Assessment
Website security assessment
Review the website and the services it relies on, then identify what needs attention.
- Software and configuration review
- Account and access checks
- Evidence-backed findings and repair priorities
Website Security Consulting in Bozeman
Keep your website working. Protect the business behind it.
Practical security assessments and hands-on improvements for WordPress and custom websites. Find weak points, reduce automated abuse, and make sure your forms, accounts, and backups do their jobs.
What we review
Your website needs more than an occasional update.
A missed plugin update, an old administrator account, or a broken inquiry form can create problems that go unnoticed. I look at the website and the services around it, then give you a clear plan for what needs attention.
Automated abuse
Bot and form protection
Reduce spam, login abuse, scraping, and excessive requests while preserving access for real visitors.
- Review Cloudflare and anti-spam controls
- Check form validation and delivery
- Balance crawler access with search visibility
WordPress and hosting
Updates and security hardening
Address outdated components, unnecessary access, and configuration problems in your current environment.
- WordPress core, plugin, and theme review
- Hosting and file permission checks
- Coordinate hosting changes where needed
Recovery and ongoing care
Backups and website care
Review recovery arrangements and define a practical plan for maintaining the site.
- Backup coverage and recovery procedures
- Update and monitoring responsibilities
- Follow-up checks and a clear maintenance scope
How the work happens
A defined scope. A clear next step.
Start with one website and its essential services. We agree on what will be reviewed before work begins, then use the findings to plan repairs and ongoing care.
Protection should preserve real inquiries.
A visitor should be able to submit an inquiry from a private browser, on a phone, and with their chosen cookie settings. Form delivery is checked alongside abuse protection.
Define the scope
Agree on the website, included services, access, permitted checks, and fee before work begins.
Assess and prioritize
Document the evidence, explain the business impact, and identify the repairs that matter most.
Implement and verify
Estimate implementation separately, make the agreed changes, and check the results.
The initial assessment
Know what needs attention and what to do next.
You receive a focused review of the agreed website and services, with a useful record of the findings and recommended work.
A clear summary
Understand the most important risks in plain language.
Supporting evidence
See what was checked, what was found, and what remains untested.
A practical repair plan
Prioritize the work with separate estimates for implementation.
Verification notes
Review completed fixes and the checks used to confirm them.
Common questions
Before we begin.
Will you block every AI bot?
We decide which automated visitors serve your business. Search crawlers, AI retrieval, bulk scraping, and abusive traffic have different purposes. Controls should reflect your visibility goals and the behavior we observe.
Can you work with my current host?
Yes. The assessment can cover your existing WordPress or custom website and hosting setup. If a change belongs to your hosting provider, I document what is needed and help coordinate it.
Does an assessment include fixing everything?
The initial assessment identifies issues and priorities. Implementation is scoped separately so you know what will change and what it will cost.
Is this a penetration test?
This service focuses on configuration, access, maintenance, recovery, and agreed functional checks. Specialist penetration testing or incident response is scoped separately when needed.
Find out where your website needs attention.
Tell me what your site runs on and what is concerning you. We can define a useful first assessment.
An assessment reflects the systems and checks in its agreed scope. Security requires ongoing attention as software, access, and business needs change.