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Security report for bugler.co.uk

Bugler Group · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and DNS health.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bugler Group is a well-established family-owned specialist affordable housing contractor and residential property developer operating primarily in London and the South East of England. Founded in 1982, the group has over 40 years of experience delivering high-quality homes across private, affordable, and mixed-use developments. The group consists of four integrated companies, including Bugler Developments, Bugler Homes, Bugler Land, and the Bugler Foundation, which manages charitable activities. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with good content quality and clear navigation aimed at property developers, local authorities, housing associations, and home buyers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 21 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

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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
42
Security headers
75
Email security
80
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
73

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 Bugler Group holds a strong regional market position with a focus on affordable housing and land acquisition. Their business model integrates construction, development, and charitable initiatives, supported by a medium-sized organizational structure. The group demonstrates active engagement with the community and industry through awards and social media. Their digital presence is supported by WordPress with modern plugins and SEO tools, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Subsidiary domains are clearly linked, reinforcing brand cohesion and operational transparency.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and uses a consent management platform to comply with GDPR. Security best practices include secure login forms and use of nonce tokens. However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not detected, and there is no published security policy or incident response information. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adding explicit security headers and formal security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and readiness.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance website accessibility compliance to improve inclusivity and meet regulatory standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bugler Group
Description
The Bugler Group is a family owned specialist affordable housing contractor and residential property developer operating in London and the South East of England. Formed in 1982, they have over four decades of experience delivering high quality homes on private, affordable and mixed use developments. The group comprises four integrated companies: Bugler Developments, Bugler Homes, Bugler Land, and the Bugler Foundation.
Key services
building high-quality homes, property development, land acquisition, charitable activities via Bugler Foundation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Builder, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Consent Studio CMP, Popup Maker, Inspiry Real Estate plugin
Frameworks
Divi, Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management platform for GDPR compliance
  • Secure login forms with nonce tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Consent Studio CMP
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained
  2. Strong focus on affordable housing and property development
  3. Good GDPR and cookie compliance with consent management
  4. Active social media presence on major platforms
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information
  6. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities
  7. Use of modern WordPress plugins and frameworks
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Divi Builder theme and several plugins including Inspiry Real Estate and Popup Maker. It integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and Consent Studio for GDPR compliance. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but the domain registrar is Register.com Inc. The technical stack is modern and well maintained, supporting a professional 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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