The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is increasing on a daily basis, and the situation is getting worse.
It’s safe to assume that if you haven’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 reported that 160,000+ legitimate WordPress-powered sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are attacked 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 reported 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 offers some value to hackers. A compromised blog not only presents newbie hackers opportunities to improve their skills and win “respect” amongst their peers, but it can also serve as a valuable platform for launching denial of service attacks, spreading malware and as a source for creating information theft.
If a hacker can exploit a web security flaw and gain complete control of your website, that site can then be employed as a “bot” to attack larger and more valuable sites.
The harsh reality is that malicious bots are looking for security exploits and trying to break into your web site right now. Whether they can break into your site successfully or not, depends on how challenging you can make it for hackers or bots to continue trying until they can either discover a way to get in, or are forced to decide to look for a more vulnerable target.
How Much Information About Your Site Are You Broadcasting To Hackers?
Do you own a WordPress site? If so, visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security scan …
(WordPress Security Check Image source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the scan will return various results and information about your site setup …
(Hackertarget – website security check results. Product image: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the above tool that if you are able to access all of this information about your WordPress site, so can hackers.
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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 can be potentially useful information to hackers, as this can inform them about exploitable security vulnerabilities, especially where site owners haven’t updated their sites.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and protect against other malicious threats.
Blog Defender Security Product Suite
Product Description
The product is a package of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the developer of BlogDefender developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress site he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended. This site had practically no value to offer, yet it was still 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 the server, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files designed to lure unsuspecting visitors to the site and steal Paypal account information.
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This example demonstrates that all websites are valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where potential security weaknesses in your WordPress installation are …
And let’s you fix these quickly and easily …
Blog Defender – WordPress Plugins
The product suite comes with three plugins:
Pro Plugin # 1 in the product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
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The plugin lets you do automated site, file and data backups to your server, external servers and cloud-based storage solutions using a number of backup methods (including FTP and email backups), automate full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text in your database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
The second plugin provides your site with security …
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The “WordPress Security” plugin provides a range of vital site protection functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Plugin #3 lets you scan WordPress sites to detect if any code in your files has been changed, and repair the problem …
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Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious content have been inserted into your site files, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your work without providing you anything of benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Video Training
In addition to the plugins, Blog Defender also includes 7 step-by-step video training modules and printable guides that show you exactly how to protect your site from malicious attacks …
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To learn more about this plugin go here:
Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Here are just some of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your site:
Ready To Use In Very Little Time
The Blog Defender plugins are very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP admin account and activate.
Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as an easy-to-follow DIY step-by-step training product that will walk you through the website security process and show you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which free WordPress plugins you should use to get things done.
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Secure your website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data mining tools and malicious users whose aims is to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Being Stolen – If your site sells a digital product (e.g. downloadable e-books, videos, etc.), your product can end up becoming freeware on download sharing sites.
- Avoid Getting Blocked By Your Host – When a website has been hacked, expect to go through a serious amount of frustration and aggravation. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through the issues these have caused. In the meantime, your, blog could get suspended by your webhost, or even blocked in search engines. And if this isn’t enough to have to deal with, your personal contacts could end up being spammed, your customer list and financial details can be stolen, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender was created to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product helps you fix all of the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Host Security Advisory
- 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 WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tightening Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender follows a logical sequence of steps for securing your your WordPress installation, addressing hosting security, using tools to quickly identify risky themes and WP plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender WordPress security process. Source: BlogDefender site)
Testimonials From Plugin Users
Below are some of the testimonials customers have published about Blog Defender:
”Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re too small or not important enough to be hacked! I’ve found out that I’ve had bots in the backend of my sites, making alterations and changing things around, so there’s no telling what damage they’ve caused. I’ve had my main blog for over 3 years now, and the thought of losing all the hard work I’ve put into it is just devastating, not to mention costly! I have a shared hosting plan, so of course once they can get into one site, they can also access the others. Luckily, I now have the procedures detailed within Blog Defender in place so that I can prevent the majority of this ever happening again. Once you’ve secured one site it gets a lot quicker to secure all subsequent sites. With Blog Defender, you get easy-to-follow videos, along with a detailed checklist that you can downloadf. You are literally walked through the process of securing your blog against hackers, which has given me real peace of mind. This is a growing issue that all website owners are facing; so it isn’t going to go away. Prevention is better than cure, particularly as some of the nastier hacks around can literally ruin your business. So do yourself a favour – get your sites protected now, before it’s too late.” Nikki Stephens, www.nikkistephens.com
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”I discovered some incredible security tricks!” David Walker – www.inboxrockstar.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, no Blog Defender-secured sites have been hacked since Blog Defender’s release in 2012.
Matt Garrett, the product developer 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 is a never-ending game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and technologies that developers can currently get their hands on. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, won’t cost you a fortune and it’s as good if not better than most web security products or services currently being offered at a higher price.
Product 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, complete money-back guarantee.
Software 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.. Price = $47.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase the Blog Defender software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin is being retailed for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product developer when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Buy This Product
Regardless of the type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, securing your websites is something you cannot ignore.
WordPress is a secure platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like ensuring that your WordPress software, WP plugins and WP themes are kept updated to their latest versions, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Adopting security procedures like the one that 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 your websites are hacked, what security features to look for in a webhost, and how to avoid all the major WordPress security holes without paying for costly solutions.
For more details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender
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