Every business relies on an online presence nowadays, ensuring that your website remains secure is not just a technical necessity, it’s a fundamental part of safeguarding your brand’s reputation and your customers’ trust.
We understand that comprehensive security measures are essential to building and maintaining the confidence of our clients and their customers. From our server setups to our choice of development frameworks, we take a holistic approach to web security, ensuring every site we build can withstand modern cyber threats.
Understanding the Changing Threat Landscape
Understanding the Changing Threat Landscape
Cyber threats evolve in complexity and scope every year. Gone are the days when “hacking” simply meant a few opportunistic attempts to guess a password. Today’s criminals are sophisticated and highly motivated. They use a variety of tactics, from ransomware and phishing schemes to more technical approaches like SQL injections and cross-site scripting attacks to exploit any vulnerability they can find.
Why Security Is Good for Business
User Trust:
Imagine a prospective customer landing on your homepage only to find a “Not Secure” warning in their browser. It’s enough to send them straight back to Google’s search results, looking for a competitor’s website they can trust. By maintaining robust security standards, you provide visitors with the confidence they need to engage, buy, and return.
Imagine a prospective customer landing on your homepage only to find a “Not Secure” warning in their browser. It’s enough to send them straight back to Google’s search results, looking for a competitor’s website they can trust. By maintaining robust security standards, you provide visitors with the confidence they need to engage, buy, and return.
Compliance and Regulations:
Local businesses in Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland must adhere to data protection laws and industry regulations. Failing to secure your website can result in hefty fines and long-term damage to your reputation. Proactive security measures keep you compliant and stress-free.
Local businesses in Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland must adhere to data protection laws and industry regulations. Failing to secure your website can result in hefty fines and long-term damage to your reputation. Proactive security measures keep you compliant and stress-free.
Long-Term Cost Savings:
Recovering from a security breach can be costly, not just in immediate IT fixes, but also in lost sales, diminished reputation, and potential legal consequences. Investing in security now helps you avoid these hidden costs later.
Recovering from a security breach can be costly, not just in immediate IT fixes, but also in lost sales, diminished reputation, and potential legal consequences. Investing in security now helps you avoid these hidden costs later.
Practical Steps to Enhance Website Security
1. Use HTTPS Everywhere:
An SSL certificate ensures encrypted communication between your visitors’ browsers and your website’s server. This prevents data interception and signals to customers that they can trust your site. We make HTTPS a standard feature on all our projects.
An SSL certificate ensures encrypted communication between your visitors’ browsers and your website’s server. This prevents data interception and signals to customers that they can trust your site. We make HTTPS a standard feature on all our projects.
2. Keep Everything Up to Date:
Whether it’s your Content Management System (CMS), plugins, or themes, outdated software is one of the easiest ways for hackers to infiltrate a site. With aftercare we regularly update client websites, patching known vulnerabilities and closing security gaps.
Whether it’s your Content Management System (CMS), plugins, or themes, outdated software is one of the easiest ways for hackers to infiltrate a site. With aftercare we regularly update client websites, patching known vulnerabilities and closing security gaps.
3. Enforce Strong Authentication:
We implement strong password policies and often add two-factor authentication (2FA) to reduce the likelihood of unauthorised access. By adding layers to the login process, we keep your site that much safer.
We implement strong password policies and often add two-factor authentication (2FA) to reduce the likelihood of unauthorised access. By adding layers to the login process, we keep your site that much safer.
4. Strengthening the Infrastructure with Advanced Security Software:
Our servers run two advanced security software solutions that constantly monitor for suspicious activity and malicious attempts. This proactive approach allows us to respond to potential threats before they impact your site.
Our servers run two advanced security software solutions that constantly monitor for suspicious activity and malicious attempts. This proactive approach allows us to respond to potential threats before they impact your site.
5. Robust Backup Strategies:
At Element Seven, we provide daily, weekly, and monthly backups of all of the websites hosted on our servers. In the unlikely event of a breach, these backups ensure we can roll back your site to a safe version, minimising downtime and data loss.
At Element Seven, we provide daily, weekly, and monthly backups of all of the websites hosted on our servers. In the unlikely event of a breach, these backups ensure we can roll back your site to a safe version, minimising downtime and data loss.
6. Cutting-Edge Development Frameworks:
Our team creates websites using Laravel, VueJS, and CraftCMS, which are known for their robust security features and superior code structure. Compared to template website builds, these technologies provide a safer, more secure foundation, reducing the risk of exploitation by common attack methods.
Our team creates websites using Laravel, VueJS, and CraftCMS, which are known for their robust security features and superior code structure. Compared to template website builds, these technologies provide a safer, more secure foundation, reducing the risk of exploitation by common attack methods.
7. Cloudflare for Enhanced Protection:
We use Cloudflare security features on every website we build. This provides an additional layer of security by filtering out malicious traffic, mitigating DDoS attacks, and improving overall site performance. Cloudflare’s global network helps ensure your site remains accessible, stable, and secure at all times.
We use Cloudflare security features on every website we build. This provides an additional layer of security by filtering out malicious traffic, mitigating DDoS attacks, and improving overall site performance. Cloudflare’s global network helps ensure your site remains accessible, stable, and secure at all times.
Belfast’s Trusted Partner in Web Security
Element Seven is proud to serve businesses in Belfast and across Northern Ireland, offering a holistic approach to web design and development that prioritises speed & security. We stay on top of the latest cybersecurity trends, continually refining our processes, tools, and frameworks to keep your site safe and your customers confident.
Our clients trust us to deliver websites that not only look great but also stand resilient against modern cyber threats. From initial concept to ongoing maintenance, security is integrated into every step of our workflow. We don’t just launch your site—we protect it for the long haul.
Building Trust Through Security
Your website is more than an online billboard, it’s your digital storefront, often making the crucial first impression that influences whether a visitor becomes a loyal customer. Securing that online presence isn’t merely about preventing technical breaches; it’s about fostering trust, encouraging engagement, and fuelling sustainable business growth.
Maintaining high security standards is an investment in your company’s longevity and brand reputation. By working with us, you’re not just getting a beautiful, user-friendly website - you’re getting a secure, trusted platform that’s built to withstand the challenges of today and tomorrow.
