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Security report for brucegillinghampollard.com

Bruce Gillingham Pollard · Real Estate · United Kingdom

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Bruce Gillingham Pollard is a specialized real estate consultancy focused on providing creative property solutions to prestigious property owners, developers, retailers, and restauranteurs primarily in the UK. The company has a strong market position with over 20 years of experience, offering services such as retail and leisure leasing, investment advisory, lease consultancy, and tenant mix curation. Their website showcases a comprehensive portfolio of projects and client engagements, reflecting a mature and professional business model. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries like jQuery and integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking. The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices. However, some security headers are missing, and no cookie consent mechanism is present, which could be improved to enhance privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and anonymizes IP addresses in analytics, indicating attention to user privacy. The absence of explicit security headers and incident response information suggests room for improvement in security posture. The WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, although the website content and business information appear consistent and professional. Overall, the website presents a credible and professional business with a solid digital presence but would benefit from enhanced security headers, explicit cookie consent, and verification of domain registration details 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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

  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

    • 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

  4. 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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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
80
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
48

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

Bruce Gillingham Pollard operates in the niche real estate advisory sector, targeting high-end retail, restaurant, and leisure property markets. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing client relationships, deep market knowledge, and international connections, especially with US and Asian clients. The business model revolves around consultancy fees from leasing, investment sales, and tenant acquisition services. The company targets property owners, developers, and retail brands seeking strategic property solutions. Growth indicators include a diverse portfolio of prestigious projects and a broad team spanning multiple generations. The partnership ecosystem includes major property groups and developers, enhancing their market reach and influence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and IP anonymization in analytics. However, the lack of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options exposes the site to potential risks like cross-site scripting and clickjacking. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, indicating limited transparency in security governance. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data in the HTML content. Compliance with GDPR is implied through privacy policy presence but could be strengthened with explicit cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is adequate but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Verify and publish domain registration details to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  4. Develop and publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bruce Gillingham Pollard
Description
The leading niche agency offering creative property solutions to the UK's most prestigious property owners, developers, retailers and restauranteurs.
Key services
Retail leasing, Restaurant and leisure leasing, Investment advisory, Lease consultancy, Property acquisition, Tenant mix curation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
WordPress theme framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected
  3. WHOIS data is missing or domain may not be registered under the queried WHOIS server
  4. Strong focus on UK real estate and hospitality sectors
  5. Multiple contact emails with company domain present
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found in the HTML content
  7. No forms detected on the main page
  8. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content
  9. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager used for analytics and tracking
  10. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a custom theme and child theme, leveraging jQuery for client-side scripting. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are integrated for user tracking and analytics. The site uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 with responsive design techniques ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. However, the absence of some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates areas for technical improvement. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the HTML content.
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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