Understanding security report

The Security Report page provides a summary of your website’s security status.

  • Summarized health metrics — Results are summarized in a clear and concise manner, allowing you to quickly assess the overall health of your website.

  • Prioritized tasks — Security scans and features are organized according to the level of attention they require, with critical issues highlighted in red.

  • Actionable insights — Each component includes specific actions you can take to address any issues or improve your website’s security.

  • Upgrade opportunities — The report highlights additional features that are available for upgrade, allowing you to enhance your website’s security with just a few clicks.

The Security Report can be accessed from the website’s comprehensive site view.

Security Report Overview

The following table describes the components of the Security Report.

Component Description

Site Health

Provides an overall health score for the website based on recent scan results and configuration status.

SiteLock Trust Seal

A customizable seal that website owners can display on their website to assure visitors that their site is safe.

Security Scans

Summary of the latest scan results.

Expanding this panel will display the summarized results of the latest scans for the following features:

Email Reputation Scan

Provides the status of the website’s email reputation, including any detected issues such as blacklisting.

SSL Monitor

Provides the status of the website’s SSL certificate, including any detected issues such as a certificate not found.

Backup & Recovery

Provides the status of backups and options for recovery.

Firewall & CDN

Provides the Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Content Delivery Network (CDN) status.

SMART Patch

Displays the latest information for the website’s SMART Patch, including vulnerabilities found, reverted, and patched.

Risk Score

A calculated value representing the overall risk level of the website based on detected vulnerabilities and configuration.

The possible scores are:

  • Low Risk

  • Medium Risk

  • High Risk

Upgrade your security

This section lists additional features that are available if you choose to upgrade your subscription.

Actions

Drop-down menu

Switch between different sites in your account to view their respective security reports.

This menu is available for accounts with multiple sites. Click the domain name in the top-left corner to open it.

Download Report

Download a .pdf summary of your site’s security status.

Sort by Issues/Alphabetically

Sort scan results alphabetically or by issues that need attention.

Expand All

Expand all panels.

Expand icon

Expand a specific panel.

Set Up

Open a specific feature’s configuration page to set it up or manage its settings.

Details

Open a specific feature’s details page to view more information and manage its settings.

Scan Now

Initiate a manual scan.

This option is only available for the following features:

  • SMART Database Scan

  • SMART File Scan

  • Vulnerability Scan

  • Webpage Scan

  • SMART Patch

Upgrade

Open a contact page with information on how to reach the SiteLock sales team to request an upgrade.