We Always Have Your Back

Online security requires a high level of vigilance from everyone on the internet. Web security isn’t just the domain of web hosts. Everyone from site owners on down to the average browser user can help keep everyone on the internet secure. At WP Engine, customer security is our top priority. One of the most important things to us is keeping your WordPress installation secure and your business running smoothly.

Of course, because technology changes quickly, staying on top of new security developments requires constant vigilance on the technical side. WP Engine continuously evaluates our security measures to ensure that we’re offering the tightest security for our customers day in and day out.

One of the measures we take to ensure client security is known as Penetration Testing. Sometimes called a “pentest,” this is the process of simulating a security attack to evaluate how strong your security actually is. Pentesting is putting your security measures to test in the real world. WP Engine will occasionally order pentests to monitor our own security processes through a third party. If you’re more curious, feel free to read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetration_test

We’re writing about this because WP Engine successfully underwent a pentest cycle from a customer today. By collaborating with our partner on the pentest, we were able to add improvements to security protocols. As a result of these security improvements, our customer sites will benefit from that much more security on our infrastructure.

Of course, you might be asking, “Wait, does this mean our sites weren’t secure previously?” That’s not what it means! Rather, it’s that security is an ever-changing landscape that requires ever-changing counter-measures, and we will always opt for more, proactive measures, rather than resting on our laurels.

As part of WP Engine’s commitment to excellent customer experiences, we are always working to make sure WP Engine customers continue to be well-protected on the web. Our security teams and processes keep a vigilant eye out for suspicious behavior and potential attack patterns, and we will make updates and improvements so that we stay ahead of any potential threat.

All WP Engine customers can rest easy knowing that their sites are safe. We’re always digging deeper to make sure they become even more secure every day.

Thanks for choosing to trust your sites with WP Engine, the secure WordPress hosting platform. 

Correction: November 5, 2013
WP Engine underwent a pentest from one of our customers, who was collaborating with us on our security testing.