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Security report for bowardtreesurgery.co.uk

Boward · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Boward is a small treesurgery business operating a WordPress-based website focused on gardening and tree care content. The site features a blog authored by 'Jack Boomer' with posts dating from 2022. The business appears to be a local or small-scale service provider with no evident parent company or subsidiaries. Technically, the website uses standard WordPress technologies including jQuery and several JavaScript libraries for UI enhancements. Hosting is provided by OVH, a reputable provider. The site is moderately optimized for mobile and SEO but lacks advanced accessibility features. Security posture is basic with HTTPS enabled but missing important security headers and policies. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are present, indicating compliance gaps. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links are provided, which limits business credibility and user trust. WHOIS data is consistent with the business profile, showing domain registration in 2022 with OVH. Overall, the website is functional and content-rich but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security best practices, and contact transparency to enhance trust and compliance.

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. 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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  • 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
57

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

Boward operates in the gardening and treesurgery sector, targeting homeowners and gardening enthusiasts. The business model is service-oriented with an informational blog to engage visitors. Market positioning is small and local with no evident partnerships or subsidiaries. The website content suggests a focus on practical gardening advice and tree care services. Revenue streams likely derive from local service contracts. The lack of contact information and policies may hinder customer acquisition and trust. There is no evidence of advanced marketing or analytics tools, indicating a basic digital maturity level. Growth potential exists with improvements in digital presence and compliance.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are important to mitigate common web attacks. No security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. No contact channels for security incidents are provided. The site does not use known vulnerable libraries but should maintain regular updates. Overall, the security posture is basic and requires enhancements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add clear contact information including emails and phone numbers to enhance business credibility and user trust.
  3. Configure essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to strengthen security posture.
  4. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities and consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Boward
Description
Boward is a treesurgery business providing content related to gardening and tree care.
Key services
treesurgery, gardening advice
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Slick Carousel, Packery, Google Fonts, Font Awesome
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based small business site focused on treesurgery and gardening.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the site.
  4. No social media links or security policies detected.
  5. Content is relevant and well-structured with recent blog posts authored by 'Jack Boomer'.
  6. No advertising or tracking technologies detected.
  7. Security posture is basic with HTTPS but missing security headers.
  8. WHOIS data shows domain registered with OVH in 2022, expiring in 2027.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 7.0 with a child theme 'blog22' and parent theme 'zago'. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and several JavaScript libraries including Slick Carousel and Packery for UI components. Google Fonts and Font Awesome provide typography and icons. The site loads CSS and JS assets from its own domain and Google Fonts CDN. Hosting is with OVH, a known provider. The site is moderately performant with responsive design and basic accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta tags and RSS feeds but lacks advanced structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags. No analytics or tracking scripts are detected. The technical stack is standard for small business WordPress sites but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and accessibility 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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