The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is rising, and this is only going to get worse.
It’s probably safe to assume that if your website or blog hasn’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+ WordPress-powered websites 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)
According to leading security firm Sucuri, hackers had leveraged a well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WP websites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyber-attack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every web site with a security vulnerability can be seen as a potential opportunity to hackers. An unsecured blog offers malicious users with a valuable platform to launch DDoS attacks, spread malware and engage in information theft.
If a hacker can exploit a security flaw in your system that lets them compromise the control of your blog, your blog can then be employed as a “bot” in a planned cyber-attack against more highly-valued web sites.
The reality is that software-driven bots are probably looking for security exploits and trying to hack into your blog right now. Whether they will break in or not, will depend on how difficult you will make things for them to keep trying until they can either find how to get access, or decide to look for an easier 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 website through their WordPress security scan …
(Hackertarget – WordPress Security Scan Product image source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the check will yield various results and details about your WordPress installation …
(Hackertarget – WordPress security check results. Screenshot source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using the tool shown above that if you can see all of this information about your WordPress website, then so can hackers.
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
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 can be valuable information to hackers, as these can inform them about any exploitable security vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a solution that can stop broadcasting all of this information about your website and make your site invisible to hackers and botnets.
Blog Defender Security Product Suite For WordPress
Product Description
Blog Defender 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-driven site he set up for his mother got hacked into. This particular site had practically no value to offer, yet it was still attacked.
Matt only became aware of the event after being informed by his host and seeing that a significant amount of suspicious activity had taken place inside the site, as well as the addition of a number of malicious files designed to lure visitors to the site and hijack their financial details.
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Matt’s experience shows that every website has some value to hackers.
Blog Defender scans you WordPress installation for security holes …
And let’s you quickly fix these …
Blog Defender – Plugins
Blog Defender comes with three plugins for WordPress:
Pro Plugin # 1 in the product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
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This plugin lets you do automated site, file and data backups to your server, external servers and leading cloud storage solutions using a number of backup methods, automate complete or partial backups, exclude tables or files from your backups, restore backups, replace URLs (for site migrations), do mass text replacements in databases, perform auto database scans and repairs, and more.
Plugin #2 provides WordPress security …
(Source: BlogDefender site)
The plugin provides a range of vital site and file security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
The third plugin scans WordPress sites to see whether any of your files have been modified, and repair problems …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
Pro Plugin # 3 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 work without offering any reciprocal value or benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Step-By-Step Tutorial Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender suite of products also includes 7 step-by-step video training modules and printable guides that will show you exactly how to protect your site from malicious attacks …
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To learn more about this plugin go here:
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using Blog Defender to make your WordPress site invisible to hackers and botnets on your website:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
The plugins included in the Blog Defender product install like any regular WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as a step-by-step training product that will guide you through the website security process and show you what to do, including how to set things up, and even which plugins you can use for free to get the job done inexpensively.
Some additional benefits of this plugin include:
- Protect your WordPress site from hackers, spammers, bad bots, data mining tools and malicious users attempting to ruin your business for their own personal and financial gain.
- Secure Your Info Products – If your site sells digital products (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video tutorials, etc.), your product can end up as freeware on free downloading sites.
- Avoid A Tragic Situation – When a site gets hacked, you should expect to go through a whole lot of inconvenience and heartache. It can take days to uncover problems and sort through any issues these have caused. Your, sites can be suspended by your webhost, or even blocked in search engines. Additionally, your personal contacts could be spammed, your subscriber list and financial details could be stolen, you could end up being fined or even charged with fraud, and much more.
Blog Defender Features
Blog Defender provides many great features to WP users.
Blog Defender addresses the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Host Security Advisory
- 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
- Monitoring Files
- Link Tracking
- Known Offender Blocking
- Automating Core WP Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender provides a logical process to help protect your your WordPress installation, addressing potential hosting security issues, using tools to identify risky WordPress themes and plugins, and then helping you implement website-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender WordPress security process. Image source: BlogDefender website)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback users have written about Blog Defender:
”Great way to secure your blog!” JohnThornhill – www.johnthornhill.com
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”In the past month alone, I’ve had 3 niche blogs hacked, costing me hundreds of dollars in lost sales – all of which could have been avoided if I followed the steps in this training. I can tell you, there’s nothing worse than spending months building up a blog, adding posts every few days, and then finding it all gone in an instant. The great thing about these ‘over the shoulder’ videos is that you get to see exactly how to do everything, so it doesn’t matter if you’re technically challenged. Just copy what you see on the screen, and then relax knowing your blogs are safe. (Just one of the tips in the first video alone could probably have prevented my blogs getting hacked) I even noticed one or two tips in there that help with SEO too … so following these videos could even bring your blogs more traffic!” Richard Legg – www.richard-legg.com
Useful Tips
According to the plugin developer, since the release of Blog Defender, no Blog Defender-secured websites or blogs were hacked.
Matt Garrett, the product developer 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 ever-escalating arms race and all security solutions are only as good as the knowledge and tools developers presently can harness. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier WordPress security solution that doesn’t need constant attention, is quite inexpensive and it’s as good if not better than most 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 risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee.
Plugin 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: The cost to purchase the Blog Defender software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the plugin sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
In Conclusion
No matter what type of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, securing your sites is something you simply cannot ignore.
WordPress is a secure web platform, but neglecting basic maintenance tasks like making sure that your WP software, WP plugins and WordPress themes are kept updated to their latest versions, tightening file and data protection and taking other necessary precautions can expose your website to malicious by hackers and bots.
Adopting a security policy such as the one that Blog Defender provides, will help you understand what your security responsibilities as a website owner are, what hosting companies can and can’t do if the security on your site is compromised, what security features to look for in a webhost, and which tools can make the task of securing your WordPress website easier.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender Security Solution
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