Melapress, a maker of WordPress security plugins, surveyed 319 WordPress professionals and found that most had dealt with at least one known security incident. The respondents build and run WordPress sites for a living: agency staff, developers, designers, site owners and administrators. Across the whole group, fewer than three in ten have a breach recovery plan.
Most WordPress pros still lack a breach recovery plan
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