The scale of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is massive, and things are only going to get worse.
It’s 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 began reporting that 160,000+ WordPress-powered sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are attacked every year! Will yours be one of them?
(Image source: BlogDefender site)
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 flaw to attack unsuspecting WP web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that your site offers little to no value to hackers, but the reality is that to a hacker, all websites provide an opportunity to profit or benefit at your expense.
If a malicious user can discover a security opening in your system that lets them take over your site, the web site can then be used as a “bot” in a planned cyber-attack against larger and more valued web sites.
The reality is that brute-force software bots are looking for security weaknesses and trying to break into your site at this very moment. Whether they can break into your site successfully will depend on how difficult or easy you have made it for them to continue trying until they either can work out how to break in, or give up and decide to look for an easier target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security check …
(Hackertarget – Website Security Scan Screenshot: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the check returns various results and details about your website setup …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security check results. Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can see all of this information, hackers can too.
(Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
Being able 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 can be useful information to hackers, as this can inform them about potential security weaknesses, especially where site owners haven’t updated their software versions.
Fortunately, there is a way to stop broadcasting all of this information about your web site and make your site invisible to hackers and botnets.
Blog Defender WordPress Security Plugin
Product Description
The product is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the creator of the BlogDefender security suit developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended by its hosting company. This particular blog had literally nothing to offer, yet it still was attacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being suspended by his host and noticing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred within his site, as well as the addition of several phishing files by whoever had broken into the site.
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Matt’s experience shows that every website is valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you website for potential security vulnerabilities …
And let’s you fix these quickly …
WordPress Plugins
The product suite includes 3 plugins:
Pro Plugin # 1 in the Blog Defender product suite provides automated backups …
(Image source: BlogDefender website)
Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” lets you do secure backups to your server, external servers and cloud solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. Email), automate 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 auto database scans and repairs, and more.
The second plugin provides WordPress security …
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Plugin #2 provides a range of site and file protection functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” scans your files and content to detect whether anything in your files has been found, and fix any problems found …
(Product image source: BlogDefender site)
Pro 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 you anything of value in return).
Video Training
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender product suite also includes 7 step-by-step video tutorial modules plus training guides that teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your site from malicious attacks …
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Learn more here:
Plugin Benefits
Below 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 web site:
Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time
The Blog Defender plugins are very easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugins to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a step-by-step training product that will walk you through the website security process and show you exactly what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which free WordPress plugins you should use to get the job done without incurring extra costs.
Additional benefits of the plugin include:
- Protect your website from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Being Stolen – If you are an information product author (e.g. downloadable e-books, video tutorials, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up as freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Search Engines – When a site is 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. As a result, your, blog can get closed by your host, or even blocked in 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 a whole lot more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender offers many features to WordPress users.
Blog Defender provides fixes for all of the following security areas:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- WP Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WP Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- Monitor Files
- Link Monitoring
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automate Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighten Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical sequence of steps to help secure your web site, addressing hosting security, using scanning and detection tools to quickly identify risky WP themes and WordPress plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Product image source: BlogDefender site)
Feedback From Plugin Customers
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have published about the Blog Defender plugin:
”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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“Sure wish I’d had this before I lost over a dozen blogs just recently!” Kathe Lucas – www.wackycentral.com
Plugin Tips
According to Matt Garrett’s site, since Blog Defender was first released back in 2012, no websites using Blog Defender were hacked.
Matt 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 that developers can currently access. The latest release of Blog Defender creates 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 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, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee.
Plugin Cost
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.
Note: The cost of purchasing the Blog Defender product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Use This Product
Regardless of the kind 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 website or blog.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like keeping your WP installation, WP plugins and themes updated to their latest versions, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your website to attacks by hackers and bots.
Blog Defender helps you learn what’s going on in your site and where the security holes are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your websites are hacked, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your WordPress website easier.
For more information, visit the plugin website: Blog Defender WordPress Security Plugin
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