Most WordPress pros still lack a breach recovery plan

Melapress surveyed 319 WordPress professionals: most have experienced security incidents, but less than 30% have a recovery plan. 68.4% of those affected reported site downtime, and most discovered the attack by chance through strange site behavior.

• Less than 3 in 10 respondents have a breach recovery plan
• 68.4% of affected cited downtime as main incident consequence
• When discovered via search engine warning, 46% lost rankings
• Logs most often helped detect incidents, less so hosting alerts and scanners