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About FirePhage
Built by someone who has seen what happens when WordPress security goes wrong
FirePhage exists because the problem is real and the existing solutions are either too complex, too noisy, or built for infrastructure teams - not the agencies and store owners who actually need protection. I built FirePhage to fix that.
Nikola Jocic
Founder, FirePhage
Who is behind FirePhage
Who is behind FirePhage
My name is Nikola Jocic. I'm a Senior Cyber Security Developer, and I've spent the last decade working on exactly the kind of problems FirePhage is built to solve.
From 2016 onwards I worked as a Senior Cyber Security Developer at a cloud-based WAF and website security platform, where I was part of the team building and maintaining firewall systems, malware cleanup tooling, and cloud security infrastructure for websites across four continents. That experience gave me a deep understanding of how hostile traffic actually behaves, what WordPress sites are consistently vulnerable to, and where most security products fail their operators.
Before that I spent nearly five years as a Network Administrator, which means I approach security from both the application and infrastructure layer - not just one side of the stack.
I'm also a Palo Alto Networks Accredited Systems Engineer (certified through 2027), with additional certifications in firewall and threat defense.
Track record
A track record you can verify
Before building FirePhage I spent years taking on WordPress and WooCommerce security work independently. That work is publicly verifiable.
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“Nikola FAR exceeded my imagination. I will absolutely be back anytime I need help with security related tasks.”
“Absolutely amazing — fixed my crashed site in 10 minutes when no one else could. I would give 100 stars if I could.”
“Nikola is one of those rare contractors you find who handles the job PERFECTLY. I had complete confidence in his work.”
“Knowledge, skill and expertise is second to none. Nikola pointed out several extra steps we could take along the way.”
Why FirePhage
Why FirePhage and why now
After years of doing this work manually for individual clients, the pattern was always the same:
- Sites were getting hit by predictable, repeatable attacks
- Existing tools were either too plugin-heavy, too complex to operate, or required teams to piece together five different dashboards to understand what was happening
- WooCommerce stores in particular were losing real money to bot pressure, fake orders, and login abuse — often without realising it until the damage was done
FirePhage is the product I wished existed when I was working on those sites. Edge-first protection, a human-readable dashboard, guided DNS onboarding, and workflows built specifically around how WordPress and WooCommerce sites actually get attacked.
It's not built for security researchers. It's built for the agency owner managing 12 client sites, and the WooCommerce store operator who just wants checkout to stay clean.
Infrastructure note
Built on solid infrastructure, focused on the right layer
FirePhage runs on enterprise-grade global edge infrastructure, placing protection in front of your origin server — not inside WordPress itself. Every plan includes a 30-day free trial with full protection for one site.
If you want to talk through your specific situation before signing up, feel free to get in touch.
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