The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is increasing on a daily basis, and it’s only going to get worse.
You can safely assume that if you haven’t been hacked yet, then it’s only a matter of time.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com reported that over 160,000+ WordPress web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs 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 cyber attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every web site with a vulnerability presents an opportunity to hackers. A vulnerable blog offers malicious users with a resource for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, spreading malware and engaging in information theft.
If a malicious user can find a web security flaw that allows them to gain any form of control of your web site, your site can then be employed as a “bot” to attack other valued web sites.
The reality is that malicious bots are most likely trying to break into your site at this very moment. Whether they can achieve this or not, depends on how difficult you can make it for hackers and botnets to continue trying until they find a way to get access, or are forced to give up and decide to look for a less secure 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 …
(Hackertarget – WP Security Scan Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the scan will yield various results and details about your site setup …
(Hackertarget – WP security check results. Product image source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can see all of this information about your site, then so can hackers.
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
Being able to see what version of WordPress you are using, which plugins and themes you have installed, and which files have been uploaded to certain directories on your server can be useful information to hackers, as this can inform them about any exploitable security weaknesses, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple way you can stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and make your site invisible to hackers and bots.
Blog Defender
Product Description
The product 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 BlogDefender began looking for a way to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended. This site was quite new and so had practically no value to offer, yet it still was attacked.
Matt only became aware of this after being contacted by his host and observing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had occurred inside the server, as well as the addition of several phishing files designed to drive visitors to the site and steal Paypal account information.
(Source: Blog Defender)
Matt’s experience shows that all websites are valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress site for security vulnerabilities …
And let’s you fix these quickly, easily and inexpensively …
WP Plugins
Blog Defender includes three plugins:
Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” in the Blog Defender product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Product image source: BlogDefender.com)
Plugin #1 lets you do secure backups to your server, third-party servers and leading cloud-based backup solutions using different backup methods (e.g. FTP), perform complete or partial backups, exclude tables or files from your backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do bulk text string replacements in databases, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
The second plugin provides WordPress security …
(Source: BlogDefender site)
The “WP Security” plugin provides a range of essential site and file protection functions (see “Plugin Features” section below).
Pro Plugin # 3 allows you to scan your site to see whether anything in your files has been found, and repair the problem …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender site)
Pro Plugin # 3 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 others benefit from your work without offering you any benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Video Tutorials
In addition to plugins, Blog Defender also includes seven step-by-step video tutorial modules plus downloadable guides that will teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your website from malicious attacks …
(Product image source: BlogDefender.com)
Go here to learn more about this plugin:
Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
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 web site:
Ready To Go To Work In No Time
The plugins included with Blog Defender are quite easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as an easy-to-follow DIY training product that takes you through the website security process and shows you exactly what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which plugins you can install for free to get things done inexpensively.
Some additional benefits include:
- Protect your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data miners and malicious users attempting to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Being Stolen – If you sell a digital product (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on peer-to-peer sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Your Web Host And Delisted By Search Engines – When a website has been hacked, expect to go through a great deal of frustration and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, blog could get suspended by your webhost, or even blacklisted by search engines. In addition, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your business details and financial information, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender was created to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product helps you fix the following issues:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- WP 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
- Link Tracking
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate Core Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical sequence of steps for securing your your WordPress installation, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to identify risky themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Image source: Blog Defender)
User Feedback
Here are just a few of the testimonials that plugin users have published about Blog Defender:
”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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”My business is built around the WordPress platform and I’m embarrassed to admin I’ve been slack in the security department. However, Matt’s training soon put that right! I followed each detailed video to the letter and discovered some incredible security tricks and plugins I’d never heard of before. Better still, all the plugins were free to download too! The end result? My WordPress membership site is now locked down tighter than Parkhurst at midnight and if anybody tries hacking it, I’ll be the first to know! thanks again Matt, I’m off to secure the rest of the blogs in my portfolio!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, since Blog Defender was first released, no websites or blogs secured with the product were hacked.
Matt 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 ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools developers can currently access. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, won’t cost 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 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, thirty day, complete refund guarantee.
Software 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.. Price = $47.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing the Blog Defender software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software seller when you visit the plugin 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 Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Download This Product
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 afford to ignore the importance of securing your website or blog.
WordPress is a very secure web platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, WordPress plugins and WP themes, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your site to attacks by hackers and bots.
Adopting security policies like the one Blog Defender provides, will help you understand what your responsibilities are as a site owner, what hosting companies can and can’t do to help prevent your sites being compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid all the major WordPress security holes without paying for costly solutions.
For more information, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender Security Suite
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