Is My Website Secure? 7 Signs It Probably Isn't

Is my website secure? 7 signs it probably isn't

Most business owners think their website is secure. They paid a developer to build it, it has a padlock in the address bar, and nothing bad has happened yet. That logic sounds reasonable. It is also wrong in most cases.

The padlock means your connection is encrypted. It says nothing about whether your login page can be bypassed or whether your customer data can be extracted through your contact form.

1. You have never had a security test

If your site has never been tested by someone actively trying to find vulnerabilities, you have no evidence it is secure.

2. Your admin panel is publicly accessible

Type /admin, /wp-admin, /login after your domain. If a login form appears that anyone can reach, that is a problem.

3. Your forms accept anything you type

Type a single quotation mark into a form field. If the page throws an error or behaves unexpectedly, your site may be vulnerable to injection attacks.

4. You do not have email authentication

Without SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records, anyone can send emails appearing to come from your business.

5. Your SSL certificate is about to expire

Click the padlock and check the expiry date. Renew if expiring within 30 days.

6. Your site runs on outdated software

Outdated WordPress installations and unmaintained plugins are responsible for a significant proportion of UK small business website breaches.

7. You do not know what your site does with user data

Where is customer data stored? Who has access? Are passwords hashed?

How to find out for certain

Yrzo AI runs 75+ automated security checks and delivers a plain-English report in under 20 minutes. A scan costs £149.