The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is massive, and the situation is only going to get worse.
It’s probably safe to 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 162,000 legitimate WordPress web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Could your website 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)
As reported by security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every web site with a vulnerability can present an opportunity to hackers. No website Corporate web sites, personal blogs, government websites … even websites owned by online security experts can and have been targeted.
If someone can access and gain remote control of your site, the website or blog can then be used to target more valued web sites.
The harsh reality is that hackers are most likely searching for security weaknesses and trying to break into your site as you are reading this article at this very moment. Whether they will get in successfully or not, depends on how hard or easy you can make it for hackers to continue persisting until they discover how to get in, or give up and go look for a less secure target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your WordPress Site?
If you visit Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security check …
(WordPress Security Scan Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the scan returns various results and details about your site setup …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security scan results. Product image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can access all of this information about your site, then so can hackers.
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The ability 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 all be useful information to hackers, as these can inform them about any potential vulnerabilities, especially where site owners haven’t updated their software versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple way you can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to malicious attackers and botnets.
Blog Defender Security Product Suite For WordPress
Product Description
Blog Defender is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the developer of the BlogDefender security suit began developing BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended by its webhost. This particular blog had literally nothing of value to offer, yet it still was hacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being contacted by his host and noticing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place inside his site, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files by whoever had broken into his mother’s site.
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Matt’s experience shows that that every website is valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where potential security weaknesses in your web site are …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly, easily and inexpensively …
WP Plugins
The Blog Defender security product suite includes three plugins:
The first plugin in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
This plugin lets you do automated site, file and data backups to your server, external servers and cloud-based storage solutions using a number of backup methods (including FTP and email backups), schedule complete or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text in your database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides WordPress security …
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This plugin performs a range of site and file protection functions (see “Plugin Features” section below).
The third plugin allows you to scan your plugins, WordPress themes, core files and content to detect whether your source code has been changed, and fix the problem …
(Screenshot image: BlogDefender site)
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” 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 people benefit from your hard work without reciprocating the favor).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to plugins, Blog Defender also includes 7 videos and printable guides that will teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your website from hackers and bots …
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For more details, visit the plugin site here:
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Configure
The Blog Defender plugins install just like any plugin. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugins to your Plugins folder via your administrator area and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender is a step-by-step training product that takes you through the website security process and shows you what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which free plugins you should use to get things done.
Additional benefits include:
- Secure your website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Theft – If you are an info product creator (e.g. downloadable e-books, videos, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up as freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Banned By Search Engines – When a site is hacked, expect to go through a whole lot of inconvenience and heartache. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. During this time, your, blog could get suspended by your host, or even deindexed in search engines. And if that isn’t enough to have to deal with, your contacts could end up being spammed, your customer list and financial details could be stolen, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender make your your WordPress website invisible to hackers and malicious bots.
Blog Defender 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
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- Monitor Files
- Monitor Links
- Blocking Known Offenders
- Automate WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical sequence of steps to help secure your your WordPress installation, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to quickly identify risky WordPress themes and plugins, and then helping you implement website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot source: Blog Defender)
Feedback From Customers
Here are a few of the testimonials that customers have written about the Blog Defender product suite:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”A top level force against hacker attacks!” Micheal Nicholas, Impact Info Marketing
Useful Tips
According to the plugin’s website, since Blog Defender was first released, no Blog Defender-secured websites or blogs were hacked.
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.”
The war on hackers is an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools that developers can currently harness. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, won’t cost you a fortune and it’s as good if not better than many premium 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 no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee.
Product Cost
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.
Note: The cost of purchasing this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details here:
Additional Plugin Info
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Install These Plugins
Regardless of the type 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 securing your web site.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like ensuring that your WP installation, plugins and WP themes are kept updated to their latest versions, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can expose your website to attacks by hackers and bots.
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 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 complete details, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender Security Plugin
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