Lock down your website before something forces you to.
Most WordPress hacks aren't sophisticated — they're opportunistic, automated scans finding outdated plugins and weak entry points. A proper security setup closes those doors before they're ever tried.
A proper security setup, not a plugin and a prayer.
Security isn't a single setting — it's a combination of hardening, monitoring, and response, kept current as new threats appear.
Hardening
Login protection, file permission audits, disabling unnecessary endpoints, and closing the common attack vectors automated bots look for first.
Malware Scanning
Regular scans for injected code, backdoors, and suspicious file changes — caught early, before search engines or visitors notice.
Firewall & Brute-Force Protection
Web application firewall rules and login rate-limiting to block automated attacks before they reach WordPress at all.
SSL & Secure Configuration
Proper SSL setup, secure headers, and database hardening — the foundational layer most sites skip.
Vulnerability Patching
Plugins and themes are tracked against known vulnerability databases, with fixes applied promptly — not whenever someone happens to log in.
Incident Response
If a site does get compromised, I clean it, identify how it happened, and close that door — not just remove the symptom.
A compromised site costs far more than prevention.
Google blacklisting
A hacked site can be flagged by Google within hours, killing traffic and trust until it's cleaned and a review is requested.
Data & customer trust
Breaches involving customer data carry real reputational and, depending on what's stored, legal consequences.
Downtime
A compromised site is often taken offline by hosting providers automatically — sometimes with no warning.
Cleanup cost
Emergency malware removal after the fact typically costs far more than the maintenance that would have prevented it.
Common questions.
Is a security plugin enough on its own?
It helps, but a plugin alone doesn't replace hardening, monitoring, and someone actually reviewing alerts. Most hacked sites I've cleaned had a security plugin installed.
My site was already hacked — can you fix it?
Yes. I clean the infection, identify the entry point, and harden the site so it doesn't happen again, then set up monitoring going forward.
Is this a one-off or ongoing service?
Both are available. A one-off hardening audit is a good starting point; ongoing monitoring is included in the Maintenance plans.
Not sure how exposed your site is?
I'll run a quick security review and tell you plainly what needs attention — no scare tactics, no upsell.