The sheer number of attacks on websites and blogs around the world is rising, and things are getting worse.
You can safely 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 began reporting that 160,000+ legitimate WordPress-powered sites had been hacked.
Thousands of websites and blogs are hacked every year! Could your website be next?
(Source: BlogDefender.com)
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 well-known flaw to attack unsuspecting WP web sites and direct a distributed-denial-of-service cyberattack (DDoS) towards another popular website.
Every website with a vulnerability provides some degree of opportunity to hackers. No matter what kind of business you run or plan to run online and how small you think your web presence is, web security is something you simply cannot afford to ignore. Business sites, personal blogs, government sites … even websites owned by web security and anti-hacking experts can and have been targeted.
If someone can find a flaw in your security setup, your site can then be used to target larger and more highly-valued web sites.
The truth is that brute-force software bots are searching for security exploits and trying to hack into your blog at this very moment. Whether they will break into your site will depend on how hard or easy you can make it for them to continue persisting until they either can work out how to break in, or are forced to decide to look for a more vulnerable 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 scan …
(Website Security Scan Source: Hackertarget.com)
You will see that the check will return a number of results and information about your website setup …
(WordPress security check results. Image source: Hackertarget.com)
It should be obvious after using this tool that if you can access all of this information about your website, hackers can too.
(Product image: 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 all be potentially useful information to hackers, as this informs them about any security vulnerabilities, especially in older versions.
Fortunately, there is a simple and inexpensive way to stop broadcasting all of this information about your site and make your site invisible to malicious attackers and bots.
Blog Defender Security Solution For WordPress Websites
Product Description
Blog Defender is a suite of WordPress security video tutorials, plugins and tools, plus a WordPress security PDF/DOC file.
Matt Garrett, the creator of BlogDefender developed BlogDefender after noticing that a WordPress blog he set up for his mother had been hacked into and suspended. This particular site had practically nothing to offer, yet it still was attacked.
Matt only became aware of what had happened after being contacted by his host and seeing that a significant amount of unusual activity had taken place within his site, as well as the addition of a number of phishing files designed to drive visitors to the site and hijack financial information.
(Screenshot image: Blog Defender)
Matt’s experience should be enough to convince you that every website is valuable to hackers.
Blog Defender shows you where the security holes in your website are …
And then shows you how to quickly fix these …
WP Plugins
The product suite includes 3 WordPress plugins:
The first plugin in the Blog Defender product suite helps you schedule automated backups …
(Screenshot: BlogDefender.com)
The plugin lets you do secure site and file backups to your server, external servers and popular cloud solutions using different backup methods, automate complete or partial backups, exclude files or tables from backups, restore previous backups, replace URLs (useful when migrating sites to new domains or server locations), do mass text string replacements in databases, perform malware scans and blacklist checks automatically, and more.
Plugin #2 provides your website with security …
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The “WP Security” plugin performs a range of vital site security functions (see “Product Features” section below).
Pro Plugin #3 “WordPress Scan & Repair” lets you scan WordPress sites to detect whether anything has been modified, and repair any problems it uncovers …
(Product image: BlogDefender.com)
Pro Plugin # 3 also scans content to see if any malicious URLs have been added to your site, bans bad bots, blocks brute force attacks and detects any content leeching (where others benefit from your content without providing you anything of benefit in return).
Blog Defender – Videos
In addition to the plugins, the Blog Defender suite of products also includes 7 step-by-step video tutorial modules and PDF/DOC documentation that teach you exactly how to protect your site from malicious users …
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Learn more here:
Plugin Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits 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 with Blog Defender install just like every other WordPress plugin. Just upload them to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple And Easy To Follow
Blog Defender can be used as a DIY step-by-step training product that guides you through the website security process and shows you exactly what to do, including how to set everything up, and even which WordPress plugins you can use for free to get the job done inexpensively.
Additional benefits include the following:
- Secure your site from hackers, spammers, botnets, data miners and malicious users whose aims is to ruin your business for personal and financial gain at your expense.
- Protects Intellectual Property From Being Stolen – If you sell an information product (e.g. downloadable ebooks, video training, etc.), your work can be stolen and end up as freeware on peer-to-peer sharing sites.
- Avoid A Nightmare Situation – When a site is hacked, you can expect to go through a serious amount of inconvenience and aggravation. It can take days to uncover the problem and sort through any issues these have caused. As a result, your, blog can get suspended by your webhost, or even blocked in search engines. Additionally, your 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.
Features
Blog Defender was designed to locks down your site and keeps your business safe and secure 24/7.
The product covers the following security areas and vulnerabilities:
- Webhost Security Advisory
- WP Plugin Security Audits
- WordPress Theme Security Audits
- Anti Brute Force Security
- Anti Cross-Site Scripting
- WordPress Database Security
- Nefarious Traffic Blocking
- Hiding WordPress ‘Tell Tale’ Signs
- Anti-Comment Spam Blocking
- File Monitoring
- Link Tracking
- Blocking Known Offenders
- Automate Core WordPress Updates
- WordPress Security Audit
- Tighter Server Security
- Kick Out Policy
- Online Reputation Checking
- And More …
Blog Defender uses a logical process to help protect your web site, addressing hosting security, using tools to identify risky WP themes and plugins, and then helping you implement site-wide security using the tools and plugins provided.
(Blog Defender website security process. Product image: BlogDefender website)
User Testimonials
Here are just some testimonials plugin users have submitted for the Blog Defender security suite:
”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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”Just one tip could have prevented my blogs getting hacked!” Richard Legg – www.richard-legg.com
Plugin Tips
According to the plugin developer, no Blog Defender-protected sites 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.”
The war on hackers is is a perpetual game of cat and mouse and all security solutions are only as good as the information and technologies that developers presently have access to. The latest release of Blog Defender creates an easier 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.
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, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee.
Plugin 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.. Price = $47.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the Blog Defender software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Info
For help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Blog Defender website.
Install The Plugins
Regardless of the kind 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 afford to ignore.
WordPress is a secure 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 your security responsibilities are as the website owner, 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 how to avoid all the major WordPress security holes without paying a lot of money.
For more information, visit the plugin website here: Blog Defender WordPress Security Suite
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