 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.
- Helps Prevent Intellectual Property Theft – If your site sells information products (e.g. downloadable e-books, videos, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up becoming freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Search Engines – When a site 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, sites can get suspended by your host, or even blacklisted by search engines. And if that isn’t enough to have to deal with, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your business details and financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and more.
Features
Blog Defender was created to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
Blog Defender helps you fix the following areas:
- Webhost Security Advisory
- WordPress Plugin Security Audits
- 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
- File Monitoring
- Track Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical process for securing your site, addressing hosting security, using tools to quickly identify risky themes and plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have published 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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”I discovered some incredible security tricks!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Plugin Tips
According to Matt Garrett, the plugin developer, no websites using Blog Defender were hacked since Blog Defender was first released in 2012.
Matt Garrett, 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.”
Cybersecurity is an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools that developers currently can access. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, won’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.
Product 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.
Plugin Pricing
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.
Note: The cost to purchase this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
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, website security is something you cannot ignore.
WordPress is a very secure web platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like keeping your WP core files, plugins and WordPress themes updated to their latest versions, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you understand what your security responsibilities as a website owner 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 security risks without paying a lot of money.
For more information, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender WordPress Security Plugin
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