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WASP validates a hybrid WordPress × blockchain architecture
There is a problem with WordPress security. WordPress powers 43% of all websites worldwide, but this success has made it the internet’s biggest target. WASP fixes this by using blockchain technology to separate your public website from the WordPress backend. Attacks that normally modify files become impossible because the public site runs on immutable blockchain storage.
The WordPress Security Problem
WordPress runs 522 million websites (43% of the entire internet). The numbers tell the story:
- 90% of all hacked content management systems are WordPress
- 7,966 new security holes discovered in 2024 (up 34% from 2023)
- 96% of these vulnerabilities come from plugins
- Attacks happen every 32 minutes on average
Why WordPress Gets Hacked
Files can be modified: When hackers break in, they can change your website files and hide malicious code that survives updates and scans.
WordPress is exposed to the internet: Your WordPress admin panel is accessible from anywhere. If someone finds a vulnerability in a plugin, they can exploit it immediately.
Plugins are the weak link: With 96% of vulnerabilities coming from plugins, each one is a potential entry point.
Passwords can be stolen: Even with two-factor authentication, passwords remain a target.
Traditional security solutions, plugins like Wordfence, managed hosting, firewalls – try to detect and stop attacks. But they don’t eliminate the underlying problems.
What is WASP?
WASP uses blockchain technology to put a protective layer in front of your WordPress site. Think of it like putting your WordPress in a secure vault while serving your public website from an unbreakable copy.
How It Works?
The Public Layer – Your website content is stored on the Internet Computer blockchain. This content cannot be modified by hackers. Distributed across global nodes with no passwords to steal.
The WordPress Backend – Runs in a secure, isolated environment not directly accessible from the internet. Updates the blockchain copy automatically.
Automatic Backup & Recovery – Your site is continuously backed up to the blockchain. If your backend fails, it restores in under 2 minutes. Your public website stays online the entire time.
What This Eliminates:
File modification attacks: The 96% of attacks that rely on modifying files simply don’t work.
Backend exploitation: WordPress runs isolated from the internet. Even if a plugin has a vulnerability, hackers can’t reach it.
Password attacks: No passwords to steal. Authentication uses hardware keys or biometrics.
Single point of failure: If your WordPress server crashes, it automatically restores from blockchain backup in under 2 minutes with zero downtime.
The Economics of WordPress Security
What Most WordPress Sites Spend
Traditional security costs $460-1,260 per year:
- Hosting: $180-360
- Security plugins: $240-600
- Backups: $40-300
Premium managed hosting ($840-1,200/year) includes security plugins and backups, but still relies on detecting attacks after they start.
The Real Cost: When You Get Hacked
According to IBM and Sophos research:
- Small hack cleanup: $2,000-5,000
- Major data breach: $50,000+
- Traditional recovery time: 1-3 days of downtime
WASP Pricing for a SME : $39/month ($468/year)
Everything included:
- Blockchain + secure isolation architecture
- Automatic recovery in under 2 minutes
- No passwords (cryptographic authentication)
- Continuous blockchain backups
- No security plugins needed
The math: $468/year for protection that eliminates attack vectors, versus $460-1,260/year for monitoring that detects breaches after they happen – plus the cost when those breaches succeed.
Market Opportunity
The opportunity is clear:
- 522 million WordPress sites represent 90% of all hacked content systems
- The cybersecurity market is growing from $219 billion to $699 billion by 2034
- Small and medium businesses are adopting security faster than anyone else
- Cloud-based security is growing at 10% per year
WASP targets cloud-based architectural security specifically for WordPress sites run by small businesses who need enterprise-level protection at reasonable prices.
Technical Validation
WASP has completed testing with real-world results:
Performance
- Detects backend failures in under 5 seconds
- Fully restores your site in under 2 minutes
- Zero downtime for visitors during recovery
Security Improvements
- File attacks: Eliminated (content on immutable blockchain)
- Plugin vulnerabilities: Eliminated (backend isolated from internet)
- Password attacks: Eliminated (cryptographic authentication)
- Backdoors: Strongly limited (secure isolation)
The Broader Context
WordPress security reflects a larger industry problem. According to Patchstack’s 2024 report, over half of plugin developers don’t patch security holes before hackers find them.
Traditional security, detect, respond, and patch is reactive. It assumes you’ll get hacked and focuses on catching hackers quickly. WASP is different: eliminate the attack surface so hackers can’t get in at all.
This isn’t experimental. The Internet Computer has run in production since May 2021, processing billions of transactions with 99.9%+ uptime, WASP now scale it to WordPress.
Conclusion
WordPress security is a major challenge in a $219 billion cybersecurity market growing at 14% per year. Traditional approaches are reactive and expensive. They assume hacking is inevitable.
WASP takes a different approach: eliminate attack surfaces through architecture.
Security (Table 1): Five major attack vectors eliminated or strongly contained.
Cost (Table 2): $468/year for a SME all-inclusive versus $460-1,260 for traditional security. Near-zero incident costs versus $50,000+ breach costs. Under 2 minute recovery versus 1-3 days.
Market (Table 3): Positioned in a $219 billion market growing to $699 billion, targeting small businesses with 522 million WordPress sites representing 90% of hacked platforms.
For WordPress, 43% of the entire internet, this represents a real solution to a systemic problem.
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References
- Fortune Business Insights. (2025). Cybersecurity Market Size, Share & COVID-19 Impact Analysis. https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/cyber-security-market-101165
- Hostinger. (2025). Top WordPress Statistics for 2026. https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/wordpress-statistics
- IBM Security. (2023). Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023. IBM Corporation.
- Patchstack. (2024). State of WordPress Security in 2025. https://patchstack.com/whitepaper/state-of-wordpress-security-in-2025/
- Sophos. (2023). The State of Ransomware 2023. Sophos Group plc.
- W3Techs. (2025). Usage Statistics of Content Management Systems. https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management
About WASP
WASP builds hybrid web + blockchain infrastructure that makes conventional websites hack-proof. Our first product targets WordPress security, protecting 522 million websites – 43% of the entire internet – from the architectural vulnerabilities that cause 90% of CMS breaches. Follow us on X for more.
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