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Security report for aquabluedesigns.net

Aqua Blue Designs · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Aqua Blue Designs is a specialized company offering bespoke luxury indoor swimming pool design services, with over 50 years of experience and an award-winning reputation. The company targets affluent clients in the UK and internationally, focusing on high-end, custom pool and pool building projects. The website is built on WordPress, utilizing the Yoast SEO plugin for optimization, and is hosted with Cloudflare DNS services. The technical infrastructure is modern and moderately performant, with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain registration protections in place, but lacks advanced DNS security and security headers. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating a gap in compliance and user transparency. Overall, the site presents a professional and trustworthy image but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

9 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
    • 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

  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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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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  • 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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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 holds a strong market position in the luxury real estate and bespoke design sector, leveraging decades of experience and awards to differentiate itself. Its business model centers on delivering tailored indoor swimming pool solutions, appealing to a niche, high-net-worth clientele. The presence on social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn supports brand visibility and client engagement. The lack of explicit contact information on the site may limit direct customer outreach. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the provided data. The company appears to maintain a focused and consistent brand identity with good content relevance and professional presentation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections such as clientDeleteProhibited status. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security reduces resilience against certain attack vectors. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which may impact trust and preparedness perception. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also suggests non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations, posing potential legal risks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  4. Add visible contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve customer trust and accessibility.
  5. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response plan to demonstrate security maturity and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Aqua Blue Designs
Description
Award-winning designers of luxury indoor swimming pools and pool buildings. Over 50 years’ experience delivering bespoke projects in the UK and worldwide.
Key services
Luxury indoor swimming pool design, Pool buildings design, Bespoke project delivery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Fonts, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional WordPress site focused on luxury indoor swimming pool design.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  4. Social media links to Facebook and LinkedIn profiles are present.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. Site uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but does not have DNSSEC enabled.
  7. No visible security headers detected in the provided data.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts explicitly detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a mature CMS environment optimized for search engines. The use of Google Fonts and Cloudflare DNS suggests reliance on reputable third-party services. The site shows good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility, though no advanced accessibility features were identified. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the theme and external resources. The absence of security headers and DNSSEC represents technical debt and security risk. No analytics or tracking scripts were explicitly detected, indicating minimal user tracking. Overall, the technical setup is solid but could be improved with enhanced security and privacy features.
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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