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We Handle Security and Speed Together, Not as Separate Projects
Hardening a system without checking performance impact, or optimizing speed without checking security, creates blind spots. We handle both together so neither one is sacrificed for the other.
Fewer outages, faster pages, and a stack that holds under load
What changes with Security Speed Optimization Services
Speed and security do not have to be trade offs. Arising Media optimizes server performance and tightens defenses so your site is fast and well protected.
Uptime you can promise, recovery you can prove, and no surprises
What Security Speed Optimization Services covers
Our security measures seem to be adding processing overhead, and we're not sure where the tradeoff is necessary.
- Encryption that doesn't slow you down
- Traffic filtering at the edge
- Security headers that don't break functionality
- Caching that respects who's logged in
Less downtime, tighter security, and a plan for the bad day
How an engagement runs
The work runs in a fixed sequence, so you always know what happens next.
- Security and performance audit We audit your current SSL configuration, security headers, WAF rules, and bot protection to see where they're adding unnecessary overhead, completing findings within 7 business days.
- Tuned configuration We configure modern cipher suites and session resumption, implement HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 to multiplex requests, and tune content security policies and caching rules to distinguish authenticated from anonymous traffic.
- Ongoing monitoring and reporting We implement rate limiting and monitor for new vulnerabilities and performance drift, providing weekly progress reports through the two week setup with a dedicated specialist available throughout.
A number agreed up front, a report you can read, and no surprises
What we watch once the work is live
The work is only done when the numbers move. We agree the measure before anything starts, then report against it every month. Each stage has one owner and one check, from security and performance audit through ongoing monitoring and reporting. The published scopes are SSL & Security Audit, Advanced Security Tuning, Full-Scale Security & Speed Program, so you can see what each one covers before you choose. If security speed optimization services is not producing the number we agreed, that is our problem to solve, not yours to chase.
What you gain with us
What our security and speed work gets you
Encryption that doesn't slow you down
Modern cipher suites, session resumption, and HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 multiplexing maintain strong encryption while reducing connection overhead.
Traffic filtering at the edge
DDoS mitigation filters malicious traffic before it reaches your servers, protecting availability without adding delay for legitimate visitors.
Security headers that don't break functionality
Content security policies are configured to protect against attack vectors like cross site scripting without disrupting legitimate third party integrations.
Caching that respects who's logged in
Caching strategies account for authenticated versus anonymous traffic, so logged in users always see current, personalized content while anonymous visitors get cached speed.
Choose the package we recommend for you
SSL & Security Audit
Starting at$260
- SSL and security header audit
- Cipher suite and session resumption configuration
- HTTP/2 implementation for connection efficiency
- Weekly progress report during the two week setup
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SSL & Security Audit
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Advanced Security Tuning
Starting at$260
- Everything in SSL & Security Audit
- Content security policy tuning for attack vector protection
- Caching rules for authenticated versus anonymous traffic
- Rate limiting to prevent abuse without affecting normal usage
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Advanced Security Tuning
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Full-Scale Security & Speed Program
Starting at$260
- Everything in Advanced Security Tuning
- DDoS mitigation configuration at the network edge
- HTTP/3 implementation where supported
- Ongoing security audits paired with performance monitoring
- Dedicated specialist available throughout the project
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Full-Scale Security & Speed Program
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Prices above are for marketing purposes and do not represent the fully scoped project.
What you get when you work with us
We balance security and speed
01 Security and performance audit
02 Tuned configuration
03 Ongoing monitoring and reporting
Ready to start? We are ready when you are.
Our setup takes two weeks, beginning with a free consultation and a security and performance audit we complete within 7 business days.
Questions our clients ask us
Security and speed questions we answer
How long does the setup phase take?
7 business days for the security and performance audit phase, which is where security speed optimization services kicks off. Nothing sits idle waiting on us.
Will tightening security slow our site down further?
No. The goal is configuring SSL, headers, and bot protection so they protect your site without degrading performance for verifiable visitors.
What ongoing protection is included?
Rate limiting to prevent abuse, regular security audits, and performance monitoring to ensure security measures don't degrade over time.
What determines pricing for this?
Pricing is tiered rather than quoted from scratch, SSL & Security Audit starts things at $260, Advanced Security Tuning sits at $260 once you need everything in SSL & Security Audit, and Full-Scale Security & Speed Program is $260 for the enterprise scale version.
What industries do you typically serve?
Most of our security speed optimization services clients come from healthcare providers with compliance requirements, financial services firms, manufacturing and logistics operations, and multi-location retail and franchise groups. The work adapts to your industry's targeted compliance, terminology, and customer behavior rather than running a generic playbook.
Which part of our security setup is slowing us down the most?
We can't tell you without looking, which is why the engagement starts with an audit of your SSL configuration, security headers, WAF rules, and bot protection. That audit comes back within seven business days with the specific settings adding overhead instead of a general guess.
Does blocking bots also block legitimate visitors from reaching our site?
Badly configured bot detection does exactly that, which is why our DDoS mitigation filters malicious traffic at the edge before it reaches your servers. The goal is protecting availability without adding delay for the people who are supposed to be on your site.
What happens to our encryption if the goal is also making the site faster?
Nothing gets weaker. We use modern cipher suites, session resumption, and HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 multiplexing, which keep encryption strong while cutting the connection overhead that used to come with it.
Will changing our security headers break any of our other tools?
That's the risk when headers get set once and never revisited as a site grows. We configure content security policies to protect against attack vectors like cross site scripting while keeping legitimate third party integrations working.
Do logged in users see the same cached pages as everyone else?
No. Our caching strategy treats authenticated and anonymous traffic differently, so logged in users always get current, personalized content while anonymous visitors still get the speed benefit of a cached page.
How do you find where security and speed are working against each other on our site?
We audit your current SSL configuration, security headers, WAF rules, and bot protection together, since the slowdown usually comes from how these pieces interact rather than any one setting on its own. Findings come back within seven business days.
What changes once the audit is finished?
We implement modern cipher suites and session resumption, roll out HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 to multiplex requests, and tune your content security policies and caching rules to separate authenticated traffic from anonymous traffic.
Who do we talk to during the two week setup if something feels off?
You have a dedicated specialist from Arising Media available throughout the two week setup, plus weekly progress reports. Contact us directly if something doesn't look right and we'll check it against what we tuned.
Does this stay tuned after setup, or is it a one time fix?
It's ongoing. Arising Media monitors for new vulnerabilities and performance drift and applies rate limiting as part of the engagement, so configuration that was right at launch doesn't quietly fall out of date.
Why would our content security policy need revisiting at all?
Because most get set once at launch and never touched again, even as the site adds new integrations and third party scripts. A policy that made sense on day one can start blocking or slowing things it was never built to account for.
About Security Speed Optimization Services
Security Speed Optimization Services combines 3 deliverable areas into one engagement. Speed and security do not have to be trade offs. The work runs in 3 defined stages: Security and performance audit, Tuned configuration, Ongoing monitoring and reporting. Published scopes: SSL & Security Audit, Advanced Security Tuning, Full-Scale Security & Speed Program. Current tiers run from $260. Scope and price are agreed in writing before anything starts.
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