Almost Family is a UK-based expert care agency specializing in domiciliary, respite, and live-in home care services primarily serving Surrey, West Sussex, and London. The company positions itself as a regional leader providing high-quality home care solutions. The website reflects a professional service-oriented business model targeting individuals and families seeking home care support. The digital presence is built on WordPress with the Divi theme, incorporating SEO best practices via Yoast SEO and tracking through Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced but lacks advanced security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are important for compliance and trust. The WHOIS data query failed due to an invalid subdomain lookup, limiting domain registration verification. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security practices.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Network security
Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.
Critical
Critical Service Exposed: MySQL
Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server
What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN
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"
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DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
39
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 · found on this site
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention almostfamily.co.uk, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The business operates in the healthcare sector, focusing on home care services. Its market positioning is regional with a focus on Surrey, West Sussex, and London, targeting clients requiring domiciliary and live-in care. The business model is service-based, likely generating revenue through care contracts and client engagements. The website content and structured data indicate a small-sized company founded around 2020. There is no evidence of parent or subsidiary companies. The company uses standard digital marketing and analytics tools, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. No explicit partnerships or related domains were identified. The lack of visible contact details and privacy policies suggests areas for operational improvement in customer engagement and regulatory compliance.
Security posture
The website uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communications. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or X-Content-Type-Options were detected, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the HTML content. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency for security researchers. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no visible privacy or cookie policies, which could pose regulatory risks under GDPR. Incident response contact information is not provided. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires enhancements to meet best practices and compliance standards.
Recommendations
Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common attacks.
Create and maintain a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible security reporting.
Provide clear and accessible contact information including security incident contacts to improve incident response readiness.
Verify and correct domain WHOIS registration details to ensure domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Almost Family
Description
Almost Family are a care agency providing the highest standard in domiciliary, respite and live-in home care services across Surrey, West Sussex and London.
Key services
domiciliary care, respite care, live-in home care
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate
Key observations
Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected.
No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided HTML.
No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the visible content or metadata.
Website uses modern WordPress CMS with Divi theme and standard SEO plugins.
Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for tracking.
No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
No security headers detected in the HTML content.
WHOIS data query was performed on a subdomain causing failure; domain WHOIS data unavailable.
Content is focused on healthcare home care services in UK regions.
No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress CMS using the Divi theme, a popular and flexible framework. It employs jQuery and integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing analytics. SEO is managed via the Yoast SEO plugin, with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) implemented for enhanced search engine visibility. The site is mobile responsive and has a moderate performance profile. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. However, the absence of advanced security headers and privacy compliance features indicates areas for technical improvement. Hosting provider details were not discernible from the HTML content.
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.
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