The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is massive, and the situation is only going to get worse.
It’s safe to assume that if your website or blog hasn’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 began reporting that 162,000 WordPress-powered websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are attacked every year! Will yours be one of them?
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
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 well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every site with a security vulnerability has value to hackers. All websites have some value to hackers. Corporate websites, personal blogs, government websites … even websites owned by online security and anti-hacking experts can and have been targeted.
If hackers can hack and gain complete control of your blog, that website can then be used to target more valuable sites.
The truth is that brute-force software bots are probably scouring for security weaknesses and trying to hack into your blog at this very moment. Whether they will break in or not, will depend on how challenging you will make it for them to keep trying until they either discover how to break in, or are forced to decide to look for a less secure target.
How Much Information About Your WordPress Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security scan …
(Website Security Check Screenshot: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the check will display a number of results and information about your website setup …
(WordPress security scan results. Screenshot: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can access all of this information about your WordPress site, so can hackers.
(Source: BlogDefender website)
Being able to see which 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 on your server can all be potentially valuable information to hackers, as this can inform them about any potential security vulnerabilities, especially where site owners haven’t updated their sites.
Fortunately, there is a simple way to stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to hackers and bots.
Blog Defender WordPress Security Suite
Product Description
Blog Defender 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 developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into. This particular blog had literally nothing to offer, yet it still was hacked.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being informed by his host and seeing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place inside his site, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files by whoever had broken into his site.
(Image source: Blog Defender)
This example is evidence that all websites have some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you web site for security weaknesses …
And then shows you how to easily fix these …
Blog Defender – WP Plugins
The Blog Defender security suite of products includes 3 plugins for WordPress:
Pro Plugin # 1 in the Blog Defender suite provides automated backups …
(Screenshot image: Blog Defender)
This plugin lets you do secure backups to your server, external servers and leading cloud-based solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. FTP), schedule complete or partial backups, exclude files or tables from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating sites to new domains or server locations), do bulk text replacements in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides WordPress security …
(Source: Blog Defender)
This plugin performs a range of vital website security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Plugin #3 scans your WP website or blog to see whether code in your files has been modified, and repair any problems found …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
Pro Plugin # 3 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 people benefit from your work without offering you anything of benefit in return).
Step-By-Step Videos
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes 7 step-by-step video tutorial modules plus printable guides that teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your site from malicious users …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
To learn more about this plugin go here:
Plugin Benefits
Here 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:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
The plugins included in the Blog Defender product suite are really easy to install. Just upload them to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator login and activate.
Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a do-it-yourself 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 to install to get the job done without incurring additional or unnecessary expenses.
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Secure your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to exploit your site for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Helps Avoid Intellectual Property Theft – If you’re an info product creator (e.g. downloadable e-books, videos, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on free download sites.
- Avoid Getting Banned By Search Engines – When a site gets hacked, expect to go through a great deal of frustration and heartache. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, websites could be suspended by your webhost, or even blocked by search engines. Additionally, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal details or 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 keep your sites and your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product helps you fix all of the following security areas:
- Webhost Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- 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 Blocking
- Monitor Files
- Link Tracking
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical sequence of steps for securing your web site, addressing hosting security, using tools to identify risky themes and plugins, and then helping you implement site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Image source: BlogDefender website)
Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials that users have written about the Blog Defender plugin:
”This is a seriously good product!” Simon Hodgkinson, www.hodgkinsonpublishing.com
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”Just one tip could have prevented my blogs getting hacked!” Richard Legg – www.richard-legg.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, since the release of Blog Defender, no Blog Defender-secured sites have been hacked.
Matt Garrett 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 knowledge and technologies that developers can currently access. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, won’t cost you a fortune and it’s as good if not better than most 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, 100% money-back guarantee.
Product 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.. Cost = $47.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase Blog Defender can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the pricing at the time this content was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Install The Plugins
No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, securing your website or blog is something you simply cannot afford to ignore.
WordPress is a very secure platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, plugins and themes, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your site to malicious by hackers and bots.
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 installation easier.
For full details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender
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