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Security report for bradfordmuseums.org

Bradford Museums and Galleries · Government · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bradford Museums and Galleries operates as a public cultural institution managing four key venues in the Bradford District, UK. The organization focuses on providing museum exhibitions, art galleries, educational programs, and community engagement activities targeted at families, students, and art/history enthusiasts. The website reflects a well-established entity with a domain age dating back to 2004, consistent with its institutional nature. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using Elementor and Rank Math SEO, with Cloudflare DNS and HTTPS enabled, indicating a modern and secure infrastructure. However, explicit privacy and cookie policies are not detected, which may impact compliance and user trust. The security posture is good with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, but lacks visible security headers and DNSSEC. Overall, the website is professional, accessible, and content-rich, serving its audience effectively while leaving room for improvements in privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
58

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

Bradford Museums and Galleries holds a strong position as a regional government/non-profit cultural provider. Its business model centers on public engagement through exhibitions, educational outreach, and community projects. The organization leverages digital channels including social media and a professionally maintained website to reach a broad audience. The lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies suggests an opportunity to enhance regulatory compliance and transparency. The site’s use of modern CMS and SEO tools supports effective content delivery and audience growth. No suspicious or risky domains are linked, and the WHOIS data confirms a long-standing, consistent registration. The institution appears stable with a medium-sized operational scale and a focus on cultural heritage preservation and education.

Security posture

The website benefits from HTTPS encryption and domain transfer lock status, which are strong security indicators. The use of Cloudflare DNS adds resilience and performance benefits. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces the overall security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site lacks explicit security or incident response policies and does not provide security contact channels, which could be improved to enhance trust and readiness. Google Analytics is used for tracking, but no cookie consent mechanism was found, which may pose privacy compliance risks under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened with additional headers, DNSSEC, and privacy enhancements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS.
  4. Provide explicit security incident response information and contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  5. Integrate a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bradford Museums and Galleries
Description
Bradford District Museums & Galleries includes four wonderful sites – Bolling Hall, Bradford Industrial Museum, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery and Cliffe Castle Museum.
Key services
Museum exhibitions, Art galleries, Educational programs, Community engagement, Events and talks
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Rank Math SEO, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via gtag)
Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed cultural institution site for Bradford Museums and Galleries.
  2. Content is rich with exhibitions, events, and venue information.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage or main navigation.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Social media presence includes Facebook and Twitter links.
  6. Uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and Rank Math SEO plugin.
  7. HTTPS is enabled with no visible security warnings.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  9. Accessibility tools are present on the site (a11y toolbar).
  10. Google Analytics is used for tracking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Elementor for page building and Rank Math for SEO optimization. It uses jQuery and Google Analytics for interactivity and tracking. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, providing performance and security benefits. The HTML structure is valid and includes accessibility features such as an accessibility toolbar. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with image-heavy content and slideshows that may impact load times. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security configurations.
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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