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Security report for blacksquarelitho.co.uk

Black Square Litho Ltd · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Black Square Litho Ltd is a small, family-run printing company based in Billericay, Essex, offering a range of printing services including digital, litho, and magazine printing, as well as mailing and distribution. The company emphasizes fast, affordable printing combined with personalized customer service, targeting small to medium businesses in the local area. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation and relevant content that reflects the company's business model and market position. Technically, the website employs modern frontend technologies such as Bootstrap, jQuery, Owl Carousel, and integrates third-party services like Google Analytics and Tawk.to live chat. The site is mobile-optimized and includes SEO best practices, although some accessibility features are basic. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and secure form submissions but lacks visible security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy and cookie policies are present, though a cookie consent mechanism is missing. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a domain registration error indicating the domain name contains too many parts and cannot be registered under Nominet UK rules. This inconsistency reduces trust in domain legitimacy, although the website content and business information appear authentic and professional. Overall, the site presents a moderate security posture with room for improvement in compliance and security best practices. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, implementing a cookie consent mechanism, clarifying domain registration legitimacy, and expanding privacy and security policy disclosures to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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 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
32
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
55

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

Black Square Litho operates as a local printing service provider with a strong family business identity and over 100 years of printing experience claimed. Their competitive advantage lies in personalized service, quick turnaround times, and a broad range of print solutions tailored to small and medium enterprises. The business model focuses on direct service delivery with additional mailing and distribution offerings. The company maintains an active online presence with social media engagement and uses CRM tools for lead capture. Growth indicators include active marketing campaigns and customer testimonials. Partnerships appear limited to web development and CRM service providers. The domain registration anomaly suggests the possibility of a subdomain or alias usage, which should be clarified for business continuity and trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and secure form handling. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. Data protection practices are partially addressed through privacy and cookie policies, but lack of cookie consent mechanisms and detailed GDPR compliance statements indicate gaps. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident. Overall, the security posture is functional but could benefit from enhanced transparency, policy publication, and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve web security.
  2. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Clarify domain registration status and resolve WHOIS inconsistencies to strengthen domain legitimacy and trust.
  4. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to demonstrate security governance and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities and maintain secure integrations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Black Square Litho Ltd
Registration number
07107865
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Black Square Litho Ltd
Description
Black Square Litho is a family run printing company based in Billericay, Essex, with over 100 years of printing experience. They offer fast and affordable printing services including digital printing, litho printing, magazine printing, and trade services.
Key services
Digital Printing, Litho Printing, Magazine Printing, Mailing & Distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Owl Carousel, Google Analytics, Tawk.to live chat, MonoType Fonts
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical URL https://blacksquarelitho.co.uk/)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Capsule CRM, Tawk.to live chat
Transparency
basic

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 challenge.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration error.
  3. Website uses modern frontend technologies and includes live chat and analytics.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented with multiple channels.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present but cookie consent mechanism is missing.
  6. No explicit security policies or incident response information found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  8. Business is a small, local printing company with a family-run focus.
  9. Website content is professional, relevant, and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely adopted frontend technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Owl Carousel for interactive content display. Integration with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager enables effective traffic analysis, while Tawk.to provides real-time customer support chat functionality. Fonts are served via MonoType's fast.fonts.net service. The site is mobile-optimized with a clear navigation structure and SEO-friendly metadata. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. However, no CMS or backend platform is explicitly detected, and hosting provider details are not available. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and cookie consent would enhance overall technical robustness.
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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