Background
A recent security announcement by Google identified a 32% increase in the number of hacked websites with many of these due to compromised passwords, missing security updates and insecure themes and plugins. Whilst security patches are often released by the major platforms, often the providers of 3rd party plugins and extensions are not so vigilant in providing these patches making them the source of attack.
Older websites appear to be more vulnerable, and hackers are becoming more sophisticated. Once a website is hacked, the process to cleanse the site and restore it to its former performance can be an extracted and expensive process with a legacy of security hurdles to overcome including Google flagging the site as insecure or compromised and larger organisations blocking the site altogether.