Security has always been part of running a hosting business. But the data from the 2026 Web Hosting Trends Report, produced by CloudLinux in collaboration with WebPros, suggests its role is expanding. As hosting providers grow revenue and move upmarket, security increasingly affects not just uptime, but support costs, customer retention, and margins.

Around 65% of providers reported revenue growth in 2025. But that growth comes with pressure: price competition (29%) and rising costs (28%) are the top two threats to profitability. In that environment, anything that adds to operational overhead, including unresolved security issues, has a direct impact on the bottom line.

If you have a successful WordPress (or other PHP-based) security plugin, you probably know this scenario. You’ve built a solid product. Maybe it’s a login limiter, an activity logger, or a firewall. You have tens of thousands (or millions) of active installs. The reviews are great.

We’re excited to share a milestone we’re genuinely proud of: The Imunify Security WordPress Plugin has now surpassed 500,000 active installations.

If you're moving to a newer Linux OS and notice you can't deploy the Patchman agent, this guide is for you.

We've released a new version of Patchman that comes bundled in with ImunifyAV+. This significant upgrade allows our customers with a Patchman CLEAN license to migrate and enhance the security of their servers.

Imunify products now fully support Debian 13, expanding protection to the latest generation of Debian-based servers. This update applies to the entire Imunify suite: ImunifyAV, ImunifyAV+, and Imunify360 - and is available across Plesk, DirectAdmin, Webuzo, and stand-alone installations. Users running Debian 13 can now deploy Imunify products with the same reliability and security they expect on other supported distributions.

CloudLinux is introducing updates to the pricing model for ImunifyAV+. These changes align ImunifyAV+ with the tiered structure already used by Imunify360 and support continued investment in malware detection, protection technologies, and product development.

Today, we are thrilled to announce CloudLinux’s strategic investment in Seahawk, a leading provider of white-label, expert-led WordPress services. 

We are issuing this security advisory regarding a vulnerability discovered in the AI-Bolit component of Imunify products. A patch for this vulnerability was released on October 23, 2025, and has already been automatically deployed to the vast majority of servers.

The hosting industry never stands still. Every year, new technologies, fresh challenges, and unexpected opportunities change the way providers serve their customers. That’s exactly why we publish the Industry Year in Review report. It captures where we’ve been, where we’re going, and what it all means for the future of hosting.

Now, we’re teaming up with WebPros to make the 2026 edition better than ever, and we want your voice at the center of it.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the CloudLinux Network (CLN) API v2. This is a significant step forward in our mission to provide powerful, modern tools that help you automate license and server management, streamline your workflows, and integrate Imunify products directly into your environment.