Website Security Audit Eccles

Why Eccles firms ask for a security check

With Trafford Park next door and the M60 and M602 on the doorstep, many firms in and around Eccles supply larger companies, and those customers increasingly send security questionnaires before signing a contract. An audit gives you documented answers and a list of gaps to close.

Media and creative businesses working around Salford Quays face a different exposure: staging copies left online and freelancers given administrator access for one project and never removed. High street shops taking orders through WooCommerce hold customer details worth stealing. Our website security audit page lists every test in detail.

An audit is not a clean-up. If the site is already redirecting visitors or showing browser warnings, you need malware removal in Eccles first, and a penetration test is only included when agreed in writing.

Running the audit remotely, with a sit-down debrief if you want one

The checks are carried out online using a temporary admin login and, where your host allows it, read-only hosting access, so your staff carry on as normal. Questions come by email or WhatsApp, and we present the findings on a video call. If you would rather go through it across a table, come to our office in Cheetham Hill, M8, about 20 to 25 minutes away via the A57 or M602 depending on traffic, or we can visit you by arrangement.

What the audit involves, stage by stage

What lands in your inbox

• A written report with findings grouped as high, medium or low risk
• Plugin and theme versions matched against known vulnerabilities
• A list of every user account with suggested changes
• Header, certificate and email authentication results
• The outcome of the backup restore test
• Plain answers you can reuse in supplier questionnaires
• A fixed quote for the fixes, if you want us to do them

Supplier questionnaire topics, and where the audit covers them

Larger customers phrase things differently, but the same topics keep coming up.

• Do you keep software patched? The version inventory shows what is current, what is behind and what its developer has abandoned.
• Who can access your systems? The account list names every administrator and editor, including leftover freelancer logins.
• Is data encrypted in transit? We confirm HTTPS on every page and test whether HSTS is sent. Our SSL and HTTPS setup service closes any gaps.
• Can you recover from an incident? The restore test gives a dated answer rather than an assumption.
• How do you handle visitor data? We note which forms and cookies collect personal data, and cookie consent setup can help where consent is missing.

Frequently asked questions

The same check for neighbouring towns

Firms in Salford, Stretford and Leigh can book the same audit, and the Manchester security audit page sets out every test. For print, signs and other local work, see the Eccles print and signage page.

Tell us the site address and what prompted the request, such as a questionnaire or a new contract, and we will confirm the scope and send a fixed quote. Book a security audit, call 0161 315 1151 or WhatsApp 07737 902425.