The fastest vulnerability mitigation for WordPress and npm packages

Attackers automatically target all websites to build large bot nets to perform more complex attacks against lucrative targets. Even a basic website gives attackers one more node for future attacks. We believe better web security is a community effort.

Since Patchstack is focused on prevention in the first place, it does not scan your files like a malware scanner and won't help you in finding existing malware on your website. We recommend reaching out to your hosting provider or a professional.

WAF stands for Web Application Firewall, which is a firewall that inspects web traffic and blocks malicious requests. WAFs typically run on the web server software itself, and have limited knowledge of the websites they are protecting. WAFs tend to include and run all firewall rules against all requests, even if it does not apply to the underlying software.

RapidMitigate works a lot like a WAF: blocking known malicious requests but runs within the website itself. RapidMitigate goes a step further, and can take into context information that only the website (such as WordPress) itself is aware of, like user authorization, software versions, etc… Mitigation rules tend to be more efficient, and cause less resource usage in the website compared to a WAF because the only rules that are enabled are the ones applicable for each website.

Regular firewalls aren't effective against vulnerability exploits, because such attacks rely on logic mistakes in your plugins and themes. Patchstack's real-time protection fills in gaps that other tools miss, so you get specialized protection at the most commonly compromised level. Reduce the high costs of downtime and hack cleanups. Stay proactive and protect your sites with Patchstack!

Patchstack runs several tasks on each page load but based on tests from us and from our customers we have seen that Patchstack does not affect your website's performance in any significant or noticeable way. In fact, a test done by one of our users indicated that Patchstack is up to 10x lighter than competing security services.

The Patchstack plugin can help, but patching is up to you. The plugin will inform you if your website(s) are running any known insecure components and allow you to be sure your sites are running secure versions before your test or auditing date.