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Security report for brierleybrothers.com

Gardiner Yarns · Manufacturing · N/a

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

44/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Gardiner Yarns is a specialist woollen spun yarn supplier with over 100 years of claimed experience, serving both UK and international textile markets. Their offerings include stock supported yarn ranges and bespoke yarn services such as spinning, blending, colour matching, and twisting. The website content reflects a focused B2B manufacturing business with moderate digital maturity. Technically, the site uses older JavaScript libraries and a CMS with basic SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is weak due to lack of visible HTTPS enforcement, missing security headers, and outdated libraries. The absence of privacy and cookie policies further impacts compliance. WHOIS data is missing, raising concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional business presentation. Overall, the site is functional but requires significant improvements in security, compliance, and technical modernization to enhance trust and reduce risk.

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

9 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 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

    • 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
47
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
44

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

The company positions itself as a trusted, long-established supplier in the woollen spun yarn manufacturing sector, targeting textile manufacturers requiring both stock and bespoke yarn solutions. Their competitive advantage lies in their century-long expertise and bespoke services including noble fibre blends and colour development. The business model is primarily B2B with a focus on quality and service. The website indicates some partnership or certification affiliations, enhancing credibility. However, the lack of direct contact details and missing WHOIS data may hinder customer trust and raise questions about operational transparency. Growth opportunities exist through digital modernization and enhanced online presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a low to moderate security maturity level. Key vulnerabilities include the use of an outdated jQuery version with known security issues, absence of HTTPS enforcement information, and lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. The contact form lacks visible anti-bot protections. Incident response and security policy information are absent, suggesting limited preparedness for security events. These factors collectively expose the business to potential risks including data interception, injection attacks, and reputational damage.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement HTTPS with HSTS and ensure all site resources load securely to protect data in transit.
  3. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  4. Introduce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to harden the site against common web attacks.
  5. Establish clear incident response and security policy documentation accessible on the website to demonstrate security maturity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gardiner Yarns
Description
Gardiner Yarns have been specialists in woollen spun yarns for over 100 years, supplying high quality yarns for apparel, upholstery, machine knit, and hand knit uses. They offer stock supported yarn ranges and bespoke yarn services including spinning pure new wool and noble fibres, colour development and matching, special blends, and twisting.
Key services
Stock supported yarn supply, Bespoke yarn spinning and blending, Colour development and matching, Yarn twisting
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.4, JavaScript cycle plugin
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
45/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Form uses POST method

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is accessible and not blocked by WAF
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. Contact only via form, no direct emails or phone numbers provided
  4. Use of outdated JavaScript libraries
  5. No visible HTTPS or security headers information
  6. WHOIS data missing, domain legitimacy questionable
  7. Certifications and industry logos present indicating some trust signals
  8. Basic website design and navigation with moderate content quality
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a basic CMS with Xinha WYSIWYG editor components and relies on jQuery 1.4 and a cycle.js plugin for UI effects. The HTML uses ISO-8859-1 charset and includes meta tags for SEO but lacks modern responsive design features. Performance is moderate with no advanced optimization evident. Accessibility is basic with no ARIA roles or landmarks detected. The site lacks modern frameworks or platforms and does not appear to use a recognized hosting provider or CDN. Technical debt is present due to outdated libraries and minimal security controls, representing modernization opportunities to improve performance, security, and user experience.
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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