The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is massive, and it’s only going to get worse.
It’s safe to assume that if you haven’t been hacked yet, then it’s inevitable that at some point in time someone will attempt to hack into your site.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com reported that over 162,000 legitimate WordPress-powered websites 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)
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 or blog has nothing to offer to hackers, but the reality is that every website has some value to a malicious user.
If hackers can break in and gain stealth control of your website, your website can then be employed to target larger and more highly-valued websites.
The harsh reality is that malicious bots are most likely trying to break into your website or blog at this very moment. Whether they will do this successfully or not, will depend on how difficult or easy you can make things for hackers to keep trying until they either can work out a way to get access, or give up and go look for a less protected target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
If you visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security check …
(WordPress Security Scan Screenshot source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the test returns a number of results and details about your website …
(website security check results. Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can see all of this information about your blog, so can hackers.
(Source: Blog Defender)
Being able 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 are all potentially valuable information to hackers, as this informs them about any security vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution to stop broadcasting all of this information about your web site and help to protect it against malicious attacks.
Blog Defender WordPress Security Suite
Product Description
The product is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the creator of BlogDefender began to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended by the webhost. This particular site had literally no value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being informed by his host and seeing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place inside his site, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files by whoever had broken into the site.
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Matt’s experience illustrates the fact that all websites have some value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where potential security holes in your website are …
And then shows you how to quickly and easily fix these …
WP Plugins
The product suite includes 3 plugins for WordPress:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Image source: BlogDefender.com)
This plugin lets you do secure site and file backups to your server, external servers and leading cloud-based solutions using different backup methods (including FTP and email backups), schedule full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to new domains or server locations), do bulk text string replacements in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
The second plugin provides your WordPress website with security …
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Plugin #2 “WP Security” performs a range of essential site and file security functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” lets you scan your content and files to see whether any of your files have been altered, and fix problems …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious content have been added to your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your work without providing anything in return).
Tutorials Videos
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes videos plus printable guides that teach you exactly how to protect your site from hackers and bots …
(Product image: BlogDefender site)
For more details, visit the plugin site here:
Plugin Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your web site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
The plugins included with Blog Defender install just like every WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Really Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as an easy-to-follow step-by-step training product that takes you through the website security process and shows you exactly what to do, including how to set things up, and even which WordPress plugins you can use for free to get things done.
Some additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Secure your website from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data miners and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Prevent Your Info Products From Being Shared Around The Net – If you’re an info product author (e.g. downloadable e-books, video training, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid Getting Closed By Your Web Host And Delisted By Search Engines – When a website is hacked, you should expect to go through a serious amount of frustration and heartache. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through any issues these have caused. As a result, your, blog can get suspended by your host, or even blacklisted by search engines. And if this isn’t enough to have to deal with, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your business details or financial information, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and more.
Plugin Features
Blog Defender was created to keeps your site and your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product provides fixes for all of the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- WP 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
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical process to help secure your web site, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to identify risky WordPress themes and WP plugins, and then helping you implement website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender WordPress security process. Product image: BlogDefender site)
User Testimonials
Below are just a few of the testimonials that plugin users have written about Blog Defender:
”This is probably one of those times you ask yourself ‘do I really need this product?’ Let’s face it, on the surface it’s not going to immediately put more money in your pocket or even add some cool new gizmo to your site… The truth is yes you do and you need it now. I’ve been in the online business for 10+ years and had my fair share of hacked sites which have cost me time and money (lots of it)…I’ve also seen a good number of people have their reputations and entire businesses left in tatters when their sites have been hacked. Right now is the time to act, because when it’s too late, well basically you’ll be screwed (and you’ll regret the day you passed over such a great opportunity to protect yourself for so little). And by the way, if you think your web host will come to your rescue think again, you’ll be on your own, paying to put things right and suffering the cost of lost sales and business. This is a seriously good product and if you rely on WordPress to make you money online then it’s nothing less than essential. Buy it, follow Matt’s expert advice and don’t end up another victim!” Simon Hodgkinson, www.hodgkinsonpublishing.com
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”Since working with blogs, I… like many others, have been concerned about how to handle the constant threat of blog attacks. After having a look at Blog Defender you can’t help but become most aware of the vulnerable areas all bloggers need to protect. Blog Defender is viable WordPress blog security prevention system that offers video instruction along with 3 software plugins that are free to download. The instruction shows the optimum settings on how to use the free plugins that will allow you top level force against blog hacker attacks.” Micheal Nicholas, Impact Info Marketing
Plugin Tips
According to the plugin developer, no websites or blogs using Blog Defender were hacked since Blog Defender’s release.
Matt Garrett 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 escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and tools that developers can currently get their hands on. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than many web 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, 30 day, complete money-back 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.. Price = $47.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the plugin 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 Plugin Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Get 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 cannot afford to ignore the importance of website security.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like making sure that your WP core files, WP plugins and WP themes are kept up-to-date, tightening file and data protection 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 to help prevent your sites being compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your WordPress installation easier.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender Security Product Suite For WordPress
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