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Security report for astutelighting.co.uk

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Medium risk. 7 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 www.astutelighting.co.uk is currently inaccessible beyond a security verification page that employs Google reCAPTCHA v3 to block automated access. The WHOIS lookup for the domain fails with an error indicating the domain name violates Nominet UK's naming rules, suggesting the domain is either invalid or misconfigured. Due to this, no registrar, creation, expiry, or registrant information is available, severely limiting trust and legitimacy assessments. The site lacks any visible business information, contact details, privacy or cookie policies, and security headers. The technical infrastructure is minimal, relying on Bootstrap for styling and Google reCAPTCHA for bot mitigation. Overall, the site appears to be either under construction, misconfigured, or intentionally blocked, resulting in a very low security and business credibility posture.

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

7 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 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';…

  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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
60
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

No business intelligence data could be extracted due to the lack of accessible content and absence of WHOIS registration details. The domain's invalid status and lack of contact or company information prevent any meaningful analysis of market positioning, business model, or partnerships. The site does not present any trust indicators or certifications, and no social media or external business links are available.

Security posture

The security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS confirmation, missing security headers, and lack of visible privacy or cookie policies. The use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 is a positive indicator for bot mitigation but insufficient to establish a robust security framework. The domain registration failure raises significant concerns about legitimacy and trustworthiness. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is present, indicating a lack of transparency and preparedness.

Recommendations

  1. Resolve domain registration issues to ensure a valid and properly configured domain.
  2. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and enforce security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  4. Provide clear business contact information including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
  5. Ensure website content is accessible beyond security verification to allow proper user and crawler access.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. Website content is blocked behind a security verification page using Google reCAPTCHA v3, preventing access to actual site content. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor
Branding
inconsistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.3.3, Google reCAPTCHA v3

Security

Observed score
20/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot verification

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is inaccessible beyond a security verification challenge page.
  2. No business or contact information is available on the page.
  3. Domain WHOIS data indicates domain registration failure due to naming rules violation.
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  5. No visible security headers or HTTPS information available.
  6. Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 indicates bot mitigation but no further content access.
  7. No social media or external business links found beyond CDN and Google domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Bootstrap 5.3.3 for styling and Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection. No CMS or hosting provider information is discernible. The site is currently blocked behind a security verification page, preventing access to actual content and limiting performance and SEO assessments. No security headers or HTTPS details are visible, indicating potential technical debt and security risks. The minimal technical implementation suggests the site is either under development or misconfigured.
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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