The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is increasing on a daily basis, and things are 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.
On March 11, 2014, technology sites like Cnet.com began reporting that 162,000 WordPress websites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites 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)
According to security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WordPress websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every blog with a security vulnerability offers value to hackers. No matter what 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 securing your websites. Large, medium and small business sites, personal blogs, government sites … even web sites owned by web security experts can and have been targeted.
If someone can find a way to break in and remotely take control of your web site, that web site can then be employed to target larger and more valued sites.
The reality is that brute-force software bots are probably trying to break into your website or blog at this very moment. Whether they can get into your site successfully will depend on how hard or easy you have made it for hackers or bots to keep persisting until they find a way to get access, or give up and go 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 …
(WordPress Security Scan Source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the check will yield a number of results and details about your website setup …
(WP security check results. Screenshot: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using this tool that if you are able to access all of this information about your WordPress site, then hackers can too.
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The ability 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 in your site can be useful information to hackers, as this can inform them about any potential security vulnerabilities, especially where the owners haven’t updated their sites.
Fortunately, there is a simple way to stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to hackers and botnets.
Blog Defender Security Plugin
Product Description
The product is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus WordPress security documentation in PDF and DOC formats.
Matt Garrett, the developer of BlogDefender began to develop BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress site he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended by the hosting company. This particular site had practically no value to offer, yet it was still targeted by hackers.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being suspended by his host and noticing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place inside the server, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files designed to lure visitors to the site and hijack Paypal account information.
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Matt’s experience is evidence that all websites are valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security holes in your website are …
And then shows you how to fix these quickly and easily …
Plugins
Blog Defender includes three plugins:
The first plugin in the Blog Defender product suite provides automated backups …
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The “Automated Backups” plugin lets you do automated site, file and data backups to your server, third-party servers and cloud-based backup solutions using different backup methods (e.g. Email), schedule full or partial backups, exclude files or tables from backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text in your WordPress database, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
The second plugin provides your site with security …
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Plugin #2 provides a range of vital website security functions (see “Features” section below).
The third plugin lets you scan your WordPress plugins, themes, core files and content to detect whether anything unusual in your files has been changed, and fix any problems it uncovers …
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Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious content have been added to your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where people benefit from your hard work without offering you any reciprocal value or benefit in return).
Video Training
In addition to plugins, Blog Defender also includes seven step-by-step video training modules and PDF/DOC documentation that will teach you exactly what you need to do to protect your site from malicious users …
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Benefits Of Using Blog Defender
Here are 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:
Easy And Quick To Install
The plugins included with Blog Defender install like any WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow Training
Blog Defender is a do-it-yourself step-by-step training product that guides you through the website security process and shows you exactly what to do, including how to set things up, and even which free plugins you should use to get the job done without incurring additional or unnecessary expenses.
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Secure your WordPress website from hackers, spammers, botnets, data miners and malicious users whose aims is to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Prevent Your Info Products From Being Shared Around The Net – If you sell info products (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid Getting Banned By Your Host – When a website is hacked, you can expect to go through a great deal of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. During this time, your, account can get closed by your webhost, or even deindexed in search engines. In addition, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal details or financial information, you could be fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender offers many unique features to WP users.
Blog Defender addresses the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Webhost Security Advisory
- WordPress Plugin Security Audits
- 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
- File Monitoring
- Track Links
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help protect your web site, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to quickly identify risky WordPress themes and WP plugins, and then implementing site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender security process. Source: Blog Defender)
User Testimonials
Below are just a few of the testimonials and comments users have provided for Blog Defender:
“You are literally walked through the process!” Nikki Stephens, www.nikkistephens.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 Matt Garrett’s site, since Blog Defender was first released back in 2012, no websites or blogs protected with the solution were hacked.
Matt 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.”
The war on hackers is an escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools that developers currently have access to. The latest release of Blog Defender provides users with an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need 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.
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, 100% refund guarantee.
Software Pricing
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: Current pricing for this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the pricing at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Plugin Information
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
We Recommend
No matter what type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, web security is something you cannot ignore.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like keeping your WordPress installation, WordPress plugins and WP themes up-to-date, tightening file and data security and taking other necessary precautions can have disastrous consequences.
Blog Defender helps you understand 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 WordPress security holes without paying for costly solutions.
For complete details, check out the plugin here: Blog Defender WordPress Security Plugin
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