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Defender Security

wordpress.org·Infrastructure & Backend

Defender Security is a WordPress plugin offering comprehensive security features including malware scanning, firewall, IP blocking, audit logs, and two-factor authentication. It helps site owners protect their WordPress installations from common threats and vulnerabilities.

FreemiumWebCloud-managed
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Overview

8 features

In the Infrastructure & Backend space, Defender Security takes a focused approach. It focuses on protecting WordPress sites from malware, unauthorized logins, and security vulnerabilities. It is built as a consumer product for wordPress administrators and site owners. Defender Security follows a freemium model. It ships for the web.

Behind Defender Security is WPMU DEV, and it first shipped in 2017. Key capabilities include malware scanner, firewall, and IP blocking. The interface is available in German and English.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

  • ✓Malware scanner
  • ✓Firewall
  • ✓IP blocking
  • ✓Audit logs
  • ✓Antivirus scans
  • ✓2FA login security
  • ✓Brute force protection
  • ✓Activity log
Tags
malware-scannerlogin-securitywordpress-firewall

Built with & integrations

Runs on
BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals
✓HTTPS✓Free tier✓Multi-language

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed29 Jun · 09:22 UTC
    Listing verified against its public source
    Source: PulseGate · Open ↗

Frequently asked questions about Defender Security

What is Defender Security?
Defender Security focuses on protecting WordPress sites from malware, unauthorized logins, and security vulnerabilities. It is catalogued under Infrastructure & Backend on PulseGate.
Who is Defender Security for?
Defender Security is a consumer product built for wordPress administrators and site owners.
Is Defender Security free?
Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
What platforms does Defender Security run on?
Defender Security runs on the web.
Is Defender Security still active?
Unverified. Defender Security has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Defender Security?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include DominoGuard Security, Protector, and Scudo Security.DominoGuard SecurityProtectorScudo Security
Who develops Defender Security?
Defender Security is developed by WPMU DEV.
When did Defender Security launch?
Defender Security first shipped in 2017.

At a glance

Pricing
Freemium · pricing page detected · free tier
Platforms
Web
Languages
German, English
Built for
WordPress administrators and site owners
Model
B2C
Solves
Protecting WordPress sites from malware, unauthorized logins, and security vulnerabilities.

Registered as

WordPress.org
defender-security

Developer

WPMU DEV

Index record

Identity confidence
High · 98.4
Indexed
29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Last seen
29 Jun 2026
Identity audit (12)
Slug
defender-security-8211-malware-scanner-login-security-am-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked
8 Aug 2026
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Listing state
Listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from
Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from
Assigned by a language model.
Summary from
Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from
Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL
https://wordpress.org/plugins/defender-security

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