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Security report for asomerville.ltd.uk

A Somerville Ltd · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

A Somerville Ltd is a well-established UK-based supplier of radiology equipment primarily serving veterinary, chiropractic, dental, and medical professionals. With over 25 years of experience and a family-based business model, they emphasize customer service, affordable pricing, and long-term client relationships. Their product range includes digital and conventional X-ray equipment, radiation protection apparel, medical laser devices, and related accessories. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content tailored to their niche audience. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins and libraries such as jQuery and Contact Form 7. Hosting is provided by Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a reputable registrar and hosting provider. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, though there is room for improvement in SEO and accessibility. No advanced analytics or tracking tools are detected, indicating a privacy-conscious approach or minimal user tracking. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration but lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. There are no visible privacy or cookie policies, which is a compliance gap, especially under GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The contact information is clearly presented, but no social media presence is linked. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with better policy transparency and security best practices. The overall risk assessment is low given the nature of the business and the absence of sensitive user data collection or e-commerce. Strategic recommendations include publishing privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, adding incident response contacts, and maintaining up-to-date software to improve security and compliance posture.

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

8 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. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
27
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
56

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

A Somerville Ltd occupies a niche market supplying radiology and related medical equipment to veterinary, chiropractic, dental, and medical sectors. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing industry experience, family-run business ethos, and focus on customer service rather than aggressive marketing. Revenue streams likely come from direct equipment sales, service desk support, and consumables. The company targets professional practitioners and institutions requiring specialized radiology products. Partnerships with companies like Companion Animal Health and LiteCure expand their product offerings and market reach. The absence of heavy marketing spend and reliance on word-of-mouth suggests a stable but modest growth trajectory. The parent company, C T Photo-Med Ltd, supports their operations and product diversification.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced with good SSL configuration, which is essential. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No privacy or cookie policies are published, indicating a compliance gap with GDPR and related regulations. The contact form uses Contact Form 7, a widely used plugin, but no explicit mention of secure form handling or CAPTCHA is found. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is available, which limits transparency and readiness. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities are evident, improvements in policy publication, header implementation, and incident response readiness are recommended to enhance security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Add an incident response contact or security email to improve transparency and readiness for security events.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to the latest versions to reduce vulnerability exposure.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
A Somerville Ltd
Description
A Somerville Ltd is a family-based business specializing in supplying X-ray imaging equipment primarily for veterinary and chiropractic professions. They offer a wide range of radiology products including digital and conventional X-ray equipment, radiation protection apparel, and related medical devices. The company emphasizes customer service, affordable pricing, and long-term client relationships.
Key services
X-ray imaging equipment supply, Radiation protection apparel, Service desk support, Medical laser equipment distribution, CD/DVD burner supply and maintenance, Washable medical keyboards and mice
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.7.15, jQuery 3.5.1, Contact Form 7 plugin, Understrap theme, FontAwesome 5.11.2
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of deferred JavaScript loading
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

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 fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with phone, email, and contact form.
  4. No social media links detected.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and standard themes.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  8. Content is professionally written and relevant to healthcare radiology equipment.
  9. No explicit or adult content detected.
  10. No security headers detected in the HTML response headers (based on provided data).
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the Understrap theme and Contact Form 7 plugin for forms. It leverages common libraries such as jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements. Hosting is provided by Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a reputable UK-based provider. The site is mobile responsive with moderate performance but lacks advanced SEO optimization and accessibility features. No analytics or tracking scripts are detected, indicating minimal technical overhead and privacy focus. The technical stack is standard for small business websites, with no evident technical debt or legacy issues. Opportunities exist to enhance SEO, accessibility, and security headers to improve overall technical quality and resilience.
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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