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Security report for atlanticbayhitchin.co.uk

Atlantic Bay (Hitchin) · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Atlantic Bay (Hitchin) is a small local food takeaway business specializing in kebabs, healthy options, fish and chips, English food, desserts, and fast food sweets. The website targets local customers in Hitchin, UK, offering online ordering for delivery and collection. The business appears to be recently established in 2021, with a clear focus on serving the local community with affordable and popular takeaway food options. Technically, the website uses a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, FontAwesome, and integrates marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Zoho SalesIQ, and MoEngage. The site is hosted via Cloudflare, ensuring good performance and security at the infrastructure level. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy and terms linked but no detailed GDPR compliance statements or data protection officer information. Overall, the site is functional, professional, and trustworthy for its business scope but could improve in security and privacy transparency.

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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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.

    • 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

  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 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

  4. 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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  • 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
37
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
60
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 operates in the retail and hospitality sectors, focusing on takeaway food services. Its market position is that of a local favorite in Hitchin, leveraging online ordering to reach customers. The business model is direct-to-consumer food delivery and collection. The website content and structure support this model with clear ordering forms and menu links. The partnership with grub24.co.uk suggests integration with third-party food ordering platforms. The business shows consistent branding and good content quality, indicating a stable local presence. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified, consistent with a small independent business.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent is present, which are positive indicators. 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 vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency in security management. The use of multiple third-party scripts increases the attack surface and requires ongoing monitoring. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small business but could be significantly improved with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Publish detailed privacy and security policies including GDPR compliance statements and data protection officer contact if applicable.
  3. Add explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Audit and monitor third-party scripts regularly to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility by adding verified company emails and phone numbers for customer and security communications.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Atlantic Bay (Hitchin)
Description
ORDER ONLINE from Atlantic Bay, kebab, Healthy, Fish and Chips, English, Fish, Desserts, Fast food, sweets in Hitchin (SG5 2 NJ). Order direct for the cheapest prices. We are Hitchin favourite kebab, Healthy, Fish and Chips, English, Fish, Desserts, Fast food, sweets.
Key services
Kebab, Healthy food, Fish and Chips, English food, Fish, Desserts, Fast food, Sweets
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, Google Analytics, Zoho SalesIQ, MoEngage
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, MoEngage
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
MoEngage
Marketing tools
Zoho SalesIQ, MoEngage
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a local food takeaway service with online ordering.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear navigation and ordering forms.
  3. No explicit privacy or security policies beyond basic cookie consent.
  4. No direct company emails or phone numbers found on the page.
  5. Use of multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools.
  6. No security headers detected in HTML content.
  7. No evidence of security incident response or vulnerability disclosure.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and common technology stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and FontAwesome for icons. It integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, MoEngage, and Zoho SalesIQ chat widget. Hosting is via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. Performance is moderate with lazy loading images and asynchronous script loading. Mobile optimization is good due to Bootstrap usage. SEO is supported by meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic with no explicit ARIA roles or advanced accessibility features detected. The site does not appear to use a known CMS or framework beyond Bootstrap and jQuery. Overall, the technical implementation is solid for a small business website but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security 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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