Website Security Audit Prestwich

Why practices and shops in Prestwich ask for a check

An audit suits a site that works normally but whose owner is unsure what sits underneath. In Prestwich that is often a health or professional practice whose appointment form collects names, dates of birth or the reason for a visit, where the real question is who could read those entries. It can also be a deli taking orders online, or a community organisation with member details behind a login.

The weak points are usually ordinary: a plugin with a published vulnerability, an administrator account belonging to someone who left, a login page that accepts unlimited guesses, or years of form entries stored in the database for no reason. None of them show on the front of the site, which is why they get missed.

This is a check and a report, not a repair of a hacked site, and not a penetration test unless we agree one in writing. The method follows our website security audit for Manchester businesses.

Access, calls and a visit if you want one

We run the checks remotely with a temporary administrator account and read-only hosting access where your host offers it, and you delete both when the report arrives. Questions come by email or WhatsApp, and we take you through the findings on a screen share.

Some practice managers prefer to go through a report across a table. Our office is roughly 10 to 15 minutes away along Bury New Road, depending on traffic, or we can bring the report to you by arrangement.

How we carry out the audit

What lands in your inbox

• A findings report written for a non-technical reader
• Vulnerable or abandoned plugins listed with replacements
• User accounts with suggested role changes or removals
• Notes on where personal data from forms is stored and for how long
• Current and recommended security headers
• Backup status, including whether a restore has ever been tested
• An optional fixed quote to carry out the fixes

Questions a Prestwich practice should be able to answer about its website

Before booking, try answering these. Any answer of “not sure” is worth a closer look.

• Who holds an administrator login today, and does each of them still work with you?
• Are appointment or enquiry form entries saved inside WordPress, and who can open them?
• Is two-factor authentication switched on for every account that can install plugins?
• When was a backup last restored to show it actually works?
• Does every page, image and form load over HTTPS with no mixed content warnings?
• Does your cookie banner hold back analytics until a visitor agrees?

Fixes coming out of an audit often include an SSL and HTTPS repair or cookie consent set-up. On data protection, we follow published guidance and you should take advice for your own situation.

Frequently asked questions

Security audits in Bury, Salford and Middleton as well

Nearby firms can read about the same check on our website security audit Bury, website security audit Salford and website security audit Middleton pages. The main security audit page covers the service in more depth, and our services in Prestwich lists everything else we do locally.

Send us your site address and a line about what it collects from visitors, and we will scope the audit and quote before any testing begins. Book a security audit, ring 0161 315 1151 or message 07737 902425 on WhatsApp.