In the meetings we’ve been holding with clients and prospective clients, we’ve noticed a growing concern around digital security. And understandably so — as an open and widely used platform, WordPress has become a preferred target for automated attacks.

The success of WordPress is, paradoxically, also one of its biggest risks. The constant exploitation of vulnerabilities in the framework, themes, and plugins requires responsible development practices and careful preparation of the entire infrastructure. The risk is real and global, and in recent weeks we’ve seen a clear example of that once again.

The recent attack that reached thousands of installations worldwide operated in a simple but effective way. It simulated a legitimate password recovery request, forced the wp-login.php?action=lostpassword page, and attempted to exploit misconfigurations in security plugins.

In many cases, it even tried to manipulate the administrator account without triggering any visible alerts.

This type of attack mainly affected websites hosted on weak infrastructures, those with exposed files, those without proper server-level hardening, or those relying solely on security plugins.

This incident highlighted an essential point: protecting a WordPress site is not just about installing plugins. Security starts at the server level — in how it is configured, monitored, and hardened.

This is exactly where we’ve been focusing much of our effort lately. Our team has been strengthening its skills and processes to ensure that the servers hosting our projects provide the highest level of protection possible. It’s ongoing work, often invisible, and usually only appreciated when something goes wrong.

But precisely because of that, it needs to be done proactively.