Once upon a time, knowing how to code and being mindful of security issues, was what kept the masses at bay.

These days however with WP et al, if you know how to use a mouse and keyboard, that's all you need to setup a site. Everything has been 'dumbed down' to such a level now, give it few more years, my dog could probably open his own site.

As a point of reference, visited GWM Forum the other day. Mutliple posts from non-tech-site-owners asking totally clueless questions. EG this pearler - "GWMT tells me my WP site is failing some mobile compatiblity tests, how do I fix it?" But no URL supplied!

Granted if someone has the skills and wants to get into a site, they'll find a way. However script kiddies et al will give up and move to a softer target. The thing is if your a coder (bona fide webmaster) you know how to keep the cr#p at bay and out of your site(s).

Reiterating, once upon a time, knowing how to code etc etc was what kept the masses at bay.

In closing, I've even gone so far as to contact a couple of sites which have been hacked, to let them know and instead of being thanked, all I got was abused and treated like I was trying to pull some scam. Unfortunately most people are so paranoid these days, that everyone is considered a threat.