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Security report for abcplumbing.co.uk

ABC Plumbing · Energy · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

ABC Plumbing is a well-established small business founded in 2001, providing plumbing and heating services primarily in the West Midlands area of the United Kingdom. The company offers a range of services including breakdown cover, boiler installation and servicing, plumbing and drains, powerflush, and appliance repairs. The website reflects a professional local service provider with a clear focus on residential and light commercial customers. The business emphasizes quality workmanship backed by a 12-month guarantee and maintains transparent contact information and policies. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern plugins and frameworks such as Bootstrap and Yoast SEO, ensuring good SEO and mobile responsiveness. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms in place, although some HTTP security headers are missing. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious domains were detected. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, supporting the company's market position as a reputable local service provider.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
50

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company operates in the energy sector focusing on plumbing and heating services. Its business model revolves around direct service provision with additional offerings like breakdown insurance packages. The website indicates a customer-centric approach with easy appointment booking and clear service descriptions. The presence of multiple service tiers and coverage plans suggests diversified revenue streams. The company appears to have a stable market presence with over two decades of operation, targeting homeowners and landlords in the West Midlands. The partnership with a local web design firm is evident but no other strategic partnerships or subsidiaries are identified. The business leverages digital tools for marketing and customer engagement, including Google Analytics and SEO optimization.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner implemented via the Complianz plugin. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. However, the absence of HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, which could enhance transparency and preparedness. The site uses reputable plugins and frameworks, but ongoing monitoring for plugin vulnerabilities is recommended. Overall, the security posture is good for a small business website but could be strengthened with additional headers and formal policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to reduce risk of vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to improve usability for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ABC Plumbing
Description
Providing efficient and quality plumbing & heating services to the West Midlands area for many years with our own fully qualified team of engineers.
Key services
Breakdown cover, Heating services, Plumbing & drains, Boiler installation and servicing, Powerflush, Appliance servicing and repairs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Bootstrap, Fancybox, Flexslider, Owl Carousel, Contact Form 7, Complianz GDPR plugin, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and GDPR plugins

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanism implemented.
  3. Contact information is clear and consistent across pages.
  4. No terms of service or explicit security policy found.
  5. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  6. Use of multiple modern web technologies and plugins.
  7. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected.
  8. No adult or questionable content present.
  9. Domain WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business history.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for interactivity, and several well-known plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and Complianz for GDPR compliance. The site loads moderate resources including image carousels and sliders, which may impact performance but overall the site is responsive and mobile-friendly. Google Analytics is integrated for traffic analysis. The site lacks advanced hosting or CDN information but uses external resources from trusted domains like Google Fonts and MaxCDN. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided HTML. The technical implementation supports a good user experience and SEO but could benefit from performance optimization and enhanced security headers.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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