The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is rising, and the situation is 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 before someone attempts to hack into your site.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com began reporting that 160,000+ WordPress-powered sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Will yours be one of them?
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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 web site with a security vulnerability provides some type of opportunity to hackers. A compromised website offers hackers with a valuable platform to launch DDoS attacks, spread malware and engage in information theft.
If hackers can exploit a security vulnerability and remotely control your website, the website or blog can then be employed as part of a larger network of “bots” to target other valued web sites.
The truth is that hackers are probably trying to hack into your blog as you are reading this at this very moment. Whether they can break into your site successfully depends on how hard or easy you have made things for them to keep trying until they find how to break in, 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?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security check …
(WP Security Scan Screenshot: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the test returns various results and details about your site setup …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security check results. Source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can access all of this information, then hackers can too.
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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 in your site can all be valuable information to hackers, as this informs them about any exploitable security weaknesses, especially where site 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 malicious attackers 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 developing BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven blog he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended by the hosting company. This particular site was new and so had practically nothing of value to offer, yet it was still targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of this after being informed by his host and noticing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place inside his server, as well as the addition of several phishing files designed to lure unsuspecting visitors to the site and hijack their financial details.
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This simple example is evidence that every website has value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress installation for potential security holes …
And then shows you how to easily fix these …
WP Plugins
The Blog Defender security product suite includes 3 plugins:
The first plugin in the Blog Defender product suite provides automated backups …
(Product image: Blog Defender)
This plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and cloud storage solutions using a number of backup methods (including FTP and email backups), perform full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do mass text string replacements in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Plugin #2 “WordPress Security” provides your website with security …
(Source: BlogDefender website)
The “WP Security” plugin provides a range of website protection functions (see “Plugin Features” section below).
Plugin #3 scans your website to detect if your source code has been altered, and fix any problems detected …
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Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious scripts have been inserted into your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your content without providing anything of value in return).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender security product suite also includes step-by-step tutorial videos plus printable documentation that show you exactly what you need to do to protect your website from hackers …
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Learn more about the plugin here:
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Fast Installation
The plugins included in the Blog Defender product are really easy to install. Simply upload them to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator area and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender is a do-it-yourself training product that takes 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 without paying for additional expenses.
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Protect your site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Prevent Intellectual Property Theft – If you’re a digital product author (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video training, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up as freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Closed By Your Web Host And Delisted By Search Engines – When a website has been hacked, expect to go through a serious amount of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, account can be suspended by your host, or even blacklisted in search engines. And if this is not painful enough, 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 a whole lot more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender make your your web site invisible to hackers and malicious botnets.
Blog Defender covers the following areas:
- Host 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
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help protect your 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 WordPress security process. Screenshot image: BlogDefender.com)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials plugin customers have published about the Blog Defender product:
”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, the plugin developer, no Blog Defender-secured websites or blogs were hacked since Blog Defender was first released.
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.”
The war on hackers is is a never-ending game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools developers presently can access. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier security solution that doesn’t require 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, 100% money-back 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.. Cost = $47.00.
Please Note: The price of Blog Defender depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details here:
Additional Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Use This Product
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 simply cannot afford to ignore.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress installation, WP plugins and themes, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your site to attacks by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps you understand what your security responsibilities are as a website owner, 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 WordPress security holes without paying a lot of money.
For more details, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender
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