WordPress Website Security Audit

Briefly about the audit essence

A WordPress security audit is a set of measures aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in a website. It includes checking items such as:

plugins;
server infrastructure;
themes;
code;
admin panel etc.

With a security audit, you can strengthen your site’s security features and protect it from attackers.

Security Threats and Business Implications

If your WordPress website is not secure or the protection is weakened, the consequences for your business may be:

Viruses and malware. Programs can make adjustments to the web page work, disable functions, slow down performance, and steal user data. As a result, traffic will drop, because users will see a notification that the site is unsafe.
Hacker attacks. Attackers can remove all data from your WordPress site or encrypt it and extort a ransom, sell your site or user data on the dark web, inject spam into your WordPress site pages resulting in search engine blacklisting, steal your WordPress site’s credit card information, leading to lawsuits and heavy fines against you.

WP website security audit is a way to avoid the above problems. Next, we will describe how our team approaches website monitoring for security.

Security audit stages

Monitoring algorithm in our WordPress development agency:

Codebase audit. Our developers check the syntax and code for the correct command execution. Thanks to this audit part, it is possible to figure out where user data goes, and whether they are transferred to third parties.
Checking for updates. WordPress updates are very important for your site’s security and stability. They fix security vulnerabilities, add new features, and improve performance. While monitoring the WordPress website security, our developers check how long ago plugins, themes, and other elements were updated. In addition, they analyze the system elements’ compatibility with each other. This is important for the site to run smoothly.
Website analytics check. Too low site traffic may indicate that it is blacklisted by search engines. This can happen due to spam or SEO failures. If you have a problem with SEO, we recommend contacting a marketing agency. In addition, our experts can recommend WordPress plugins that will help you track site analytics on your own in the future.
Checking and configuring backup. Backup is a must in case irreversible changes occur in the site operation. Thanks to the copy, you can save important information, documents, and other files. Backups increase your website security.

Thanks to this approach, our developers can identify the weak web page points, and advise on ways to improve security to create reliable protection against malware or intruders. To order a WP site security audit write to us and get the service estimation according to your web page.

Other ways to check WordPress site security

The above paths are the base to make sure the site is secure. In addition, we use the following methods to check web pages:

Firewall analysis. A firewall is a solid defense against hackers and malicious bots, as well as IP addresses that try to infiltrate your site. Such a system simply blocks them. Technical knowledge and programming skills are required to set up and activate the firewall. Our developers can analyze how well your firewall is and suggest ways to improve its performance.
Security plugin analysis. Security plugins perform various useful functions. For example, they scan the site for external threats, notify them if they are found, and clean them from malware. In addition, they recognize suspicious activity, for example, if someone tries to guess the login and password from the admin panel and block access to hackers. Our experts will evaluate how effective the installed plugin is and if there are shortcomings in its work, they will advise a more reliable option.
Access to the site assessment. WordPress site security audit includes checking the current administrator setting. Thanks to this, you can see how many people have access to change the site’s parameters and settings. If extraneous inputs are detected, this is a wake-up call. When outsiders have full admin access to the dashboard, they can collect information about users and sell it on the dark web, transfer it to third parties. It is important to monitor access to the admin panel.

In addition, our developers audit the server infrastructure. Not only does the site’s security depend on the server infrastructure, but also its speed and performance. If the server capacity is not enough to load the content and the site as a whole, the web page will take a long time to launch.

What will you get after an audit of our company?

After our developers analyze your site for security, you will receive:

an assessment of how the web page is exposed to risks associated with hacker attacks, the malware or viruses influence;
report on web page vulnerabilities;
tips for strengthening the protective site’s functions.

In addition, we provide optimization services. If you want to know how much it costs to speed up site loading or improve security features, write to us and we will calculate the cost depending on your requirements.

As we can see, a WordPress website security audit is a complex of measures that are difficult to perform on your own. Our company professionally deals with such tasks and offers individual solutions to improve web page security. Fill out the form below and get a site audit in a short time for low loading speed. Why you should trust us: