The scale of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is rising, and it’s 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 160,000+ WordPress web sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are attacked every year! Will yours be one of them?
(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)
According to leading security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
You may think that the information in your website or blog offers no value to hackers, but the reality is that to a hacker, every website is an opportunity to gain some advantage at your expense.
If a malicious user can find a vulnerability, the website or blog can then be employed as a “bot” to attack larger and more highly-valued sites.
The reality is that software-driven bots are probably scouring for security weaknesses and trying to break into your blog while you are reading this at this very moment. Whether they can successfully break into your site or not, will depend on how difficult you can make things for hackers and botnets to keep trying until they work out how to get in, or give up and decide to look for a more vulnerable target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
If you visit Hackertarget.com and run your website through their WordPress security scan …
(Hackertarget – WordPress Security Check Product image source: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the test will yield various results and information about your site …
(WP security scan results. Source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you are able to freely access all of this information, then so can hackers.
(Product image: Blog Defender)
The ability 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 on your server can be valuable information to hackers, as this can inform them about any vulnerabilities, especially where the owners haven’t updated their sites.
Fortunately, there is a simple and inexpensive solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and protect against malicious attacks.
Blog Defender
Product Description
Blog Defender is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, WordPress plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the developer of the BlogDefender security suit began developing BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended by the webhost. This blog was not being used and so had practically nothing of value to offer, yet it was still targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of this after being informed by his host and seeing that a significant amount of unusual activity had occurred inside his site, as well as the addition of several malicious files designed to drive unsuspecting victims to the site and steal financial details.
(Product image source: Blog Defender)
This simple example demonstrates that every website has some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress site for security vulnerabilities …
And let’s you fix these quickly, easily and inexpensively …
WP Plugins
Blog Defender comes with three plugins:
Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” in the Blog Defender suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
The plugin lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, third-party servers and well-known cloud storage solutions using a number of backup methods (e.g. FTP), schedule full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to new domains or server locations), search and replace text in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Pro Plugin #2 “WP Security” provides WordPress security …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender website)
The “WP Security” plugin provides a range of essential site and file security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
The third plugin lets you scan your WordPress website or blog to detect if any of your files have been changed, and fix any problems it uncovers …
(Screenshot source: Blog Defender)
Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious URLs have been added to your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your hard work without offering you anything of value in return).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender security product suite also includes seven training modules in video format and PDF/DOC documentation that show you exactly what to do to protect your website from hackers and bots …
(Screenshot: Blog Defender)
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Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Here are just some of the many benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Quick And Easy To Install And Implement
The plugins included with Blog Defender are really easy to install. Simply upload them to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender can be used as a step-by-step training product that walks you through the website security process and shows you what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which WordPress plugins you can use for free to get things done inexpensively.
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Protect your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data miners 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 a digital product author (e.g. downloadable e-books, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on free sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Suspended By Your Web Host And Deindexed By Search Engines – When a site is hacked, you can expect to go through a great deal of frustration and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through the issues these have caused. During this time, your, websites could be suspended by your host, or even blocked by search engines. And if this is not painful enough, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal and financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender provides a number of great features to WordPress users.
The product provides fixes for all of the following security areas:
- Webhost Security Advisory
- Plugin Security Audits
- WordPress 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 Blocking
- File Monitoring
- Link Tracking
- Block Known Offenders
- Automate Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical sequence of steps to help protect your your WordPress installation, addressing potential hosting security issues, using scanning and detection tools to quickly identify risky WordPress themes and WP plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot: Blog Defender)
Testimonials From Plugin Users
Below are some of the testimonials that plugin customers have submitted regarding the Blog Defender product suite:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”I discovered some incredible security tricks!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Plugin Tips
According to Matt Garrett’s site, since Blog Defender was first released back in 2012, no Blog Defender-protected websites were hacked.
Matt also 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 an ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools that developers can harness. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, doesn’t cost a fortune and it’s as good if not better than most web 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, complete money-back 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.
Note: The cost to purchase the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is being retailed for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
We Recommend
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 afford to ignore the importance of web security.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress software, plugins and WordPress themes, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you learn what your responsibilities as a website owner are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your site is compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid all the major WordPress security holes without paying a lot of money.
For full details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender Security Suite For WordPress Web Sites
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