As part of my ongoing public evaluation of cybersecurity firms, today’s focus is on Hudson Cybertec — a Dutch company specializing in industrial cybersecurity. As always, I limit my review to the public-facing footprint only, ensuring everything remains fully legal and ethical. But let’s be honest — most real-world attacks begin precisely at the edge: DNS configurations, exposed subdomains, CMS fingerprints, and misconfigured cloud services.
With Hudson Cybertec, I encountered something rare in this field: a security-first web infrastructure that actually matches the company’s own promises. From DNS to CMS, this organization sets a shining example of what a well-secured digital perimeter should look like.
Locked Down DNS: No Loose Ends
The DNS configuration is a masterclass in restraint and control. All publicly resolvable records are routed through Cloudflare and Microsoft cloud infrastructure, without any unnecessary exposure. There are no misconfigured SPF records, dangling MX entries, or unprotected APIs. Subdomains that often trip up even mature cybersecurity firms — such as open solarqube, grafana, jenkins, or kibana — are entirely absent here.
There’s no trace of test environments, leftover Kubernetes dashboards, or forgotten staging setups that are frequently found on other firms’ domains. The DNS attack surface is practically non-existent, which is exactly how a cybersecurity company should present itself to the world.
WordPress: Obfuscated and Fortified
Let’s talk CMS. While both ZAP and CMSeek detect WordPress fingerprints (likely due to public JS bundle structure), Hudson Cybertec has managed to cloak their WordPress instance to the point of invisibility.
No /wp-login.php, no /xmlrpc.php, no default paths, no open REST API endpoints. And when I threw wpscan at the site? It simply stopped — unable to move past the initial phase.
That’s right: even automated WP enumeration is thwarted at step one.
Does the site use WordPress? Almost certainly. But it’s so heavily customized, hardened, and obfuscated that detecting it becomes a challenge in itself. This is exactly what secure WordPress deployment should look like in 2025: minimalist, shielded, and surgically controlled.
Room for Improvement? Barely.
No site is flawless, and Hudson Cybertec is no exception. While the CSRF protection doesn’t cover every surface (which is notoriously difficult to fully achieve on WordPress), it’s a minor concern in an otherwise bulletproof setup.
Still, given how hard it is to retrofit complete CSRF defense into WordPress — especially when operating with loginless visitor flows or API endpoints — this isn't a failure, but rather a limitation of the underlying CMS.
Final Verdict: A Gold Standard
In a landscape where even cybersecurity vendors frequently neglect their own digital hygiene, Hudson Cybertec stands apart.
✅ Hardened DNS with zero overexposure
✅ Fully proxied infrastructure via Cloudflare & Microsoft
✅ No loose subdomains, misconfigured ports, or test environments
✅ WordPress setup so secure and obfuscated that scans break early
✅ Only minor signs of potential CSRF limitations — and nothing critical
In short, this is what a secure perimeter should look like. Hudson Cybertec doesn’t just talk the talk — they walk it. If you're looking for a benchmark on how to protect a WordPress-based site and its surrounding infrastructure, this is it.
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