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WordPress security incidents are preventable in the vast majority of cases. Compromised sites almost always share the same root causes: outdated plugins with known vulnerabilities, weak admin credentials, no web application firewall, and inadequate monitoring that lets attackers operate undetected for days or weeks. Hellenic Technologies addresses all of these proactively rather than waiting for an incident. Our security services cover proactive hardening for new and existing sites, ongoing monitoring and scanning, and incident response when something goes wrong despite precautions. We work with WordPress sites primarily, but apply the same security principles to any web application or server we manage.

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Security Hardening

  • WordPress hardening — wp-config.php security keys, file permission lockdown, disabled XML-RPC (unless required), login URL change, user enumeration prevention, directory listing disabled
  • Admin access control — Enforced strong password policy, two-factor authentication (2FA) for all admin users, limited login attempts (lockout after failures), admin email alerts for new user creation
  • Web Application Firewall (WAF) — Cloudflare WAF rules or Wordfence Firewall configured with rulesets appropriate to the site’s attack surface; blocks common exploit attempts at the edge
  • SSL and transport security — HTTPS enforced, HSTS header configured, mixed-content issues resolved, TLS 1.2+ only
  • File integrity monitoring — Alerts on unexpected changes to core WordPress files, theme files and critical plugin files

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Ongoing Monitoring and Scanning

  • Weekly malware scans with Wordfence or Sucuri Scanner
  • Daily checks against known WordPress vulnerability databases (WPScan, Patchstack) for installed plugins and themes
  • Login activity monitoring with alerts for unusual patterns (multiple failed attempts, new admin logins from unknown IPs)
  • Uptime and error monitoring — 500 errors can indicate active exploitation

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Incident Response

If your site is compromised, we investigate, clean and harden. A typical malware incident response covers: identifying the infection vector (usually an outdated plugin), removing all malicious code, restoring from a clean backup if necessary, patching the vulnerability, and post-incident hardening to prevent recurrence.