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Security report for agindustries.org.uk

Agricultural Industries Confederation · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is a leading UK trade association representing the agri-supply industry. The organization provides a broad range of services including trade assurance schemes, policy advocacy, member support, and industry events. Their website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content targeting UK agri-supply businesses and stakeholders. The site emphasizes sustainability, regulatory compliance, and industry collaboration. Technically, the website employs modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and jQuery, integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics, and implements a robust cookie consent mechanism, indicating a good level of digital maturity. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie security best practices, though there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and enhancing security headers. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured, supporting the organization's market position as a key industry voice.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
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

3 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 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
50
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
71

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

AIC operates as an essential entity within the UK agricultural sector, focusing on trade assurance, policy influence, and member services. Their business model centers on providing value to members through information, standards, and networking opportunities. The organization maintains partnerships with reputable entities such as Economist Impact and hosts significant industry events. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized organization with a clear focus on sustainability and regulatory compliance. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests controlled communication channels, likely to manage member interactions effectively. The partnership ecosystem and event-driven engagement highlight strategic positioning within the agri-supply industry.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and implementation of cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. Security headers are partially present, and cookies are set with SameSite=Strict attributes. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the site lacks publicly available security policies, incident response information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms such as security.txt. Updating jQuery to a more recent version and adding additional security headers like Content-Security-Policy would enhance security. Overall, the site is secure for typical user interactions but could improve transparency and readiness for security incidents.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and user trust.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Add additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Update jQuery library to the latest stable version to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance contact information with explicit security and abuse contact channels.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Agricultural Industries Confederation
Description
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is the agri-supply industry’s leading trade association, supporting modern sustainable commercial agriculture.
Key services
Trade assurance schemes (FEMAS, TASCC, UFAS), Industry lobbying and policy advocacy, Member support and technical advice, Events and conferences, Sustainability initiatives
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, CookieControl by Civic Computing, Owl Carousel
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out for analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No outdated or vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. Strong cookie consent and privacy mechanisms in place.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via contact page.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. WHOIS data unavailable due to query on subdomain rather than root domain.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. No suspicious or malicious external links detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for DOM manipulation, along with Owl Carousel for sliders and Civic Computing's CookieControl for cookie management. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics integration. The site loads asynchronously critical resources such as fonts and scripts, contributing to moderate performance. Accessibility features such as ARIA roles and keyboard navigation are implemented, indicating good compliance. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The site does not appear to use a common CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not directly discernible from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained with opportunities for further optimization and security hardening.
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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