The scale of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is increasing on a daily basis, and it’s getting worse.
It’s probably safe to assume that if your website or blog hasn’t been hacked yet, then it’s only a matter of time.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com began reporting that 162,000 WordPress sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are hacked 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)
According to security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every website with a security vulnerability offers some value to hackers. No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you simply cannot ignore the importance of web security. Large, medium and small business websites, personal blogs, government websites … even websites owned by online security experts can and have been targeted.
If someone can exploit a software weakness in your security, your website can then be employed to attack more valued sites.
The reality is that hackers are most likely trying to hack into your site at this very moment. Whether they can break in depends on how difficult you have made it for hackers to keep persisting until they discover a way to get access, or are forced to give up and decide to look for a less secure target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
If you visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Website Security Scan Product image: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the scan returns a number of results and information about your WordPress installation …
(Hackertarget – WP security scan results. Product image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you are able to see all of this information, then hackers can too.
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender website)
Being able 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 in your site can be potentially useful information to hackers, as these can inform them about any holes or weaknesses, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and make your site invisible to hackers and botnets.
Blog Defender WordPress Security Product Suite
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 developer of BlogDefender began 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 practically nothing to offer, yet it still was hacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being contacted by his host and observing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred inside the server, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files designed to drive unsuspecting victims to the site and hijack their financial details.
(Product image source: BlogDefender.com)
This example shows that that all websites are valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you web site for security weaknesses …
And let’s you fix these quickly and easily …
Blog Defender – WP Plugins
The product suite comes with 3 plugins:
Pro Plugin # 1 in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Product image source: Blog Defender)
The plugin lets you do secure site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and well-known cloud-based backup solutions using different backup methods (including FTP and email backups), perform full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text strings in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
The second plugin provides WordPress security …
(Source: BlogDefender site)
Plugin #2 provides a range of vital site security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Pro Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” lets you scan your WP plugins, themes, WordPress core files and content to detect whether anything has been altered, and fix any problems found …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious content have been inserted into your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your work without reciprocating the favor).
Training Videos
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes a number of training in video format plus written documentation that teach you exactly what to do to protect your site from malicious attacks …
(Source: BlogDefender website)
Go here to learn more about the plugin:
Plugin Benefits
Below are just some of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
The plugins are quite easy to install. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a do-it-yourself training product that guides you through the website security process and shows you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which free plugins to use to get things done without incurring additional costs.
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Protect your site from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to ruin your business for their own personal and financial gain.
- Secure Your Info Products – If you are an information product author (e.g. downloadable ebooks, videos, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up as freeware on free download sites.
- Avoid Getting Suspended By Your Web Host And Deindexed By Search Engines – When a site is hacked, expect to go through a whole lot of frustration and heartache. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. Your, website could get closed by your host, or even blacklisted by search engines. Additionally, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal or financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender was designed to keeps your site and your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product covers the following areas:
- Hosting 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
- Block Known Offenders
- Automate WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical sequence of steps to help secure your site, addressing hosting security, using tools to quickly identify risky WP themes and plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot source: BlogDefender site)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials that plugin users have submitted for Blog Defender:
”This is a seriously good product!” Simon Hodgkinson, www.hodgkinsonpublishing.com
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”I discovered some incredible security tricks!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Useful Tips
According to Matt Garrett, the plugin developer, since Blog Defender’s first release, no Blog Defender-protected sites have been hacked.
Matt Garrett also 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 knowledge and technologies that developers presently have access to. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, won’t cost a fortune and it’s as good if not better than many web 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, thirty day, complete refund guarantee.
Plugin Cost
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.
Note: Current pricing for Blog Defender can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the software retails for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software 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 current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Get 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 simply cannot afford to ignore.
WordPress is a very secure web platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, plugins and themes, tightening file and data protection 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 to help prevent your sites being attacked, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid all the major WordPress security holes without costly solutions.
For complete details, visit the plugin website: Blog Defender
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