Site Clean & Auto Updates for University Partner
🏁 On this episode of Weekly Wins at iComm Studios: A University partner’s website updates are set on autopilot as everyone is reminded of the importance of keeping your WordPress websites up to date.
Unfortunately, one of our university partners’ websites was recently compromised due to outdated plug-ins and a lack of security measures.
iComm was able to identify the security breach and quickly scan and clean the website. We then coordinated with the University to implement the following strategy to enhance site security and establish a protocol.
- Set up 24/7 security monitoring and a firewall.
- Removed any inactive admins and reset ALL user passwords.
- Enforced 2FA and login security policies, including strong password rules
- Established an emergency Response SLA for future emergencies.
- Obtained current licenses for all plugins and set up WordPress auto-updates
Although our partners had to go through an unpleasant process, the good news is that the site is now clean, up-to-date, and set up on an automated system to keep it secure and running smoothly.
We offer an annual care plan for your website designed to prevent issues like this from occurring.
Here’s what the care plan provides for $999/year:
- Bi-Monthly Automatic Software Updates: Core WP, Themes, Plugins
Outdated software is the primary reason why a website experiences issues or is compromised. Our system will stay up to date, and we will be monitoring it closely. - Security Monitoring: Malware, Firewall, Vulnerability checks
WP Sites are targeted because they are so popular. This provides an additional layer of defense against malicious activity. - 24/7 Uptime Monitoring
We’ll be the first to know if the site has issues! - Daily Offsite Backups
Should your posting company experience an issue with a backup, we have an offsite copy for a failsafe.` - Annual Site Review
We will schedule a review meeting two months before your care plan is renewed to discuss how the website is performing and address any pain points you may have. - Monthly Status Reports
You will receive monthly status reports that show your site’s overall health.