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Security report for bana-uk.com

British Acoustic Neuroma Association CIO · Healthcare · United Kingdom

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The British Acoustic Neuroma Association (BANA UK) is a UK-based non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals affected by Acoustic Neuroma, a type of brain tumor. The website serves as an information hub and community platform offering resources, support groups, events, and membership benefits. It targets patients, their families, and support networks, positioning itself as a specialized charity in the healthcare sector. The organization is registered as a charity in the UK, enhancing its credibility. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Modern Events Calendar and Contact Form 7, and uses Bootstrap for responsive design. It integrates Google Analytics and Google reCAPTCHA v3 for analytics and security. Hosting appears to be via Bitnami WordPress stack. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though accessibility is basic. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses reCAPTCHA to protect forms, but lacks visible security headers and explicit incident response or security policy pages. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear comprehensive, but cookie consent is not implemented. WHOIS data for the domain is missing, which is unusual and reduces trust slightly, though the website content and charity registration support legitimacy. Overall, the site is a well-maintained, professional charity website with good content quality and business credibility. Security posture is solid but could be enhanced with additional headers and policies. The absence of WHOIS data is a concern but does not outweigh the positive trust indicators. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency are recommended to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
50
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
47

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

BANA UK operates as a niche non-profit charity focused on Acoustic Neuroma support within the UK healthcare sector. Its competitive advantage lies in specialized knowledge, community support, and a comprehensive resource offering. Revenue streams likely include memberships, donations, and fundraising events. The target customer segment is patients and families affected by Acoustic Neuroma. The organization maintains an active social media presence and offers member-exclusive content, indicating engagement and growth potential. Partnerships with treatment centers and healthcare professionals are implied but not explicitly detailed. The website's content and event listings suggest ongoing community involvement and outreach efforts.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and Google reCAPTCHA v3 is implemented to protect forms from spam and abuse. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which may impact compliance with GDPR and NIS2 requirements. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file limits transparency and responsiveness to security issues. Data protection practices appear adequate with clear contact information and privacy policies, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing, which is a GDPR compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is functional but could be improved with enhanced policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR cookie regulations.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to enhance transparency and compliance.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and themes to mitigate risks from outdated software.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
British Acoustic Neuroma Association CIO
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
British Acoustic Neuroma Association CIO
Description
BANA is a UK-based non-profit organization offering support and information for people affected by Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma) and their support networks.
Key services
Support groups, Information resources, Events and fundraising, Member benefits and login portal
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, jQuery 3.4.1, Bootstrap 4.0.0, Modern Events Calendar Lite plugin, Contact Form 7 plugin, Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA v3
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-structured charity site focused on Acoustic Neuroma support.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for an active .com domain.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and plugins.
  4. No visible security headers detected in HTML source.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present but cookie consent mechanism is missing.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  7. No terms of service or security policy pages found.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file found.
  9. No adult or explicit content detected.
  10. Social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using version 6.8.2, with popular plugins for events management and contact forms. It uses Bootstrap 4 for responsive design and jQuery 3.4.1 for client-side scripting. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are integrated for user tracking and analytics. Hosting appears to be via Bitnami WordPress stack, suggesting a managed environment. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic but could be enhanced. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Security best practices could be improved by adding missing HTTP headers and cookie consent mechanisms.
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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