The scale of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is increasing on a daily basis, and it’s getting 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 reported that over 160,000+ WordPress websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are hacked every year! Could your website 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)
According to leading security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WP websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that your website or blog offers little to no value to hackers, but the reality is that all websites have value to a malicious user.
If a malicious user can exploit a vulnerability and gain remote access and control of your website, that website can then be employed as part of a larger network of “bots” to target larger and more highly-valued websites.
The truth is that software-driven bots are most likely scouring for security exploits and trying to hack into your website or blog while you are reading this. Whether they will get in successfully or not, will depend on how challenging you can make things for hackers to keep persisting until they discover how to get access, or decide to look for a less protected target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Hackertarget – WP Security Check Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the test will return a number of results and information about your website …
(WordPress security scan results. Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can access all of this information about your website, then so can hackers.
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The ability 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 are all useful information to hackers, as this can inform them about any potential vulnerabilities, especially where the owners haven’t updated their files.
Fortunately, there is a solution that will stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to hackers and botnets.
Blog Defender Security Solution For WordPress
Product Description
Blog Defender is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the developer of the BlogDefender security suit began to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress site he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended. This site had literally no value to offer, yet it still was hacked.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being suspended by his host and seeing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place inside the site, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files designed to drive unsuspecting victims to the site and steal their Paypal account information.
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This example provides the valuable lesson that all websites have some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress installation for security vulnerabilities …
And let’s you quickly fix these …
Blog Defender – WordPress Plugins
The product suite includes three WordPress plugins:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
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This plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, external servers and leading cloud storage solutions using different 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 new domains or server locations), do bulk text string replacements in databases, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
The second plugin provides your website or blog with security …
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This plugin performs a range of vital site and file protection functions (see “Plugin Features” section below).
Pro Plugin # 3 lets you scan WordPress sites to see whether code in your files has been tampered with, and repair any problems it detects …
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Pro Plugin # 3 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 reciprocating the favor).
Video Training
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender suite of products also includes 7 video training modules plus PDF/DOC documentation that show you exactly how to protect your site from hackers …
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Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Here are just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up
The plugins are really easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your administrator section and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a do-it-yourself step-by-step 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 free plugins to use to get things done.
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Protect your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protect Your Info Products From Theft – If your site sells info products (e.g. downloadable ebooks, videos, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid A Tragic Situation – When a website has been hacked, you can expect to go through a serious amount of frustration and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through any issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, sites could be suspended by your host, or even deindexed in search engines. Additionally, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal details or financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender hide your WordPress site from hackers and malicious botnets.
The product provides fixes for all of the following issues:
- Host Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WordPress Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam Blocking
- File Monitoring
- Link Monitoring
- Blocking Known Offenders
- Automating Core Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process for securing your web site, addressing hosting security, using scanning and detection tools to identify risky themes and WordPress plugins, and then helping you implement site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Image source: Blog Defender)
User Feedback
Here are some of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have submitted 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 the plugin developer, Matt Garrett, no Blog Defender-protected websites or blogs were hacked since Blog Defender was first released.
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 ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools developers presently can access. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t require 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 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 risk-free, 30 day, complete refund guarantee.
Software 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.. Cost = $47.00.
Please Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current price at the time this review was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
We Recommend
Regardless of the type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, securing your site is something you simply cannot ignore.
WordPress is a very secure platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like keeping your WP software, WordPress plugins and WP themes up-to-date, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you understand what’s going on in your site and where the security holes are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your website is attacked, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the process of securing your WordPress website easier.
For more details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender Security Suite
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