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Security report for avalonwaterways.co.uk

Group Voyagers, Inc · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Avalon Waterways is a well-established river cruise operator specializing in luxury river cruises across Europe, Asia, South America, and beyond. The company operates under the parent organization Group Voyagers, Inc, and targets leisure travelers seeking premium cruise experiences with spacious suites and curated excursions. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with comprehensive content describing their services and destinations. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Osano for consent management, and Azure CDN for hosting, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, providing a good user experience. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers and explicit security policies could be improved. WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to UK domain naming rules, but the website content and structured data strongly support legitimacy. Overall, Avalon Waterways presents a credible and professional online presence suitable for its market segment.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…
  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. 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

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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
52
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
68

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention avalonwaterways.co.uk, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
5
Employees
0
Customers
3
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Avalon Waterways holds a strong position in the river cruise market, leveraging its parent company Group Voyagers, Inc's resources. The business model focuses on providing luxury travel experiences with a focus on suite ships and included excursions. The company targets affluent leisure travelers primarily in the UK and international markets, as evidenced by multiple regional domain variants and hreflang tags. The partnership with Globus and Cosmos brands suggests a broader travel ecosystem supporting cross-selling and operational synergies. Revenue streams likely include cruise bookings, excursions, and ancillary travel services. The website's content and social media presence indicate active marketing and customer engagement strategies. Growth indicators include multi-regional targeting and investment in digital marketing and analytics tools.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Use of Osano for consent management and Google Tag Manager for analytics is well implemented. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The WHOIS data limitation does not impact the security posture but suggests the domain is a subdomain or regional variant with registration handled at a higher level. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by publishing security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Maintain and regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Group Voyagers, Inc
Description
Experience river cruising on an Avalon Waterways Suite Ship. Spacious Panorama Suites, a choice of included daily excursions and more. Explore Europe river cruises, or sail through Asia, South America and beyond.
Key services
Europe river cruises, Asia river cruises, South America river cruises, Daily excursions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Osano Consent Management, DebugBear Real User Monitoring, FontAwesome icons, Azure CDN, Google Fonts, Typekit Fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Osano Consent Management
Marketing tools
DebugBear Real User Monitoring
Transparency
good

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. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy present indicating GDPR compliance.
  3. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  4. Modern web technologies and analytics tools are used.
  5. WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to domain naming rules error, but website content is consistent with a legitimate travel company.
  6. Social media presence is active and linked.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected.
  8. Website is well designed and professionally maintained.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Sitecore CMS (inferred), Azure CDN hosting, and uses Google Tag Manager and Osano for analytics and consent management. Fonts are loaded from Typekit and Google Fonts, and FontAwesome icons are used for UI elements. Performance is moderate with some optimizations possible. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Real User Monitoring via DebugBear indicates attention to performance monitoring. No major technical debt or legacy technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and security headers to align with best practices.
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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