Security Monitoring

Every server and application produces logs. Most of the time nobody reads them. We collect logs in one place and apply rules that flag the events that matter.

• Repeated failed logins and password-guessing attempts
• Logins from unusual locations or at unusual times
• Changes to system files, website core files and configuration
• New administrator accounts and permission changes
• Known attack patterns in web traffic
• Software with published vulnerabilities on your servers
• Malware signatures in uploaded files and website code

Abusive traffic can be blocked automatically at the edge of the network, while events that need judgment are sent to a person to review. Rules are tuned over the first weeks so routine activity, such as your own staff logging in from home, does not bury the alerts that matter.

Most compromises use known problems: an outdated plugin, an unpatched server, a weak password or a service that should never have been exposed. Preventing those is less dramatic than incident response and far more valuable.

• Regular operating system and application security updates
• WordPress core, theme and plugin updates tested before release
• Firewall rules that expose only the services that need to be public
• Key-based server access, no shared administrator passwords
• Multi-factor authentication for admin panels and hosting accounts
• Configuration checks against published security baselines

An alert is the start of the work, not the end. When monitoring flags a real problem we contain it first, such as blocking an address, disabling an account or taking a compromised page offline. Then we find out how it happened, clean up, restore from a known good backup if needed, and close the gap that allowed it. You get a plain-language report of what happened and what changed. If customer data may have been exposed, we give you the facts your legal or compliance advisor needs to decide on any notifications.

For hacked WordPress sites that are not yet on our monitoring, our website security service covers malware cleanup and recovery.

A small business site does not need the same controls as a bank. We size monitoring and hardening to what you run and what data you hold, and focus first on the changes that remove the most risk. Security monitoring is also more effective alongside the rest of our infrastructure practice: tested backups, single sign-on for staff, uptime monitoring and documented recovery plans.