Dental Hair Clinic Turkey - Securing and Stabilizing a High-Traffic WordPress Site

The Challenge

Dental Hair Clinic Turkey's WordPress site was in a state of crisis. The high-traffic medical tourism platform was being actively targeted by hackers, experiencing frequent DDoS attacks that brought the site down during peak booking periods, and suffering from chronic instability that eroded customer trust.

• Repeated security breaches exposing customer data
• Frequent DDoS attacks causing extended downtime
• Unstable hosting environment with regular crashes
• Outdated WordPress core, plugins, and PHP versions
• No monitoring or alerting for security incidents
• Poor performance affecting search rankings and conversions

Malware Detection & Removal

The site had been compromised multiple times, with malware deeply embedded across the WordPress installation. We conducted a thorough forensic analysis to identify and eliminate all malicious code.

• Performed full-site malware scan identifying infected core files, themes, and plugins
• Removed backdoors, web shells, and obfuscated PHP injections planted by attackers
• Cleaned SEO spam and pharma hack redirects injected into the database
• Identified and removed unauthorized admin accounts created by attackers
• Submitted reconsideration request to Google, successfully removing blacklist status
• Implemented post-cleanup verification to ensure complete malware eradication

Security Hardening

After clearing the malware, we implemented a multi-layered security approach to prevent future compromises and protect the site from both automated attacks and targeted intrusions.

• Deployed enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• Implemented DDoS protection with traffic filtering and rate limiting
• Hardened WordPress core with security plugins and custom rules
• Secured wp-admin with IP whitelisting and 2FA
• Implemented file integrity monitoring and intrusion detection
• Set up real-time malware scanning to detect any reinfection attempts

Infrastructure Optimization

We migrated the site to a modern, scalable infrastructure designed for reliability and performance.

• Migrated to high-availability cloud hosting with redundancy
• Implemented CDN for global content delivery and DDoS mitigation
• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code, managing cloud resources with version-controlled, reproducible configurations
• Optimized database queries and implemented caching layers
• Set up automated backups with off-site storage
• Configured PHP and MySQL for optimal WordPress performance
• Implemented staging environment for safe updates and testing

Ongoing Management

We established proactive DevOps practices to maintain stability and security on an ongoing basis.

• 24/7 uptime monitoring with instant alerting
• Automated security scanning and vulnerability patching
• Managed WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates
• Regular security audits and penetration testing
• Performance monitoring and optimization
• Incident response and rapid recovery procedures

Technologies

Why It Matters

By taking over the DevOps and security management of Dental Hair Clinic Turkey's WordPress site, we transformed a vulnerable, unstable platform into a secure and reliable digital presence. The clinic can now focus on serving their international patients while we ensure their website remains protected, performant, and always online.

Services Behind This Project

The same senior teams that delivered this work:

• CybersecuritySecurity architecture, audits and hardening
• DevOps & CloudCloud architecture, CI/CD and infrastructure