Website Security Audit Rochdale

Who in Rochdale needs to know how secure their site is

Firms supplying larger customers are often handed a supplier security questionnaire. For manufacturers and distributors near the M62, those forms usually ask about the company website: what software it runs, who can log in, whether traffic is encrypted and whether backups are tested. An audit gives you answers based on evidence rather than guesswork.

Co-operative and community organisations, a long tradition in the town, frequently keep member names, emails and sometimes payment records behind WordPress logins. Retailers around Rochdale Riverside and the Exchange taking orders online carry customer accounts. In each case the risk sits in plugins that have fallen behind, admin accounts nobody owns and settings left at their defaults.

The audit is a check and a report. It does not clean a hacked site, and it is not a penetration test unless we agree that scope in writing. It follows the approach of our website security audit for Manchester businesses.

Remote testing, local conversation

The checks run from our office using a temporary admin account and limited hosting access, which you remove when we finish. Progress notes come by email, and you can ask questions by phone or WhatsApp at any point.

For a board or committee that wants to hear the findings together, we can present them at our M8 office or at your premises by arrangement. The trip is roughly 30 to 35 minutes by road, depending on traffic, so a meeting fits easily into a working day.

The audit, step by step

Delivered at the end

• A written report in risk order, with plain-English explanations
• Evidence you can draw on for a supplier or insurer questionnaire
• A list of vulnerable, outdated or abandoned plugins
• User accounts to remove or downgrade
• TLS and security header results, with recommended settings
• The outcome of the backup restore test
• An optional quote to carry out every fix

Website questions supplier questionnaires tend to ask

Questionnaires differ, but the website section usually covers the same ground. The audit report lets you answer each point with evidence:

• Is all traffic encrypted with HTTPS, and are older TLS versions switched off?
• Are the content management system and every plugin kept up to date, and by whom?
• Is multi-factor authentication required for administrator access?
• Are backups stored apart from the live server and restored regularly?
• What customer or member data does the site collect, where is it held and who can see it?
• Can researchers report a security problem, for example through a security.txt file?

Answers alone fix nothing. Ongoing WordPress maintenance keeps findings fixed, and backup and restore covers gaps in recovery. The report documents technical measures only, so take advice on what a customer, insurer or regulator needs in your situation.

Frequently asked questions

Audits for Heywood, Middleton, Oldham and Bury

We run the same check for firms nearby, with pages for Heywood, Middleton, Oldham and Bury. The main security audit page goes into more depth, and the Rochdale services page lists our other local work.

Tell us which sites you run and whether a customer or insurer has asked questions, and we will agree the scope and a fixed quote before testing. Arrange a security audit, call 0161 315 1151 or send a WhatsApp to 07737 902425.