The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is rising, and it’s getting 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 reported that over 162,000 WordPress websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites are hacked every year! Could your website be next?
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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 WP websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every blog with a security vulnerability has some value to hackers. A compromised web site presents hackers with a resource to launch DDoS attacks, spread malware and engage in information theft.
If a malicious user can exploit a way to compromise the control of your blog, that blog can then be employed to target more valued sites.
The harsh reality is that software-driven bots are probably trying to hack into your web site right now. Whether they can get in successfully depends on how hard you have made things for hackers or bots to keep trying until they can discover how to get access, or are forced to give up and go look for a less secure 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 …
(Hackertarget – Website Security Check Screenshot image: https://hackertarget.com/wordpress-security-scan)
You will see that the test returns various results and information about your website …
(Hackertarget – WP security check results. Source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you can access all of this information about your site, so can hackers.
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Being able to see what version of WordPress you are using, which plugins and themes you have installed, and which files have been uploaded to certain directories are all useful information to hackers, as this can inform them about exploitable holes or weaknesses, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution to stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to malicious attackers and bots.
Blog Defender WordPress Security Plugin
Product Description
The product 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 developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended. This particular site was almost brand new and had literally nothing of value to offer, yet it was still hacked.
Matt only became aware of this after being contacted by his host and noticing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had occurred within the server, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files designed to drive unsuspecting visitors to the site and hijack their financial information.
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This example shows that that all websites are valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security holes in your WordPress site are …
And let’s you fix these quickly, easily and inexpensively …
Plugins
The product suite includes three WordPress plugins:
Plugin #1 in the Blog Defender suite provides automated backups …
(Screenshot source: BlogDefender.com)
Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” lets you do secure site, file and data backups to your server, third-party servers and popular cloud-based solutions using different backup methods (e.g. FTP), perform complete or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating websites to different domains or server locations), do bulk text replacements in databases, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Plugin #2 “WordPress Security” provides WordPress security …
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The plugin provides a range of vital file and site security functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” scans your plugins, WP themes and WP core files to detect whether your source code has been found, and repair any problems detected …
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Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious URLs have been inserted into your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your content without reciprocating the favor).
Video Tutorials
In addition to plugins, the Blog Defender security suite also includes 7 video training modules plus PDF/DOC documentation that show you exactly what to do to protect your website from malicious attacks …
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Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Configure
The plugins install like every other WordPress plugin. Just upload them to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender is a do-it-yourself 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 inexpensively.
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Protect your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Helps Prevent Intellectual Property Theft – If you are a digital product creator (e.g. downloadable ebooks, videos, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on download sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blacklisted By Your Host – When a site is hacked, you can expect to go through a serious amount of frustration and aggravation. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. As a result, your, blog could get closed by your host, or even blacklisted 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 a number of great features to web site owners.
The product helps you fix the following security areas:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- WordPress Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WordPress Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hide WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam
- File Monitoring
- Link Tracking
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical process for securing your website, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to quickly identify risky themes and plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Screenshot: Blog Defender)
Testimonials
Below are just some testimonials and comments that plugin customers have provided for Blog Defender:
”I’ve had to go through the inconvenience of a hacked blog before and let me tell you it’s not nice. With online security becoming an increasing problem, especially with WordPress, this is a great way to secure your blog. I’ll be following Matt’s training and securing all my blogs…Great job.” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”I sure wish I’d had this before I lost over a dozen blogs just recently. Okay, it was my fault for not securing things more, BUT… I didn’t have a handy, current reference like this to turn to for quick help either.;)” Kathe Lucas – www.wackycentral.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, Matt Garrett, no Blog Defender-protected sites have been hacked since Blog Defender was first released back in 2012.
Matt Garrett, the product developer 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 developers can access. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier security solution that doesn’t require constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than many 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 risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund guarantee.
Software 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.. Price = $47.00.
Note: The price of the Blog Defender product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was correct at the time this article was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
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.
Use 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 simply cannot afford to ignore the importance of securing your websites.
WordPress is a very secure platform, but neglecting essential maintenance tasks like updating your WordPress installation, WordPress plugins and WP themes, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you learn what your responsibilities are as a site owner, what hosting companies can and can’t do if your website is hacked or compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid all the major security risks without investing in expensive solutions.
For more information, visit the plugin website: Blog Defender Security Solution For WordPress Web Sites
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