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Security report for brunelcare.org.uk

Brunelcare · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Brunelcare is a well-established UK-based non-profit charity specializing in providing high-quality care, support, and housing services for older adults, particularly in the South West region. Their offerings include nursing care, dementia care, respite, day care, reablement, home care, extra care, and palliative care, alongside various housing options such as sheltered housing, retirement living, shared ownership, and leasehold. The website reflects a mature digital presence with professional design, clear navigation, and comprehensive content tailored to their target audience of older adults and their families. Technically, the site is built on WordPress and leverages modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Iubenda for cookie consent management, indicating a good level of digital maturity. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, supporting a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and includes security headers such as Content Security Policy and X-Frame-Options. Cookie consent and privacy compliance are well implemented, with GDPR considerations evident. However, there is no explicit security policy or incident response contact information published, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism is present. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional image consistent with a reputable charity organization. The lack of WHOIS data is due to querying the subdomain rather than the registered domain, not indicating any legitimacy concerns. Strategic recommendations include publishing a formal security policy, incident response contacts, and a vulnerability disclosure page to enhance transparency and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  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';…

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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
37
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
59

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

Brunelcare operates as a medium-sized non-profit charity focused on elder care and housing in the UK. Their market positioning is strong within the regional care sector, offering a broad spectrum of services that cater to varying care needs and housing preferences. The business model relies on charitable funding, donations (partnering with JustGiving), and service provision. The website's detailed service descriptions, customer satisfaction surveys, and active social media presence indicate a customer-centric approach and engagement with stakeholders. Growth indicators include a diverse portfolio of care homes and housing options, alongside community involvement and volunteer programs. The partnership with JustGiving for donations is a critical component of their funding ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented, reducing common web vulnerabilities. The integration of cookie consent management via Iubenda shows compliance with privacy regulations. Tracking technologies like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel are used responsibly with consent mechanisms. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents gaps in transparency and readiness. These gaps could impact stakeholder trust and incident handling efficiency. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by formalizing security governance documentation and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Continue to monitor and update third-party libraries and tracking scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by including data retention policies and detailed privacy compliance statements.

Contact details published on the site

Registration number
601847
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Brunelcare
Description
Brunelcare is an award-winning charity that provides high-quality care, support and housing for later living in the South West.
Key services
Nursing care, Dementia care, Respite care, Day care, Reablement, Home care, Extra care, Palliative care, Sheltered housing, Retirement living
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Iubenda Cookie Solution
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy present
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed charity site focused on care and housing services for older adults in the UK.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with modern tracking and cookie consent tools.
  3. No WHOIS data available due to querying subdomain; base domain likely registered properly.
  4. Strong privacy and cookie compliance with Iubenda integration.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet; contact via web form.
  6. No security.txt or explicit security policy pages found.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress CMS, utilizing jQuery and modern JavaScript libraries for interactivity. It employs Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing, integrated with Iubenda for cookie consent and privacy compliance. The site uses preloaded fonts and optimized images for performance. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are present, supporting inclusive design. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for enhanced search engine visibility. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in hosting provider transparency and potential caching optimizations. No critical technical debt or risks were identified from the provided data.
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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