Continuous monitoring for malware, vulnerability scans, and regular application of WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates. Staged and tested before going live to prevent update-related breakage on your site.
WordPress and Shopify sites accumulate security risk over time as plugins fall behind on updates and new vulnerabilities are discovered in widely used software. Most attacks on these sites are automated: bots scanning the internet for sites running outdated software with known exploits, not targeted attacks on specific businesses.
Security monitoring is continuous scanning, plus acting on what it finds before it reaches your live site. We scan for malware and known vulnerabilities. Plugin and core updates are applied on a staged basis, so problems are caught before they reach your live site. We also configure the server-side protections that shrink your attack surface, whatever vulnerabilities exist in third-party code.
Updates are the highest-risk maintenance task because they can break functionality as well as patch vulnerabilities. We test every update on a staging copy of your site before applying it live, which means you never experience a broken homepage because a plugin updated in a way that conflicted with your theme.
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Start a ProjectVulnerabilities patched before they are exploited
Plugin vulnerabilities are published publicly when discovered. We apply updates within days of release, closing the window between disclosure and exploitation.
Updates tested on staging before going live
Plugin and core updates go to a staging copy of your site first. If something breaks, it breaks there, not in front of your customers.
Malware caught early, not after damage is done
Continuous scanning means malware is detected within hours of infection, rather than weeks later when a customer or search engine notices something is wrong.
Updates staged and tested before going live
Plugin and theme updates go to a staging copy of your site first. We test functionality after every batch of updates before pushing to live. If an update breaks something, it breaks on staging, not in front of your customers. This is the only responsible way to apply updates to a production site.
An untested update that breaks checkout during business hours is more damaging than a delayed update.
Continuous malware scanning, not just monthly checks
Malware is detected and removed much more quickly when scanning runs continuously rather than on a monthly schedule. We configure real-time malware scanning so infections are caught within hours of occurrence: before they affect visitors, before search engines flag the site.
Security baseline established on onboarding
Every new site starts with a full audit: plugin inventory, vulnerability scan, user role review, server configuration check, and spam filter status. We fix existing issues before starting the monitoring cycle so we are protecting a clean baseline.
Security headers and hardening reduce the attack surface
Beyond updates and scanning, server-level security headers, file permission settings, and login protection measures reduce the attack surface regardless of what vulnerabilities exist in third-party plugins. We configure these during onboarding and verify them quarterly.
Onboarding security audit
Full vulnerability scan, plugin inventory, user role review, and existing issue remediation before monitoring begins.
Monthly staged updates
Core, plugin, and theme updates tested on staging and pushed live monthly. Issues resolved before they reach your customers.
Continuous malware scanning
Real-time scanning for malware and known vulnerabilities, alerts within hours of detection.
Security hardening
Login protection, file permissions, and security headers configured and verified during onboarding.
Monthly report
Written summary of updates applied, scans completed, and any issues identified and resolved.
Relevant proof
The combination of staged updates, continuous scanning, and hardened configurations is built to catch the automated attacks that account for most WordPress compromises before they become incidents, not clean up after one.
Cleaning up after a hack costs more than preventing it, in time, downtime, and trust with customers. Proactive monitoring catches threats before they become incidents.
Updates
Staged, tested, and applied before vulnerabilities are widely exploited.
Self-managed updates often accumulate until a plugin is months behind, a window for known exploits.
Malware detection
Real-time scanning catches infections within hours.
Without monitoring, infections are often discovered by customers or search engines weeks later.
Update breakage
Staging catches conflicts before they reach the live site.
Untested updates can break forms, checkout, or layout with no immediate alert.
Cost
Monthly plan prevents the expensive cleanup and downtime of a security incident.
Hack recovery, blacklist removal, and content restoration can cost hundreds to thousands.
Security baseline
Full security audit of your site on onboarding. Existing vulnerabilities flagged and resolved before monitoring begins.
Staging setup
Staging environment configured for safe update testing. All updates applied here first.
Monthly updates
Core, plugin, and theme updates applied on staging, tested, then pushed live. Issues resolved before they reach your customers.
Continuous monitoring
Automated malware scanning and vulnerability alerts running around the clock with immediate notification if something is detected.
Use this section to decide whether a custom build is the right investment now, or whether a lighter update would be enough.
Best fit when
Your website needs to support growth, search visibility, clean editing, and a distinct brand experience.
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WordPress sites with plugins that have not been updated in months
Outdated plugins with published vulnerabilities are the most common entry point for automated attacks.
Business owners who do not have time to monitor software updates
Plugin and core updates arrive weekly. Keeping up with them is a job in itself without the right tools and process.
Sites that handle customer data or process payments
Security obligations extend beyond protecting your own data to protecting your customers' information.
Organisations that have been hacked before and want to prevent it happening again
A security audit plus ongoing monitoring closes the vulnerabilities that allowed the previous breach and keeps new ones from opening.
Businesses preparing for a period of high traffic like a campaign or product launch
Attacks often spike when sites become more visible. Hardening security before a high-traffic event prevents the wrong kind of attention.
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Book a free 30-minute consultation. We will review your current situation and give you an honest assessment of what this service will do for your business. You leave the call with a fixed, itemized quote, not a range. Builds start at $799 and ongoing care plans at $99 a month.
Common questions about our security monitoring & updates service. These cover what the work includes, how we scope and price it, the timeline you can expect, and the support that follows launch. Pricing is fixed and agreed in writing up front. If something here is unclear, ask us and you will get a straight answer.
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Building client websites since 2015
Sources last checked 14 August 2026. Outside figures used on this page are listed here with their source, so you can check them yourself instead of taking our word for it.
About 37% of WordPress installs run a version older than the current major release. That gap is where most unpatched security exposure comes from.
Google treats a page as fast on three measures. Largest Contentful Paint under 2.5 seconds, Interaction to Next Paint under 200 milliseconds, and Cumulative Layout Shift under 0.1. All three are read at the 75th percentile of real page loads.
“LCP should occur within 2.5 seconds of when the page first starts loading.”
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