The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is massive, and things are only going to get worse.
You can safely 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 began reporting that over 162,000 legitimate WordPress-powered sites 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 WordPress websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every website with a vulnerability offers value to hackers. All websites have some value to hackers. Large, medium and small business websites, personal blogs, government sites … even web sites owned by online security experts can and have been targeted.
If a malicious user can find a vulnerability in your setup, the site can then be employed to attack larger and more valued websites.
The truth is that brute-force software bots are most likely scouring for exploits and trying to hack into your site at this very moment. Whether they can get into your site successfully or not, will depend on how difficult you can make it for hackers or bots to keep persisting until they can discover a way to get access, or decide to look for a less secure target.
How Much Information Are You Broadcasting To Hackers About Your Site?
Does your website run on WordPress? If so visit a site like Hackertarget.com and run your site through their WordPress security check …
(Hackertarget – Website Security Scan Screenshot image: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the test will return various results and details about your website …
(website security scan results. Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can freely access all of this information about your site, then so can hackers.
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Being able 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 on your server can all be potentially useful information to hackers, as this informs them about potential security weaknesses, especially where the owners haven’t updated their files.
Fortunately, there is a solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to hackers and bots.
Blog Defender
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 creator of the BlogDefender security suit began developing BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress-driven blog he set up for his mother got hacked into and suspended. This particular site had practically nothing of value to offer, yet it was still hacked.
Matt only became aware of this after being contacted by his host and seeing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place inside the server, as well as the addition of several phishing files designed to lure unsuspecting victims to the site and steal Paypal account details.
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Matt’s experience demonstrates that all websites have some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress installation for potential security holes …
And let’s you fix these quickly and easily …
Blog Defender – WP Plugins
The Blog Defender security product includes 3 plugins:
The first plugin in the Blog Defender product suite provides automated backups …
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Pro Plugin #1 “Automated Backups” lets you do automated site and file backups to your server, external servers and popular cloud backup solutions using a number of backup methods (including FTP and email backups), automate full or partial backups, exclude tables or files from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), search and replace text in your WordPress database, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Pro Plugin # 2 provides your website with security …
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Plugin #2 “WP Security” provides a range of essential file and site security functions (see “Blog Defender Features” section below).
Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” allows you to scan your web site to detect whether code in your files has been modified, and fix any problems found …
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Pro Plugin #3 “WP Scan & Repair” also scans content to see if any malicious content have been inserted into your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your hard work without providing you any reciprocal value or benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Tutorials Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender suite of products also includes a number of video training guides and downloadable documentation that will teach you exactly how to protect your site from hackers …
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Plugin Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Really Easy To Install
The plugins included with Blog Defender are quite easy to install. Simply upload the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender is a useful do-it-yourself training product that will guide you through the website security process and show you what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which plugins you can use for free to get the job done inexpensively.
Additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Protect your site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to exploit your site for their own personal and financial gain.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Theft – If you are an info product author (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up becoming freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid Getting Suspended By Your Web Host And Deindexed By Search Engines – When a website gets hacked, you can 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. Your, websites can get closed by your webhost, or even blocked in search engines. In addition, hackers can spam your contact list and steal your personal or financial information, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and a whole lot more.
Features
Blog Defender hide your WordPress web site from hackers and malicious bots.
Blog Defender covers the following issues:
- Hosting Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- 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 Monitoring
- Blocking Known Offenders
- Automating Core WP 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 your WordPress installation, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to identify risky themes and plugins, and then implementing website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Image source: BlogDefender.com)
Testimonials From Customers
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback that customers have written about the Blog Defender solution:
”This is probably one of those times you ask yourself ‘do I really need this product?’ Let’s face it, on the surface it’s not going to immediately put more money in your pocket or even add some cool new gizmo to your site… The truth is yes you do and you need it now. I’ve been in the online business for 10+ years and had my fair share of hacked sites which have cost me time and money (lots of it)…I’ve also seen a good number of people have their reputations and entire businesses left in tatters when their sites have been hacked. Right now is the time to act, because when it’s too late, well basically you’ll be screwed (and you’ll regret the day you passed over such a great opportunity to protect yourself for so little). And by the way, if you think your web host will come to your rescue think again, you’ll be on your own, paying to put things right and suffering the cost of lost sales and business. This is a seriously good product and if you rely on WordPress to make you money online then it’s nothing less than essential. Buy it, follow Matt’s expert advice and don’t end up another victim!” Simon Hodgkinson, www.hodgkinsonpublishing.com
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”A top level force against hacker attacks!” Micheal Nicholas, Impact Info Marketing
Plugin Tips
According to the plugin’s site, no Blog Defender-secured websites were hacked since Blog Defender was first released in 2012.
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 an ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the information and technologies that developers currently can harness. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier WordPress 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.
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 refund guarantee.
Product Licensing 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: Pricing for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Info
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
We Recommend
No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, you cannot afford to ignore the importance of securing your web sites.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting simple maintenance tasks like keeping your WP core files, plugins and themes updated to their latest versions, tightening file and data protection 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 to help prevent your sites being compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the process of securing your WordPress installation easier.
For more details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender Security Suite
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