The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is massive, and the situation is getting worse.
You can safely assume that if you haven’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 162,000 legitimate WordPress-powered websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are hacked every year! Could your website be next?
(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 flaw to attack unsuspecting WP web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that the information in your website has no value to hackers, but the reality is that to a hacker, all websites are an opportunity to gain some advantage at your expense.
If someone can hack and remotely control your web site, that web site can then be used to attack more valued web sites.
The reality is that hackers are most likely trying to break into your site right now. Whether they can break in successfully or not, will depend on how hard or easy you can make things for them to continue trying until they find a way to get access, or are forced to decide to look for a less protected target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security scan …
(Hackertarget – WordPress Security Scan Image source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the check will display various results and details about your WordPress setup …
(website security check results. Screenshot: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the scanning tool that if you are able to access all of this information, so can hackers.
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender site)
The ability to see which version of WordPress you are using, which plugins and themes you have installed, and which files have been uploaded to certain directories can all be useful information to hackers, as this can inform them about exploitable vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your web site and make your site invisible to malicious attackers and botnets.
Blog Defender Security Product Suite
Product Description
The product is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the creator of the BlogDefender security suit developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended. This site had practically nothing to offer, yet it was still targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being contacted by his host and observing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place inside his server, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files by whoever had broken into his mother’s site.
(Screenshot image: Blog Defender)
Matt’s experience is evidence that all websites have some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you website for potential security vulnerabilities …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly, easily and inexpensively …
Plugins
The Blog Defender security product suite includes 3 WordPress plugins:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
This plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and well-known cloud backup solutions using a number of backup methods (including FTP and email backups), perform complete or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do bulk text replacements in databases, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
The second plugin provides WordPress security …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
The plugin performs a range of vital file and site security functions (see “Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” lets you scan your files and content to see if anything in your files has been found, and repair any problems it uncovers …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
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 others benefit from your hard work without reciprocating the favor).
Step-By-Step Training Videos
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes 7 video training modules plus downloadable guides that teach you exactly what to do to protect your site from hackers and bots …
(Product image: Blog Defender)
More info:
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up
The plugins included with Blog Defender are quite easy to install. Simply upload them to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender is an easy-to-follow training product that guides you through the website security process and shows you 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 incurring unnecessary expenses.
Additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Protect your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to exploit your site for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Protect Your Info Products From Being Stolen – If you’re a digital product author (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Your Web Host And Banned By Search Engines – When a site gets 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. In the meantime, your, account can get suspended by your host, or even deindexed in search engines. In addition, your personal contacts could end up being spammed, your customer list and financial details can be stolen, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender provides many great features to web site owners.
Blog Defender helps you fix all of the following security 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
- Monitoring Files
- Monitoring Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help secure your your WordPress installation, addressing hosting security, using scanning and detection tools to quickly identify risky WordPress themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments plugin users have submitted for the Blog Defender product suite:
”I’ve had to go through the inconvenience of a hacked blog before and let me tell you it’s not nice. With online security becoming an increasing problem, especially with WordPress, this is a great way to secure your blog. I’ll be following Matt’s training and securing all my blogs…Great job.” 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
Plugin Tips
According to Matt Garrett’s site, since Blog Defender was first released, no Blog Defender-protected websites or blogs were hacked.
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 is a never-ending game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools developers can currently harness. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than most 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, 100% refund guarantee.
Plugin Cost
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: Price details for Blog Defender depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing shown above was correct at the time this content was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
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No matter what type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you simply cannot afford to ignore the importance of securing your website or blog.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like keeping your WP software, plugins and WP themes up-to-date, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can expose your site to malicious by hackers and bots.
Adopting a security procedure like the one that Blog Defender provides, will help you learn what’s going on in your site and where the vulnerabilities are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your website is hacked or compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid all the major security risks without paying a lot of money.
For full details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender
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