The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is rising, 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 before someone attempts to hack into your site.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com began reporting that over 160,000+ legitimate WordPress-powered websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Will yours be one of them?
(Screenshot 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)
As described by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that your website has no significant value to hackers, but the reality is that all websites have some value to a malicious user.
If a hacker can break in and take over your web site, the blog can then be used to target larger and more valued sites.
The reality is that brute-force software bots are most likely looking for weaknesses and trying to hack into your web site at this very moment. Whether they can get into your site or not, depends on how difficult or easy you will make it for hackers to keep persisting until they can work out a way to get in, or decide to look for a less protected target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
If you visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Hackertarget – WordPress Security Check Image source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the test returns a number of results and details about your website setup …
(Hackertarget – website security check results. Source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using this scanning tool that if you are able to see all of this information, so can hackers.
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
The ability 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 can all be potentially useful information to hackers, as this informs them about any vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution to stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and protect against malicious attacks.
Blog Defender
Product Description
Blog Defender 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-driven blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended by its webhost. This particular site was fairly new and had literally no value to offer, yet it still was hacked.
Matt only became aware of this after being informed by his host and noticing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred inside his server, as well as the addition of several malicious files by whoever had broken into his mother’s site.
(Image source: Blog Defender)
Matt’s experience shows that all websites are valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you website for security vulnerabilities …
And then shows you how to quickly fix these …
WP Plugins
Blog Defender comes with 3 plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender suite provides automated backups …
(Product image: BlogDefender.com)
This plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and cloud backup solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. Email), schedule full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do mass text string replacements in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides your website or blog with security …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
The “WP Security” plugin performs a range of site protection functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” lets you scan your plugins, WP themes and core files to see whether your source code has been found, and repair any problems detected …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
Pro Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious URLs have been added to your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your hard work without offering you anything of benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Step-By-Step Videos
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes seven videos and PDF/DOC documentation that will show you exactly what to do to protect your website from malicious users …
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender.com)
Go here to learn more:
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
The Blog Defender plugins are quite easy to install. Simply upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender is an easy-to-follow DIY step-by-step training product that will take you through the website security process and show you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which plugins you can use for free to get things done.
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Secure your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to ruin your business for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Theft – If you are an info product creator (e.g. downloadable e-books, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on download sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Suspended By Your Web Host And Delisted By Search Engines – When a site gets hacked, expect to go through a serious amount of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through any issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, websites can be closed by your host, or even blacklisted in search engines. Additionally, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal and financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender was created to keeps your site and your business safe and secure 24/7.
Blog Defender helps you fix all of the following areas:
- Webhost Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- WordPress Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- MySQL Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- File Monitoring
- Link Tracking
- Blocking Known Offenders
- Automate WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical process for securing your your WordPress installation, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to identify risky WordPress themes and plugins, and then helping you implement website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender WordPress security process. Screenshot source: BlogDefender website)
Feedback From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials that plugin users have provided for the Blog Defender product:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”I discovered some incredible security tricks!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Plugin Tips
According to Matt Garrett’s site, no websites protected with the solution were hacked since Blog Defender was first released.
The product developer 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 ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools developers presently have access to. 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 many premium 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, full money-back guarantee.
Plugin Price
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 price of this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was current at the time this content was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author 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 Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Use These Plugins
Regardless of the type 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 very secure web platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like ensuring that your WordPress software, WordPress plugins and themes are kept up-to-date, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you learn what your security responsibilities as a website owner are, what hosting companies can and can’t do to help prevent your sites being hacked, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your WordPress site easier.
For more information, visit the plugin website: Blog Defender Security Suite
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