Close Vulnerabilities Before Attackers Find Them

Proactive security patching that monitors vulnerability databases, applies critical patches within hours, and hardens your website against the threats that compromise 43% of small business sites.

43%

43% of cyberattacks target small businesses, primarily through known vulnerabilities with available patches

Verizon DBIR, 2023

Security Patch Management

Proactive security patching that monitors vulnerability databases, applies critical patches promptly, and hardens your website against the exploits targeting small business websites.

What's Included

Everything you get with our Security Patch Management

Vulnerability Monitoring

Continuous monitoring of CVE databases, WPScan, npm advisories, and vendor security announcements for threats affecting your specific software stack

Priority Patching

Critical patches applied within hours, high-severity within 24 hours, and regular patches on your update schedule, all tested on staging first

Monthly Security Scans

Automated vulnerability scanning and manual security review confirming your site is free of known vulnerabilities and properly hardened

Our Security Patch Management Process

1

Vulnerability Monitoring

We continuously monitor CVE databases, WPScan, npm security advisories, and vendor announcements for vulnerabilities affecting your specific CMS, plugins, frameworks, and dependencies.

2

Severity Assessment

Each vulnerability is evaluated for severity (CVSS score), exploitability (is there a known exploit in the wild), and relevance (does your configuration expose the vulnerable component). Critical and actively exploited vulnerabilities are escalated immediately.

3

Patch Deployment

We apply patches on a priority schedule: critical within hours, high within 24 hours, moderate within the regular update cycle. Every patch is tested on staging before production deployment to prevent introducing new issues.

4

Verification & Scanning

After patching, we run vulnerability scans to confirm the fix is effective and no new issues were introduced. Monthly security scans provide ongoing assurance that your site remains clean and hardened.

Key Benefits

Proactive vulnerability closure

We monitor vulnerability databases for threats specific to your technology stack and apply patches before attackers can exploit them. Critical vulnerabilities are patched within hours of disclosure, not weeks or months after the damage is done.

User data protection

Security breaches expose customer data, trigger notification requirements, and destroy trust. Proactive patching is the most cost-effective way to protect the data your customers entrust to you. Prevention costs a fraction of what breach response and recovery demand.

Reduced attack surface

Beyond patching, we harden your site by removing unnecessary plugins, disabling unused features, configuring security headers, and implementing firewall rules. Each measure reduces the number of potential attack vectors that automated scanners can discover.

Research & Evidence

Backed by industry research and proven results

Data Breach Investigations

43% of cyberattacks target small businesses, with the majority exploiting known, patchable vulnerabilities

Verizon DBIR (2023)

Hacked Website Analysis

61% of hacked websites had at least one outdated component at the time of compromise

Sucuri (2023)

Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly do you apply critical security patches?

Critical vulnerabilities with known exploits in the wild are patched within hours of disclosure. High-severity vulnerabilities are patched within 24 hours. We monitor multiple vulnerability databases continuously, not on a schedule, so we are aware of new threats as soon as they are published.

What if a security patch breaks our website?

Every security patch is tested on staging before production. If a patch causes compatibility issues, we implement a workaround or mitigation measure (such as a WAF rule) to protect against the vulnerability while we work on a compatible fix. Your site is never left exposed and never left broken.

Do you handle WordPress plugin vulnerabilities?

Yes. WordPress plugins are the most common attack vector for WordPress sites. We monitor WPScan and the WordPress plugin vulnerability database, update vulnerable plugins immediately, and recommend replacements for plugins that are abandoned or chronically insecure.

What happens if our site has already been compromised?

If we discover a compromise, we initiate incident response: isolate the infection, identify the entry point, clean the malware, patch the vulnerability, restore from a clean backup if necessary, and harden against reinfection. We then implement monitoring to ensure the site stays clean.

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