invisnet

There are many plugins that use a database to check for malicious IPs after they connect, and of course <code>fail2ban</code> stops repeated attacks, but what if bad IPs could be blocked before they attack?
By working collaboratively – sharing attack data – WP fail2ban Blocklist does exactly that.
The Blocklist Network Service (BNS) collects attack data from participating sites, performs some analytical magic, and sends back a list of IPs that are attacking sites now but haven’t yet attacked that site. In other words, each site periodically gets a unique list of IPs to block preemptively.
<h4>GDPR</h4>
The BNS doesn’t collect personal data, and bots don’t have rights.
That said, the BNS only collects the minimum data required (time, IP, event), and only for IPs that have behaved maliciously.
Of course, it is possible that some data is generated by people behaving maliciously, but the BNS has no way to differentiate – and nor should it: an attack is an attack.
<h4>Freemius</h4>
To work, the BNS must know:
<ul>
<li>which sites are running the blocklist add-on,</li>
<li>which version is in use,</li>
<li>and a shared secret for secure communication.</li>
</ul>
Freemius already provides all these, and WP fail2ban already uses Freemius; why reinvent the wheel?
Therefore, unlike the core WP fail2ban plugin, you must opt into Freemius for the blocklist to work.

WP fail2ban Blocklist

WP fail2ban Blocklist is a collaborative preemptive blocklist for WordPress.

Adam Sewell

tinyShield is a security plugin for any WordPress site. It will monitor all incoming and outgoing connections to your site and block any malicious traffic that it identifies. It does this by tapping into our network of other WordPress sites that report malicious activity. Think herd immunity. The future of WordPress security is crowd sourced.
A note to developers, only activate/register sites once they are on their final domains. If you alter the domain after you have activated it, tinyShield will not work correctly.
There are two subscription levels tinyShield can use. By default all installs have access to community features.
<h4>Community Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Simple Interface</li>
<li>Focused On Protection</li>
<li>Pretty Deny Page</li>
<li>Crowd Sourced Blocklist</li>
<li>Automatic Search Engine Crawler Detection</li>
<li>Manually Reviewed Lists</li>
<li>Automatic Brute Force Protection</li>
<li>Automatic User Enumeration Protection</li>
<li>Automatic Registration Spam Prevention (Honeypot)</li>
<li>User Defined Allowlist</li>
<li>User Defined Blocklist</li>
<li>IPv4 and IPv6 Support</li>
<li>404 Reporting</li>
<li>Free For Life</li>
</ul>
<h4>Professional Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Tor Exit Node Blocking</li>
<li>Geographical Information on Visitors</li>
<li>Cloudflare Integration</li>
<li>Inclusive Country Blocking</li>
<li>Exclusive Country Blocking</li>
<li>Professional Comprehensive Blocklist</li>
<li>More coming soon…</li>
</ul>

tinyShield – Simple. Focused. Security.

Don't get confused by the name of the plugin "tinyShield" because, in reality, it does a huge favor for you and your online WordPress website.

This plugin does a fantastic job locking your website traffic. Without even analyzing what other security plugins offer, I almost certain that tinyShield is the only one that gives you a full spectrum of inbound and outbound traffics monitoring.

The UI is intuitive and easy-to-use so this plugin is the great addition to your arsenal of protection tools for your online properties (websites).

Great idea and implementation

Fast, effective, realtime, and crowd sourced protection for WordPress. Easily block bots, brute force attempts, exploits and more without bloat.

WP fail2ban Blocklist vs tinyShield – Simple. Focused. Security.