All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall vs Genius Firewall

THE TOP RATED WORDPRESS SECURITY AND FIREWALL PLUGIN All-in-One Security (AIOS) is a WordPress security plugin from the same, trusted team that brought you UpdraftPlus. It’s called ‘All-In-One’ because it’s packed full of ways to keep your WordPress website(s) safe and secure. It includes: Login security features keep bots at bay. Lock out users based on a configurable number of login attempts, get two-factor authentication and more. File and database security. Get notified of file changes that occur outside of normal operations. Block access to key files and scan files and folders to spot insecure permissions. Firewall. Get PHP, .htaccess and 6G firewall rules courtesy of Perishable Press. Spot and block fake Google Bots and more! Spam prevention. Prevent annoying spam comments and reduce unnecessary load on the server. Automatically and permanently block IP addresses that exceed a set number of spam comments. Audit log. View events happening on your WordPress website. Find out if a plugin or theme has been added, removed, updated and more. WHY ALL-IN-ONE SECURITY? AIOS has a near-perfect 4.7 / 5-star user rating across more than 1 million installs. Great for beginners and experts alike. AIOS guides you logically and clearly through each of its features which are all clearly explained. Security features are marked as basic, intermediate and advanced. Each step increases your security score. Turn them on and watch your protection grow! We have a large support team of software developers. That means we have the availability and the skillset to help you with the trickiest of queries. We comb the WordPress plugin directory for support tickets daily – most queries are responded to within 24 hours. Excellent plugin with numerous well-thought-out options for making a website more secure. I have been using it for years and am very happy with it. I recently had a small problem setting up a website and – even as a non-premium user – I received support very quickly. Highly recommended! For even more ways to stay safe and secure, upgrade to AIOS Premium – it packs a punch security-wise, whilst being extremely cost-competitive. LOGIN SECURITY Two-factor authentication (TFA) – Require TFA for specific user roles. Supports Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy, and many more. Detect and manage ‘admin’ usernames – Identify default ‘admin’ usernames and guide users to change them to protect against brute force attacks. Identify and correct identical login and display names – Detect cases where the display name matches the username and provide guidance to improve login security. Prevent user enumeration – Block unauthorised access to URLs that can reveal sensitive information such as usernames or other details. Control login attempts – Prevent brute force attacks by limiting the number of failed login attempts. Choose how many login attempts are allowed, set lockout durations, and more. Force user logout – Automatically log out users after a specified period of time. Unattended sessions are closed, reducing the risk of unauthorised access. Manually approve new registrations – Review and approve new user registrations to prevent spam and fake sign-ups. Enhance WordPress salt security – Adds 64 extra characters to WordPress salts, rotating them weekly. Makes cracking passwords virtually impossible, even if your database is stolen. Plugin Support If you have a question or problem with the All-In-One Security plugin, post it on the support forum and we will help you. Premium customers can log queries directly with the team via https://teamupdraft.com/all-in-one-security/ Monitor and manage active sessions – If a user is logged in who shouldn’t be, log them out or add them to a blacklist. SPAM PREVENTION Block spam coming from bots – Reduce the load on your server and improve the user experience by automatically blocking spam comments from bots. Monitor spam IP addresses – Monitor the IP addresses of people or bots leaving spam comments. Choose which ones to block based on a configurable number of comments left. FILE / DATABASE Security Scan and fix file permissions – Scan for insecure file permissions. Click once to fix issues and safeguard critical files and folders. Disable PHP file editing – Disable editing of PHP files (such as plugins and themes) via the dashboard. It’s often the first tool that attackers use as it allows for code execution. Protect sensitive files – Prevent access to files like readme.html that might reveal information about your WordPress installation. File change scanner – Get notified of any file changes which occur on your system. Exclude files and folders which change as part of normal operations. Prevent image hotlinking – Prevent other websites from displaying your images via hotlinking and protect server bandwidth. Secure database backups – Perform a database backup via UpdraftPlus from AIOS. Change the default ‘wp_’ prefix to hide your WordPress database from hackers. FIREWALL Get .htaccess firewall rules – Deny access to the .htaccess and wp-config.php files. Disable the server signature and limit file uploads to a configurable size.** Block access to the debug.log file and prevent Apache servers from listing the contents of a directory when an index.php file is not present Get PHP firewall rules – PHP firewall rules prevent malicious users from exploiting well-known vulnerabilities in XML-RPC. Safeguard your content by disabling RSS and Atom feeds and avoid cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Block fake Google bots and POST requests made by bots – Block fake Google bots and stop bots from making POST requests by blocking IP addresses where the user-agent and referrer fields are blank. Utilise 6G firewall rules – Employ flexible blacklist rules to reduce the number of malicious URL requests that hit your website (courtesy of Perishable Press). And more – Blacklist (and whitelist) IP ranges and user agents and block unauthorized access to data by disabling REST API access for non-logged-in requests. TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION ENHANCED [Premium] Two-factor authentication is included in the free plugin. Upgrade to Premium if you’d like to: Require TFA after a set time period – Mandate TFA for all admins or other roles after their accounts reach a specified age. Control how often TFA is required – Set TFA to be required after a certain number of days on trusted devices instead of every login. Customise design layout – Adjust the TFA design to match your website’s existing layout and branding. Emergency codes – Generate one-time use emergency codes to regain access if you lose your TFA device. WordPress Multisite Compatible – Ensure compatibility with WordPress multisite networks and their sub-sites for consistent TFA application. Integration with login forms – Integrate TFA with various login forms, including WooCommerce, Affiliates-WP, Elementor Pro, bbPress, and ‘Theme My Login’ without additional coding. SMART 404 BLOCKING [Premium] Block IPs based on 404 errors – Detect hackers probing your URLs via script and bots by the 404 errors they leave behind. Smart 404 Configuration – Set a figure for the maximum number of 404 events allowed before an IP address is blocked. Choose a time period within which the 404 events must occur (e.g., 10 errors within 10 minutes). Smart 404 block by URL string – Instantly block an IP address if a 404 event includes a specific URL string. Smart 404 whitelisting – Prevent particular IP addresses from being permanently blocked due to 404 events. COUNTRY BLOCKING [Premium] Block traffic to the entire site or to specific pages or posts – Useful if you’re an e-commerce site and you want to block sales to some countries for shipping or tax reasons. Whitelist some users from blocked countries – Whitelist IP addresses or IP ranges even if they are part of a blocked country. MALWARE SCANNING [Premium] Automatic malware scanning – Detect and protect against the latest malware, trojans, and spyware. Alerts you to blacklisting by search engines – Monitor your site for blacklisting by search engines due to malicious code. Response time monitoring – Keep track of your website’s response time to identify and address any performance issues. Uptime monitoring – Checks your website’s uptime every 5 minutes and alerts you immediately if your site or server goes down. Advice and malware removal – Need hands-on advice and support for malware removal? Our team of genuine cybersecurity experts is here to help. Notification if something’s amiss – Receive notifications about any issues with your site so you can address problems before they escalate. Plugin Support If you have a question or problem with the All-In-One Security plugin, post it on the support forum and we will help you. Premium customers can log queries directly with the team via https://teamupdraft.com/all-in-one-security Developers If you are a developer and you need some extra hooks or filters for this plugin then let us know. Translations All-In-One Security plugin can be translated to any language. Currently available translations: English German Spanish French Hungarian Italian Swedish Russian Chinese Portuguese (Brazil) Persian Privacy Policy This plugin may collect IP addresses for security reasons such as mitigating brute force login threats and malicious activity. The collected information is stored on your server. No information is transmitted to third parties or remote server locations. Usage Go to the settings menu after you activate the plugin and follow the instructions. Usage Go to the settings menu after you activate the plugin and follow the instructions.

Democratized web security with the best website firewall: The best WordPress Security Firewall designed for everyone, from beginners to security experts. With powerful features that are effortlessly accessible, it’s user-friendly for those new to web application security. The 1-Click Setup simplifies complex settings, instantly blocking most malicious traffic. Whether you’re a novice or a guru, GENIUS PLUGIN Firewall ensures seamless website security, letting you focus on your tasks. N°1 Saas Multi-Cloud WAF Our Firewall is like no other. No need for complex server, proxy, or DNS changes, or a solution hosted on the same server (vulnerable to exploitation). Genius Plugin is a SaaS and multi-cloud firewall. It’s not hosted on your website, nor is it just a cloud solution or dependent on complex DNS or server settings. It does not relay on a single cloud provider. It’s multi-cloud, powerful yet easy to use. It’s as if it’s omnipresent yet elusive. Mobile Dashboard Accessible from anywhere, anytime, our mobile dashboard offers easy monitoring and adjustment of settings and security rules. With your world cyber-security map and history panel, keep track of live access from legitimate users, administrators, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more. Website Firewall Privacy Revolution With traditional CDN/DNS website firewalls, the provider has the capability to inspect and manipulate all your data passing through the firewall, including sensitive information like passwords, client details, invoices, and emails. Users typically can just try to rely on the trustworthiness and integrity of the WAF provider. We are the FIRST solution to offer unparalleled granular user control over data transmission by allowing transparent and direct filtering of each POST and HEADER variable within the plugin code, in addition to allowing users to selectively activate or deactivate the transmission of various data types, such as POST, HEADER, SESSION ID. Simple Access Sharing Token-based authentication simplifies access management to the admin website side (backoffice) by providing administrators with unique links instead of complex keys. These links grant quick and secure access to sensitive resources without requiring static IPs, dedicated VPNs, or direct access to the firewall dashboard. This approach streamlines access distribution, allowing for easy sharing, revocation, and renewal of access privileges as needed. Free for all Our commitment to democratizing website security is unwavering. We not only strive to provide free firewall protection to as many sites as possible but also offer our Pro plan free of charge for at least one year to non-profit organizations in need of securing their websites. Despite the significant costs involved, we’re continually expanding our server nodes globally to serve more website owners effectively. Our goal is to increase the percentage of secured websites from the current 83% and combat the surge in cybercrime, which has risen by 600% since the start of the pandemic. IP Behavior Monitoring GP Website Security Firewall actively monitors millions of IP behaviors, allowing you to restrict access based on country, network, single IP, VPN, proxy, Tor, relay, and IPs with a bad reputation. Ensure risk-free access for search engines and well-known websites. Groundbreaking Protection Features Experience groundbreaking and exclusive protection features worldwide: Safeguard precisely the data you choose, ensuring the security of your sensitive information without sharing it. Our cloud firewall operates seamlessly without requiring changes to your domain’s DNS or hosting it with us. About 50 Features: Automatic Traffic Filtering Enhanced Privacy and Data Protection Custom Firewall Rules Page Requests Rate Limiting by Time Search Engines Whitelisting/Blacklisting Host Whitelisting/Blacklisting Real-Time Traffic Monitoring Security Notifications/Alerts Security Analytics/Reporting Live World Cyber Attack Map …and much more For those interested in exploring all features in detail, they can visit this link. https://www.geniusplugin.com/features/ Genius Plugin Firewall Service Genius Plugin Firewall leverages a powerful Multi-Cloud Software as a Service (SAAS) platform to enhance the security of your WordPress website. Our SAAS service provides a comprehensive set of features and functionalities designed to safeguard your site from various online threats. Below is an overview of the key aspects of our service: Real-Time Threat Detection Our plugin employs advanced threat detection mechanisms to identify and mitigate potential security risks in real-time. By continuously monitoring your website’s traffic, we can promptly respond to emerging threats and ensure the safety of your online presence. Robust Firewall Protection Experience unparalleled firewall protection. We implement industry-leading firewall rules and continuously update them to adapt to evolving security landscapes. This proactive approach ensures that your website remains shielded from the latest threats and vulnerabilities. Intelligent Traffic Filtering Say goodbye to unwanted traffic and malicious requests. Our SAAS service filters incoming traffic intelligently, distinguishing between legitimate users and potential threats. This not only enhances your site’s security but also contributes to optimal performance. Live WORLD Cyber Attack Map The Live World Cyber Attack Map provides real-time visualization of website or application access hits in an interactive and graphical format. This powerful tool allows users to stay informed about incoming traffic and potential attacks, helping them to proactively respond and stay ahead of security threats. The map displays the top 20 new access points, highlighting the 10 latest sources of both legitimate visitors and potential attacks. With its visually appealing Network Operations Center (NOC) view, some customers have even utilized this feature to showcase or communicate their website traffic in an impressive manner. It serves as a comprehensive overview, allowing users to understand the overall picture of their web traffic and take necessary measures to ensure the security and stability of their online presence. Captcha human challenge This function can be enabled for visitors which are about to be denied access by your ruleset, but still you give them a chance to visit your website, only if they have not tried to cross your website firewall “red lines”. CAPTCHAs are used to weed out bots with a test meant to be easy for humans and hard for bots. We use hCaptcha as it’s the only one with privacy focus and complies with GDPR, LGPD, PIPL, CCPA. It protects your services from scraping, credential stuffing, account takeovers, spam and more with AI technology. It uses simple tasks and takes less time for most users while stopping more bot traffic. Red lines ambush Red lines ambush are hidden limits you set, beyond which, the visitor is simply denied access temporarily or permanently. How many pages can a human visit per minute? 1, 5, 10, 15.. sure no more. This is one of the red lines you can trace, so that malicious behaviors are ambushed. How many times a visitor can try to access pages that does not exist, or that you don’t want him to access to, before you ban him temporarily? How many times a visitor attempts to make bad requests, you previously determined as being bad requests, for example, because the url address contains prohibited words or requests, before he is denied access? What is the ultimate number of bad behaviour records, beyond which, the visitor is “killed” permanently? We made red lines ambush so fast and easy to use, yet so powerful, that you will enjoy seeing malicious persons and robots fell into ambushes. Data Privacy and Encryption The Website Firewall is specifically crafted to prioritize privacy, confidentiality, and data protection, offering an array of features and actions to secure sensitive information. Contrary to the majority of competitors, clients maintain control over the data sent from the WAF setting console (dashboard) and the plugin code before actual transmission, distinguishing Genius Plugin from its counterparts. Users can selectively activate or deactivate the transmission of various data types, such as POST content, often containing sensitive information. Additionally, they have the ability to enable or disable the sending of HEADER data associated with each request, along with the option to activate or deactivate user intelligence tracking. Genius Plugin stands out as the first Firewall providing the capability to transparently and directly filter each POST and HEADER variable within the plugin code, offering unparalleled granular user control over the data sent to the firewall. To ensure privacy compliance, we leverage hCaptcha as the human challenge system. hCaptcha adheres to privacy-focused regulations such as GDPR, LGPD, PIPL, and CCPA, assuring the protection of user data. For more information about the hCaptcha third-party service: https://www.hcaptcha.com/. For more information about its terms of use and privacy policies, please visit respectively https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy and https://www.hcaptcha.com/terms. A pivotal privacy-enhancing measure is that GP Firewall does not retain any POST, HEADER, or user tracking intelligence data. It analyzes the data on the fly, storing only the visitor’s IP and the URL request, minimizing the risk of data exposure. Only a few essential fragments of attacks are retained to empower users to enhance their website protection. In an additional layer of data safeguarding, rulesets, which may contain fragments of visitor data (IP & URL), are not retained for more than 60 days. This ensures that potentially sensitive information is not stored longer than necessary. Please visit our Privacy Policy Beyond the crucials 3 crucials facts about firewalls: • A website or service protected by a firewall, where the entire code is open and hosted on your website, can be easely analyzed. However, this approach may be vulnerable, as hackers may have already bypassed the code, or it may have limited capabilities due to resource consumption… logic! • If you rely on a WAF solution that requires you to use a CDN or change your domain nameservers, you could be sending sensitive information such as passwords, client details, invoices, and emails, and relying solely on the trustworthiness and integrity of the WAF provider. • Security experts shun CDNs as firewalls due to various risks. Avoid being misled by marketing tactics and try to google “public cdn risks” for more details. Service Terms of Use Please visit our Terms of Use for detailed information about the terms and conditions.