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Security report for apollogarden.com

Apollo Gardening Ltd. · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Apollo Gardening Ltd. operates a professional retail website focused on supplying a comprehensive range of gardening essentials including landscaping fabrics, wire mesh, plant supports, and garden decor. The company targets everyday gardeners and garden maintenance professionals primarily in the United Kingdom. The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies and providing a good user experience with mobile optimization and clear navigation. However, the absence of a publicly available WHOIS record raises questions about domain registration transparency. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, but lacks advanced security headers and formal privacy policies. Overall, the business presents as a small, legitimate gardening supplier with room for improvement in compliance and security transparency.

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

4 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. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  3. 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';…

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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
54
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
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

The company positions itself as a comprehensive supplier in the gardening retail sector, serving a niche market of gardening enthusiasts and professionals. Its business model is direct retail through an e-commerce enabled website hosted on Squarespace. The presence of social media accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn supports brand visibility and customer engagement. The lack of privacy and terms of service pages suggests early-stage digital maturity or oversight in compliance. No partnerships or subsidiaries are evident from the data. The company appears to be a small-sized entity focused on UK customers, with a clear product range and consistent branding.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and provides a cookie consent banner, indicating baseline security and privacy awareness. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is available, limiting transparency in security governance. The WHOIS data is missing, which may indicate privacy protection or domain registration issues, impacting trust. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard security best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publicly link a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact information for security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and platform updates to maintain security hygiene and performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Apollo Gardening Ltd.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Apollo Gardening Ltd.
Description
We strive to offer a comprehensive range of essentials for the everyday gardener. Landscaping fabrics to wire mesh, plant support through to garden decor, Apollo Gardening could be your number one supplier.
Key services
Supply of landscaping fabrics, Wire mesh, Plant support products, Garden decor, Maintenance accessories
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Typekit fonts, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical and base URLs)
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Squarespace marketing features
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Squarespace platform with professional design
  2. Clear business contact information and social media presence
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented
  5. WHOIS data is missing or domain not registered publicly
  6. No security headers detected in HTML content
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML content
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond Squarespace defaults
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, utilizing modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It uses Typekit for font management and serves images and assets via Squarespace's CDN. The site is mobile optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for organization and local business. No advanced frameworks or custom backend technologies are detected. The lack of security headers and privacy policy pages indicates technical debt in compliance and security best practices. The site does not appear to use external analytics or tracking beyond platform defaults, which limits data collection but also reduces privacy risks.
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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