Glossary
What is HSTS?
A header that forces browsers to always use HTTPS.
HSTS: definition
HTTP Strict Transport Security tells browsers to only connect to your site over HTTPS for a set period, preventing downgrade attacks.
How can I check HSTS for my site?
See a page’s response headers and which security headers are missing.
Open the HTTP headers and security headers checkerHSTS: questions and answers
What is HSTS?
HTTP Strict Transport Security tells browsers to only connect to your site over HTTPS for a set period, preventing downgrade attacks.
What does HSTS mean in simple terms?
A header that forces browsers to always use HTTPS.
How can I check HSTS for my site?
Use the free HTTP headers and security headers checker from Webmaster.ae. See a page’s response headers and which security headers are missing.
What is HTTPS?
HTTPS encrypts data between browser and server. Browsers warn on non-HTTPS pages, and Google treats HTTPS as a ranking signal.
What is Content Security Policy?
CSP reduces the impact of cross-site scripting by listing allowed sources for scripts, styles, images and frames.
What do website maintenance services include?
Updates, backups with tested restores, malware scanning, uptime and speed monitoring, security hardening and small fixes each month.
How do I know if my site has been hacked?
Warnings in Google, spam redirects (often only on mobile), unknown admin users or odd files. Our guide lists the signs and first steps.
Do you clean malware from WordPress sites?
Yes. We remove the infection, find and close the entry point, then harden the site.
How quickly do you respond to problems?
Urgent issues such as a site being down or hacked are handled the same working day.
Do you test updates before applying them?
Yes, on a staging copy first, so updates do not break your live site.
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