Security Testing & Compliance
Website Security Audit
A website security audit systematically grades headers, TLS, authentication, file exposure, outdated components, and malware presence against current best practice. The result is a prioritized fix list with severity and effort, the fastest way from 'I hope we're secure' to 'here's the evidence'.
Key points
- Grade TLS configuration, certificate chains, and protocol versions.
- Verify security headers: CSP, HSTS, framing, content-type, referrer.
- Enumerate exposed files: backups, .git, configs, and debug endpoints.
- Inventory CMS core, plugins, themes, and JS libraries against CVE feeds.
- Test authentication strength, lockout, and session handling.
- Scan for malware, spam injections, and blacklist presence.
- Review forms for injection, upload abuse, and spam weaknesses.
- Deliver graded findings with fixes ordered by risk reduction per effort.
Field note
Check exposed files early in every audit, backup zips, .git directories, and debug endpoints in production. They're embarrassingly common and embarrassingly decisive.
Frequently asked questions
How long does an audit take?
Single sites: hours. Portfolios: batched per site with consolidated reporting.
Audit vs pentest vs scan?
Audit grades configuration comprehensively; scans automate CVE matching; pentests attempt exploitation. They complement.
Will you fix what you find?
Yes, audits include remediation or handoff-ready tickets with verification re-checks.
How often should audits repeat?
Annually plus after redesigns, migrations, or incidents.
How Kinetikatech helps with security testing & compliance
Honestly, most teams come to us after trying it themselves first: Penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, audits, and GDPR-aligned practices that prove due diligence. Our Penetration Testing and Linux Server Security service exists so you don't have to learn security testing & compliance the hard way, we handle the setup, the watching, and the 3 a.m. surprises.