The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is rising, and it’s only going to get worse.
You can safely 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 162,000 WordPress web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are hacked 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 well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WP websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber-attack (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 are an opportunity to gain some advantage at your expense.
If someone can find a security vulnerability that allows them to compromise the control of your web site, that blog can then be employed to attack other valued sites.
The harsh reality is that malicious bots are searching for vulnerabilities and trying to hack into your web site while you are reading this. Whether they can successfully break in depends on how hard you can make it for hackers and botnets to continue trying until they discover a way to break in, or are forced to decide to look for a more vulnerable target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security scan …
(WP Security Check Source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the scan returns a number of results and information about your site …
(WordPress security scan results. Image source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can access all of this information, hackers can too.
(Image source: BlogDefender.com)
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 be valuable information to hackers, as this informs them about potentially exploitable vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a way you can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and help to protect it against malicious attacks.
Blog Defender Security Product Suite
Product Description
The product is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the creator of the BlogDefender security suit began developing BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into. This site was devoid of content and had practically no value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being contacted by his host and noticing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place within the site, as well as the addition of several phishing files designed to drive unsuspecting victims to the site and steal Paypal account details.
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
This simple example should be enough to illustrate the fact that every website has value to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where potential security weaknesses in your website are …
And let’s you fix these quickly, easily and inexpensively …
Blog Defender – Plugins
The Blog Defender security product suite includes three plugins for WordPress:
Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” in the Blog Defender product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender website)
Plugin #1 lets you do secure site, file and data backups to your server, third-party servers and popular cloud-based backup solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. Email), schedule full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to different domains or server locations), do bulk text string replacements in databases, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides WordPress security …
(Source: BlogDefender website)
Pro Plugin #2 “WordPress Security” performs a range of essential file and site protection functions (see “Plugin Features” section below).
Pro Plugin # 3 lets you scan your WordPress plugins, themes and WordPress core files to detect whether anything in your files has been tampered with, and repair any problems found …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender website)
Pro Plugin # 3 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 people benefit from your work without reciprocating the favor).
Videos
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender suite of products also includes seven training modules in video format and training documentation that show you exactly what to do to protect your site from malicious attacks …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender site)
Go here to learn more about the plugin:
Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your web site:
Ready To Use In Very Little Time
The plugins install just like every other plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as an easy-to-follow do-it-yourself step-by-step training product that walks you through the website security process and shows you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which free WordPress plugins to install to get things done inexpensively.
Some additional benefits include:
- Secure your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Prevent Your Info Products From Being Freely Distributed – If you sell an information product (e.g. downloadable e-books, video training, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free download sites.
- Avoid Getting Blacklisted By Search Engines – When a website has been hacked, expect to go through a whole lot of frustration and heartache. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. During this time, your, account could be closed by your host, or even blocked by search engines. Additionally, your personal contacts can be spammed, your customer list and financial details could be stolen, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender provides a number of great features to WP users.
The product helps you fix the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Host Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- WP Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- MySQL Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- File Monitoring
- Link Tracking
- Blocking Known Offenders
- Automating Core Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical sequence of steps for securing your website, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to quickly identify risky WP themes and WP plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Image source: Blog Defender)
User Testimonials
Below are just some testimonials that plugin customers have submitted regarding Blog Defender:
”This is a seriously good product!” Simon Hodgkinson, www.hodgkinsonpublishing.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 sites using Blog Defender have been hacked since Blog Defender’s release.
Matt Garrett, the product developer states on his site …
“With the volume of attacks nowadays … we probably won’t hold forever, so we’ve been busy creating even tougher WordPress security.”
Cybersecurity is is a perpetual game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the information and technologies that developers currently have access to. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, won’t cost 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, thirty day, 100% refund guarantee.
Plugin Pricing
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.
Please Note: The cost to purchase the Blog Defender product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Info
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Get This Product
Regardless of the type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you cannot ignore the importance of website security.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, WordPress plugins and WordPress themes, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your website to malicious by hackers and bots.
Adopting security procedures like the one Blog Defender provides, will help you learn 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 website is compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid major security risks without paying for costly solutions.
For more details, visit the plugin website: Blog Defender
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