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Security report for bracesbakery.co.uk

Brace's Bread · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Brace's Bakery is a well-established Welsh bakery business with a history dating back to 1902. The company specializes in producing luxury bread loaves and bakery treats, distributing products through major UK supermarkets such as Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda, and Co-op. The website reflects a professional brand image consistent with its heritage and market position. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using modern themes and plugins like Astra, Elementor, and Yoast SEO, providing a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled, but lacks advanced security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies. The absence of WHOIS data due to domain registration issues introduces some uncertainty regarding domain legitimacy. Overall, the website is functional and trustworthy from a business perspective but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy compliance measures.

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

6 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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
61

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
11
Employees
0
Customers
11
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
73%

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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

Brace's Bakery operates in the retail sector, focusing on bakery products with a strong heritage brand. Its business model involves manufacturing and distributing bakery goods to supermarkets and local shops. The company benefits from a long-standing market presence and partnerships with major retailers. The website supports retail ordering through a partner domain, indicating an integrated sales channel. Growth potential is supported by clear branding and product range expansion. However, limited contact information and lack of detailed corporate disclosures on the website may constrain deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications, which is a fundamental security measure. 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 security or incident response contact information is provided, and no vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file is present. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates gaps in compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with additional controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish clear contact information for security and incident response, including dedicated email addresses.
  4. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to foster responsible security reporting.
  5. Improve WHOIS domain registration transparency or verify domain registration details to strengthen trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Brace's Bread
Description
Our Welsh bakery creates luxury loaves, including our iconic Gwynny & Vortigern bread with added Sourdough. Shop bread in Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda & more.
Key services
Bread production, Bakery treats, Retail distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, Elementor, jQuery
Frameworks
Astra Theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

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
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information limited to a single phone number; no email addresses found.
  4. No security or incident response contact information provided.
  5. Website uses modern WordPress technologies and SEO plugins.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in provided HTML.
  7. No visible security headers detected in HTML content.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules error from Nominet UK.
  9. Website branding consistent and professional.
  10. Content is relevant and focused on bakery products and company heritage.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using the Astra theme and Elementor page builder, supported by Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. It uses jQuery and custom JavaScript for interactive elements. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for various screen sizes. Performance is moderate, with some large images used in sliders and banners. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected in the provided HTML, indicating minimal user tracking. The site lacks advanced accessibility features but maintains basic usability standards. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance optimizations and enhanced accessibility compliance.
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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