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Security report for apparitiondesigns.co.uk

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High risk. 11 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

31/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.apparitiondesigns.co.uk is currently inaccessible, presenting a 403 Forbidden error page that blocks access to any business or service content. The domain WHOIS data is unavailable and indicates the domain name is invalid according to Nominet UK naming rules, suggesting the domain may not be legitimately registered or is misconfigured. No metadata, contact information, privacy policies, or business details are present on the accessible page, severely limiting any meaningful analysis of the company's operations or services. The technical infrastructure appears minimal, with only Google Fonts resources loaded, and no analytics or tracking scripts detected. Security posture cannot be assessed due to lack of accessible content and absence of security headers or HTTPS information. Overall, the website is effectively non-functional and does not provide any trust or credibility signals.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

11 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
31

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Due to the lack of accessible content and absence of WHOIS data, no reliable business intelligence can be derived. The domain appears invalid and the website is blocked, indicating no active online presence or market positioning. No information about company size, sector, or services is available. There are no detected partnerships or related domains. The lack of contact details and policies further suggests the site is not operational or maintained.

Security posture

The security posture of the website cannot be positively assessed. The site returns a 403 Forbidden error, which may be a deliberate access control measure but also indicates no public content is available. No security headers or HTTPS details are present in the provided data. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, contact information for incident response, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates poor security and compliance maturity. The domain's invalid WHOIS status raises concerns about legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Recommendations

  1. Validate and properly register the domain with the appropriate registrar to ensure legitimacy.
  2. Configure the web server to allow legitimate access or provide a meaningful landing page with business information.
  3. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate to secure communications.
  4. Add comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies to comply with regulations.
  5. Publish clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer and security incident communication.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

None detected. Website returns a 403 Forbidden error page indicating access is blocked or forbidden. No WAF challenge detected. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor
Branding
moderate

Technology

Performance
slow
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
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 content is a 403 Forbidden error page with no accessible business content.
  2. No metadata, structured data, or SEO tags present beyond basic title and robots noindex.
  3. No contact information, forms, or business details found on the page.
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected.
  5. No scripts or analytics detected except Google Fonts CSS links.
  6. No external links except Google Fonts domains.
  7. No social media or email addresses found.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable and domain appears invalid per registry error.
  9. Website is effectively inaccessible for analysis due to access forbidden status.
Technical notes

Notes

The website currently serves a static 403 Forbidden error page with minimal HTML and CSS styling. The only external resources loaded are Google Fonts stylesheets. There is no evidence of a CMS, analytics, or modern JavaScript frameworks. The site lacks metadata beyond a basic title and robots noindex directive, which prevents indexing by search engines. Performance is likely fast due to minimal content but user experience and SEO are poor. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic due to the simple error page layout. The domain's WHOIS data is missing, indicating a misconfiguration or invalid registration, which is a critical technical issue.
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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