The scale of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is rising, and it’s only going to get 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 reported that 162,000 WordPress-powered 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 leading security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a well-known 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 security vulnerability can be seen as a potential opportunity to hackers. A compromised website presents hackers with a resource for launching stealth attacks, spreading malware and engaging in information theft.
If a hacker can find a way to break in and take over your website or blog, the website or blog can then be employed as part of a larger network of “bots” to target larger and more valuable websites.
The harsh reality is that malicious bots are trying to hack into your web site while you are reading this right now. Whether they can get into your site or not, will depend on how hard you will make things for hackers and bots to continue persisting until they can either work out how to break in, or are forced to decide to look for an easier target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your WordPress Site?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Website Security Scan Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the check will yield a number of results and information about your WordPress site …
(WP security check results. Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using this scanning tool that if you can see all of this information about your WordPress site, then hackers can too.
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The ability to see what 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 are all useful information to hackers, as this informs them about exploitable vulnerabilities, especially where the owners haven’t updated their software versions.
Fortunately, there is a solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and make your site invisible to hackers and botnets.
Blog Defender
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 creator of BlogDefender began looking for a way to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven blog he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended. This site was almost brand new and had practically no value to offer, yet it was still targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of the event after being informed by his host and observing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place within the server, as well as the addition of several malicious files by whoever had broken into the site.
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender website)
This simple example illustrates the fact that all websites are valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where potential security weaknesses in your WordPress site are …
And then shows you how to easily fix these …
Plugins
The product suite includes 3 plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” in the Blog Defender suite provides automated backups …
(Product image source: BlogDefender site)
Plugin #1 lets you do secure site, file and data backups to your server, third-party servers and popular cloud-based backup solutions using a number of backup methods, automate full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to different domains or server locations), do mass text replacements in databases, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
The second plugin provides WordPress security …
(Source: BlogDefender site)
This plugin provides a range of vital file and site security functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
Plugin #3 lets you scan your site to detect if anything has been changed, and fix the problem …
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Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious scripts have been added to your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your content without offering any benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender suite of products also includes 7 step-by-step training modules (video) and written guides that will show you exactly what to do to protect your site from malicious users …
(Product image source: BlogDefender.com)
For more details go here:
Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use
The Blog Defender plugins install like any other plugin. Just upload them to your Plugins folder via your administrator login and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as an easy-to-follow DIY step-by-step 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 plugins you can install for free to get things done.
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Secure your site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data miners and malicious users attempting to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Protect Your Info Products From Being Shared Around The Net – If you are an information product author (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up becoming freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blacklisted By Your Host – When a site gets hacked, expect to go through a great deal of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. During this time, your, site can be closed by your host, or even blocked by search engines. In addition, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your business details and financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender make your your site invisible to hackers and malicious bots.
The product covers the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- WordPress Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WordPress Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam Blocking
- Monitor Files
- Link Tracking
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical sequence of steps to help protect your website, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to quickly identify risky WP themes and plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Screenshot image: BlogDefender site)
Feedback From Users
Below are some of the testimonials customers have provided for Blog Defender:
”Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re too small or not important enough to be hacked! I’ve found out that I’ve had bots in the backend of my sites, making alterations and changing things around, so there’s no telling what damage they’ve caused. I’ve had my main blog for over 3 years now, and the thought of losing all the hard work I’ve put into it is just devastating, not to mention costly! I have a shared hosting plan, so of course once they can get into one site, they can also access the others. Luckily, I now have the procedures detailed within Blog Defender in place so that I can prevent the majority of this ever happening again. Once you’ve secured one site it gets a lot quicker to secure all subsequent sites. With Blog Defender, you get easy-to-follow videos, along with a detailed checklist that you can downloadf. You are literally walked through the process of securing your blog against hackers, which has given me real peace of mind. This is a growing issue that all website owners are facing; so it isn’t going to go away. Prevention is better than cure, particularly as some of the nastier hacks around can literally ruin your business. So do yourself a favour – get your sites protected now, before it’s too late.” Nikki Stephens, www.nikkistephens.com
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”In the past month alone, I’ve had 3 niche blogs hacked, costing me hundreds of dollars in lost sales – all of which could have been avoided if I followed the steps in this training. I can tell you, there’s nothing worse than spending months building up a blog, adding posts every few days, and then finding it all gone in an instant. The great thing about these ‘over the shoulder’ videos is that you get to see exactly how to do everything, so it doesn’t matter if you’re technically challenged. Just copy what you see on the screen, and then relax knowing your blogs are safe. (Just one of the tips in the first video alone could probably have prevented my blogs getting hacked) I even noticed one or two tips in there that help with SEO too … so following these videos could even bring your blogs more traffic!” Richard Legg – www.richard-legg.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, no sites protected by the solution have been hacked since Blog Defender was first released.
Matt 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 constant game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools that developers presently can harness. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than most web security products or services currently being offered at a higher price.
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, full refund 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.. Price = $47.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the Blog Defender software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product is being retailed for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Get The Product
Regardless of the 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 ignore.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, WP plugins and WordPress themes, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you understand what your responsibilities are as a site owner, 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 which tools can make the process of securing your site easier.
For complete details, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender Security Product Suite For WordPress Websites
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