real-world penetration testing

[wisly.k]

Has anyone tested their secure WordPress hosting against real-world penetration testing? What were the results?

[Christian J]

Yes, I’ve tested my secure WordPress hosting with real-world penetration testing, and the results were pretty reassuring. The hosting provider passed most of the tests, blocking attempts to exploit common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS). Also, they pointed out some minor misconfigurations that I wasn’t aware of, which were fixed quickly.

[Rex Maughan]

You can run a security scan after a penetration test, as it helped me catch a few issues I hadn’t noticed before. If you're managing WordPress sites for clients, with their permission, running your own scans is a great way to check for things like outdated plugins, themes, weak passwords, and other vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit.