Defender is described as 'Adds the best in WordPress security to your website with just a few clicks. Stop brute force attacks, SQL injections, cross-site scripting XSS, and other WordPress vulnerabilities with Defender malware scans, firewall, and two-factor authentication login security' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Defender for a variety of platforms, including Wordpress, Self-Hosted, Web-based, SaaS and Windows apps. The best Defender alternative is ScanTower, which is free. Other great apps like Defender are PressVuln, Jetpack, Wordfence and Sucuri.
DevDome Malware Scanner is a free GPL WordPress plugin for site owners replacing Wordfence, Sucuri or MalCare for malware scanning and cleanup. Available on WordPress.org, it scans files and database content locally for malicious code, backdoors and suspicious changes.
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WordSec is a complete WordPress security plugin. Eight modules cover the firewall, malware scanner, login security, live traffic, IP and country blocking, supply-chain intelligence, audit log and alerts, so you block attacks and harden your site from one dashboard instead of...
BBQ Firewall is a lightweight, super-fast plugin that protects your site against a wide range of threats. BBQ checks all incoming traffic and quietly blocks bad requests containing nasty stuff like eval(, base64_, and excessively long request-strings.
WordPress Website Security Protection: Firewall Security, Login Security, Database Security.
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WPScan is a free, for non-commercial use, black box WordPress security scanner written for security professionals and blog maintainers to test the security of their sites.
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Website Security Store offers affordable website security solutions like secure web hosting, SSL Certificate, code guard, malware scanner & more.
