Customer Story · Akcali Paint Group
WRX Trade
Secure. Fast. Resilient.
How a hidden backdoor was removed, backups were rebuilt and TTFB fell from 1.7s to 0.4s, without disrupting live operations.
Rebuilt for what comes next.
Time to First Byte
0.4s
down from 1.7s
Monthly requests
10M+
handled with ease
Backup retention
Long‑term
up from 7 days
Disruption to live sites
None
during the re-architecture
About WRX Trade.
WRXTrade.co.uk is the UK brand of Akcali Paint Group. The group runs multiple websites with over 10M requests a month. Their previous infrastructure ran on Amazon AWS.
The Problem
Hacked. And nobody knew.
Despite a modern setup, WRX Trade unknowingly faced serious security and backup challenges. Its main site, along with its Turkish-language websites, had been hacked without anyone noticing.
A silent backdoor
Attackers installed a plugin that granted access without visibly breaking the site, one of the most dangerous kinds of hacker activity.
No clean backups
With only seven days of retention, the plugin had made its way into every available backup, leaving no clean restore point.
Growth without guardrails
Growing global traffic was handled without proper security hardening or scalable resilience.
The Transformation
Every layer, re-architected.
Globaliser partnered with WRX Trade to re-architect its entire backend, focused on security hardening, backup resilience, performance and high availability, all without disrupting live operations.
The Results
Faster from the very first byte.
Before · TTFB
1.7s
Noticeable delays and a sluggish first impression for users.
After · TTFB
0.4s
A significantly faster, smoother experience, supporting better search performance.
01
Clean, long-term backups
A restructured backup system for peace of mind and reliable recovery.
02
Hardened for 10M+ requests
Infrastructure built for both performance and protection.
03
Optimized TTFB
Faster initial response times and a better overall experience.
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