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Website Security Audit Bury

A website security audit checks a WordPress site that is running normally and tells you, in writing, where it could be broken into and what to do about it. We audit sites for Bury retailers, hospitality venues, trades, manufacturers and professional firms who want to know their weak points before anyone else finds them.

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What a Bury website has to protect

An independent retailer may keep customer accounts and order histories in WooCommerce. A trades firm’s quote form collects names, addresses and phone numbers. A professional practice may let clients upload documents. Even a market trader with a simple shop has an admin login that controls the whole thing.

Most attacks are automated. Bots trawl the web for known plugin flaws and try common passwords against login pages, and they make no distinction between a shop in the Millgate centre and a multinational. An audit looks for those well-worn routes in, using the version and configuration checks described on our website security audit page for Manchester.

It is an inspection, not a repair. A hacked site needs cleaning rather than auditing, and a penetration test is a separate piece of work we only carry out when it has been agreed in writing.

How we work with firms in the town

You create a temporary administrator login and, where your host allows, a limited hosting user, then share them through a password manager link rather than plain email. We work through the checks remotely. The report is talked through on a video call, or in person if you prefer: our office is on Bury New Road, roughly 25-35 minutes south by car depending on traffic, and we can come to you by arrangement.

Steps in a security audit

1

Agree what is covered

We list the domains, hosting accounts and any staging sites in scope.

2

Record the software

Core, theme and plugin versions are written down and compared with published vulnerability lists, and abandoned or unused plugins are marked.

3

Examine accounts and logins

Every user is checked against a real person and a sensible role, and we look at two-factor authentication and limits on repeated login attempts.

4

Check hosting and headers

PHP version, permissions on wp-config.php, directory listing, XML-RPC and response headers such as HSTS and Content-Security-Policy are tested.

5

Look at privacy settings

We see whether forms submit over HTTPS, where form entries are stored and whether tracking scripts load before a visitor has agreed to cookies.

6

Deliver and explain

You get the written findings, ordered by risk, and we go through them with you.

The audit pack

  • A short summary of the most serious findings
  • A full list of issues, each with its risk level and fix
  • Plugin and theme versions, with known vulnerabilities marked
  • Every user account, with any to remove or downgrade noted
  • Hosting, header and file permission results
  • Notes on form handling and cookie behaviour
  • An optional quote to carry out the fixes for you

Five checks you can make yourself before booking

You only need your WordPress login for these, and what you find helps us scope the audit.

  • Users screen Count the administrators. Anyone who has left the business, or a web designer from years ago, should not be there.
  • Plugins screen Note how many show an update waiting, and any that are deactivated but still installed.
  • Site Health Under Tools, this screen lists critical issues such as an outdated PHP version.
  • HTTPS redirect Type your address starting with http:// and confirm it lands on the https:// version every time.
  • Last backup Find out where backups are stored and when the last one ran. If nobody knows, that becomes a finding too.

Tracking that fires before consent is a common gap, and our cookie consent setup can put it right. On consent rules we follow published guidance, and you should take advice for your own situation.

Frequently asked questions

Is an audit worth it for a market trader with a simple site?

It can be, with a lighter scope. A stall at Bury Market with a basic shop still has customer details and a login worth protecting. We size the check to the site.

Do you need to visit our premises in Bury?

No. All the checks run against the website and hosting, so the work is the same for a shop by The Rock or a unit on the edge of town. A meeting to go through the findings is optional and arranged around you.

How is this different from the scanner my host runs?

Host scanners mostly look for files matching known malware. They rarely check who holds admin rights, whether two-factor authentication is on, what headers the server sends or whether your backups restore. The audit covers all of those.

What if you find signs of a hack during the audit?

We pause, tell you exactly what we saw and quote separately for a clean-up through WordPress malware removal in Bury. Once the site is clean, the remaining checks can be completed.

Who keeps the fixes in place afterwards?

The audit is a one-off. You or your developer can apply the fixes, or we can, and our WordPress maintenance plan keeps updates, users and backups in order month after month.

Website security audits in Prestwich, Heywood, Bolton and Rochdale

Businesses nearby can see our pages for security audits in Prestwich, Heywood website checks, Bolton security audits and website audits in Rochdale, all run from our Manchester security audit service. Print and signage work in the town is listed on the Bury print and signage hub.

Send us the site address and a line on what it does, and we will scope the audit and confirm a fixed quote before starting. Book in a security audit quote, call 0161 315 1151 or WhatsApp 07737 902425.

Website security audit across Greater Manchester and nearby

The same service, for businesses in other towns we work with from our Manchester office.

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