Built for Dutch SMEs, scale-ups, membership organisations and international teams around Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven and teams serving the wider Benelux. Layered protection based on how the site is actually used, administered and hosted. We account for plain English with a structure that can support Dutch copy without duplicating layouts, iDEAL, SEPA and the payment service provider used by your organisation, and practical delivery in CET/CEST.
Dutch organisations do not need a generic overseas template. They need WordPress security hardening shaped around a digitally mature market where buyers expect speed, accessibility, privacy and straightforward information before making contact, internal ownership and the tools their customers already recognise. Hardening covers people, application, hosting and recovery controls; it does not rely on a single security plugin or claim that any website is impossible to breach.
You get a readable report that shows what was wrong, what we fixed, and what your team needs to keep doing. No scare tactics, no vague checklists. Just a site that holds up.
A practical delivery process for Dutch teams, with decisions documented in CET/CEST and local operational requirements agreed before build work begins.
We scan the site, review the plugin and theme code, check user roles, open ports, file permissions, admin paths and third-party integrations. You get a written report ranking every finding by severity with a fix plan and a fixed quote.
If the site is infected we isolate it, remove malicious code, clean the database, reset secrets and file permissions, and submit a blocklist review request with Google, Norton and McAfee. Every file we touch is logged.
We disable XML-RPC where safe, lock down wp-admin, enforce 2FA, rotate keys and passwords, install a WAF, set strong HTTPS headers, disable file editing, set file integrity monitoring and tune login rate limits.
You get the full report, a runbook, restore playbook and optional ongoing monitoring. Your team knows what was changed, why, and how to respond to the next alert without calling us at 3am.
Dutch SMEs, scale-ups, membership organisations and international teams operate in a digitally mature market where buyers expect speed, accessibility, privacy and straightforward information before making contact. We shape the WordPress security hardening around those buying habits, plain English with a structure that can support Dutch copy without duplicating layouts, direct advice, transparent scope and no unnecessary features, and the systems already used by the team. The result is a practical service plan for teams building trust and sustainable growth in the Dutch market.
Remove dormant accounts, tighten roles and protect administrative access with stronger authentication. For teams around Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven and teams serving the wider Benelux, we define the local audience, ownership and follow-up route before implementation and account for iDEAL, SEPA and the payment service provider used by your organisation.
Reduce exposed attack surface across plugins, XML-RPC, file editing, headers and upload handling.
Add useful logging, integrity monitoring and an escalation path for suspicious behaviour.
We minimise unnecessary collection and document forms, analytics, processors and retention choices with the EU GDPR and guidance from the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, including data minimisation, retention and responsible handling of personal information in mind. Technical implementation supports your compliance work; it does not replace legal advice.
The delivery plan can account for iDEAL, SEPA and the payment service provider used by your organisation, pricing in euros, plain English with a structure that can support Dutch copy without duplicating layouts, and an EU data region when your processing, contracts or internal policies require it. We only add local integrations that serve a real customer or operational need.
Planning, reviews and support are organised around CET/CEST. Hardening covers people, application, hosting and recovery controls; it does not rely on a single security plugin or claim that any website is impossible to breach. Handover is written for the people who will publish, approve and support the site locally.
Local regulatory references are implementation context, not legal or regulatory advice. Your organisation remains responsible for confirming the obligations that apply to its sector and use of personal data.
Most security plugins stop at alerts. Most freelancers install one and call it done. Here is how a real hardening engagement compares.
Fixed quotes before work begins. Pick the tier that fits your site or request a custom estimate for complex stacks.
Single site audit and core hardening. Ideal for small business and brochure sites.
Audit, hardening and malware cleanup with WAF setup and monitoring wired.
Full cleanup, hardening and compliance review for WooCommerce and membership sites.
Enterprise engagement with pen testing, SOC2 or HIPAA controls and dedicated team.
A hardening engagement is only done once the site, your team and our internal checklist all agree. No shortcuts.
Injection, broken auth, XSS, CSRF, SSRF and the rest. Each risk class is reviewed and closed or documented with a residual risk note.
Hardening does not slow the site. LCP under 2.5s, CLS under 0.1, INP under 200ms verified before and after the engagement.
2FA, login pages and any UI we touch stay keyboard navigable, screen reader friendly and contrast compliant.
Every role, capability and API key is reviewed. Unused accounts disabled, over-privileged roles downgraded, service keys scoped.
Salts, database passwords, API keys and SFTP credentials rotated. New secrets stored in a vault, not in code or email.
Cloudflare, Wordfence Cloud or equivalent. Custom rules for admin paths, REST endpoints, XML-RPC and known bad bots.
Every config change, plugin tweak and server rule is logged in the runbook with reasoning. Your team can audit months later.
Offsite backup verified by an actual restore. Not just a green dot in a dashboard. Restore time and integrity documented.
Two engineers on every engagement. One hardens, one reviews. Functional QA before handover so nothing is silently broken.
We are the silent security team behind agencies that offer hardening and incident response to their clients. Your client sees your work, your invoice and your brand. Our name never appears on the report.
Audit reports, runbooks and handover docs carry your brand, not ours.
One point of contact for all your security work. Shared Slack channel, same day replies for active incidents.
Retainer rates, bulk discounts and priority scheduling for agency partners.
We plug into your Jira, ClickUp, Notion or Linear. No tool switching, no friction for your team.
You share the client site details, access and incident status in your stack. Jira, ClickUp, Notion, wherever you already work.
We run a quick recon, write a scoped plan and send you a partner rate quote. Never shown to your client.
You mark up, brand the proposal and present it on your letterhead at your price.
Your client signs off on your terms, with your brand, and pays you directly.
Silent audit, cleanup and hardening. No logos, no footer credits, no email signatures from us.
You review the report, accept handover and deliver the finished hardening work to your client under your agency name.
Yes. Planning, reviews and support can be organised around CET/CEST. We agree response expectations, meeting windows and escalation contacts before the project or care plan starts.
We apply data minimisation, secure handling and privacy-by-design practices to forms, analytics, integrations and hosting decisions. We document the technical choices clearly, while your legal or data-protection adviser confirms the obligations that apply to your organisation.
No. We test every change on staging first. If a hardening rule breaks a plugin or workflow, we adjust or document an exception. You get the full change log at handover so nothing is a mystery.
Yes. If Google Safe Browsing, Norton or McAfee have flagged your domain we submit review requests after cleanup and monitor until the flags clear. Usually 24 to 72 hours.
Yes. We offer a monthly retainer that includes file integrity monitoring, weekly vulnerability checks, patching, uptime monitoring and incident response with SLA. Pricing is separate from the hardening engagement.
Yes. Managed hosts ship a good baseline but each site still needs login hardening, plugin review and application level controls. We work alongside host support to harden the application layer without breaking their stack.
Audit and report in 3 to 5 business days. Hardening and controls in 1 to 2 weeks after approval. Malware cleanup adds 2 to 4 days depending on severity. You receive a firm timeline in the written quote.
Share your site details and a security engineer will respond with a written estimate and timeline within one business day.