Website Security Audit
I review small-business websites for obvious security weaknesses, risky access patterns and neglected technical basics before they turn into a bigger mess.
A website does not have to be a high-profile target to become a problem. Weak admin access, stale plugins, exposed forms, missing backups and unclear ownership are often enough.
This audit is meant to show where the avoidable risks are, what matters now and what can wait.
What I check
- Admin access, roles and password habits
- CMS, plugin and theme update exposure
- Form handling, spam protection and obvious abuse paths
- Backups, restore readiness and hosting basics
- SSL, DNS and ownership gaps that create avoidable risk
Useful for
- Businesses that inherited an old or unclear website setup
- Teams that were never given proper documentation
- Sites with outdated plugins or too many admin accounts
- Owners who want a realistic risk picture before making changes
You receive
- A focused review of the current setup
- Plain-English findings ordered by priority
- A short list of immediate fixes and sensible next steps
- Related payment-risk notes if the checkout setup also needs attention
What is not included
- Overblown penetration-testing language or inflated compliance paperwork
- Guaranteed full cleanup without reviewing the real scope
- Zero-risk promises around plugins, hosting or third-party code
Optional fixes after the audit
- Access cleanup and admin hardening
- Plugin, form or hosting cleanup where the issues are clear
- Backup, SSL or DNS fixes tied to the audit findings
- A separate rescue or infrastructure cleanup if the situation is larger
Packages
Basic Exposure Check
A smaller review for obvious exposure, weak access patterns, stale plugins and missing basics.
Website Security Audit
A deeper audit with clearer prioritisation, business-facing findings and practical next steps.
Audit + Fixes
Audit first, then targeted fixes where the scope is small enough to handle directly after review.
FAQ
Do you audit WordPress sites?
Yes. WordPress is a common case, especially where plugins, admin access, forms or updates have become messy over time.
What about custom sites or other CMS setups?
Those can also be reviewed. The audit focus shifts from plugin exposure to access, hosting, forms, update habits and obvious risk points in the stack.
Does the audit include fixing everything?
No. The audit shows what is wrong first. Small fixes can follow immediately, but larger cleanup is quoted separately or handled hourly after scope is clear.
Do you check forms, backups and exposed admin panels?
Yes. Those are exactly the kinds of practical issues that matter for small businesses because they create spam, outages, missed leads or recovery problems.
Do SSL and DNS belong in a security audit?
Yes, where they affect exposure, trust or operational safety. A website can be technically online and still be badly set up.
Need a realistic security review, not a glossy report?
I focus on what is exposed, what is neglected and what should actually be fixed first.
Fast help for broken forms, bad deployments, failing pages, misbehaving integrations and inherited website messes.
Practical support for VPS, hosting, domains, DNS, email routing, SSL, migrations and unclear access or responsibility.
Monthly maintenance tiers, small fixes, monitoring and what gets billed separately.