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Security report for apexmedia.co.uk

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Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website at www.apexmedia.co.uk currently serves only as a default hosting placeholder page provided by Fasthosts, indicating that the hosting package is ready but no actual website content has been uploaded. There is no business information, branding, or contact details present, which suggests the domain is either unused or misconfigured. The WHOIS lookup failed due to the domain name containing too many parts, indicating that 'www.apexmedia.co.uk' is not a valid registered domain but rather a subdomain or incorrect domain string. This severely limits the ability to verify ownership or legitimacy. From a technical perspective, the site lacks HTTPS, security headers, and any modern web technologies or analytics. The page is minimal and not optimized for mobile or accessibility. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are present, indicating poor compliance with data protection regulations. No forms or data collection mechanisms are found, minimizing privacy risks but also indicating no active business operations. Security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS and security headers, and the lack of any incident response or security policy information. The domain's invalid WHOIS status further reduces trustworthiness. Overall, the site poses minimal risk but also offers no trust signals or business credibility. Strategic recommendations include deploying a proper website with HTTPS, adding privacy and security policies, and registering a valid domain name. Without these, the site remains a placeholder with very low trust and business value.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
59
Security headers
25
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
59

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

There is no identifiable business intelligence from the current website content. The domain appears invalid and the site is a generic hosting placeholder. No market positioning, business model, or services can be inferred. The hosting provider is Fasthosts, but no direct relationship or partnership is indicated. The lack of content and contact information suggests the domain is not actively used for business purposes.

Security posture

The security posture is minimal to non-existent. The site lacks HTTPS, security headers, and any visible security best practices. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is present. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming issues, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerabilities are visible, but the absence of security controls is a significant weakness. Compliance with GDPR or other regulations cannot be confirmed due to missing policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure communications.
  2. Replace placeholder content with a fully developed website including business information and branding.
  3. Add privacy policy, cookie policy, and terms of service pages to comply with legal requirements.
  4. Register and use a valid domain name without naming rule violations to ensure legitimacy and trust.
  5. Implement security headers and conduct a security audit to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Placeholder page indicating hosting package is ready; no business description available.
Content quality
poor
Branding
inconsistent

Technology

Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
poor
SEO
poor

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website is a default hosting placeholder page from Fasthosts.
  2. No actual business content or branding present.
  3. No contact, privacy, or legal policies found.
  4. No security headers or HTTPS information available.
  5. WHOIS data unavailable due to invalid domain format error.
  6. External resources loaded only from Fasthosts media domain.
  7. No forms, no scripts, no analytics or tracking detected.
  8. No social media or contact information present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is a static HTML placeholder page with no scripts, forms, or advanced technologies. It uses basic inline CSS and references images hosted on Fasthosts media servers. There is no CMS or framework detected. The site is not optimized for mobile or accessibility. No analytics or tracking scripts are present. The hosting provider is inferred as Fasthosts from image URLs. The site performance is likely moderate due to minimal content but lacks modern web standards and SEO optimization.
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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