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Security report for castlecolour.co.uk

Castle Colour Packaging Ltd · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Castle Colour Packaging Ltd is a UK-based, privately owned packaging manufacturer with a 30-year history specializing in high-quality consumer packaging. The company targets businesses requiring consumer packaging solutions and positions itself as an established niche manufacturer. The website is professionally designed using the Squarespace platform, featuring clear navigation, mobile optimization, and integration with social media channels such as LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Contact information including email, phone, and physical address is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. From a technical perspective, the website leverages modern web technologies including Squarespace CMS, jQuery, and Google Fonts. The site is hosted on Squarespace infrastructure, providing reliable performance and good mobile responsiveness. SEO and accessibility are adequately addressed, though accessibility features could be improved. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent banner implemented; however, the absence of security headers and privacy policy pages indicates room for improvement. Security analysis reveals no immediate vulnerabilities or blocking mechanisms such as WAFs. The domain WHOIS data is unavailable or invalid, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy. Despite this, the website content and contact details appear consistent and professional. No adult or questionable content is present, making the site safe for general audiences. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid business presence and technical foundation but would benefit from enhanced security practices, published privacy policies, and resolution of domain registration inconsistencies to improve trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

5 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

  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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, LinkedIn, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  3. 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 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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  • 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
54
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

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

Castle Colour Packaging operates in the manufacturing sector, focusing on consumer packaging. The company leverages a direct sales business model targeting businesses needing packaging solutions. Its 30-year history suggests market experience and stability. The website's integration with social media platforms supports brand visibility and customer engagement. The absence of detailed financial or parent company information limits deeper business intelligence. The company appears small in size with a localized UK presence. The use of Squarespace indicates a preference for managed digital infrastructure, reducing technical overhead. The lack of visible certifications or compliance frameworks suggests potential areas for growth in trust and regulatory adherence.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No privacy policy or terms of service pages are published, which is a compliance gap under GDPR and other regulations. The cookie consent banner indicates some privacy awareness but lacks comprehensive policy documentation. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, limiting transparency in security management. The WHOIS data absence is a notable concern, potentially indicating domain registration issues. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements in policy publication, header implementation, and domain legitimacy verification.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data collection, usage, and GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Establish and publish terms of service and incident response contact information to improve transparency and compliance.
  4. Investigate and resolve domain WHOIS registration issues to ensure domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Castle Colour Packaging Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Castle Colour Packaging Ltd
Description
Castle Colour Packaging is a privately owned packaging manufacturer, with a 30 year history of producing high quality consumer packaging.
Key services
Consumer packaging manufacturing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, jQuery 3.5.1, Google Fonts (Open Sans), Squarespace proprietary scripts
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
intuitive-365enterprise.com
Marketing tools
SquareKicker extension
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Squarespace platform with professional design.
  2. No WHOIS data available for domain, indicating possible domain registration issues.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented indicating some privacy compliance.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No security headers detected in HTML content.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content fully accessible.
  9. Social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected; site is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, utilizing jQuery 3.5.1 and Google Fonts for typography. The infrastructure benefits from Squarespace's managed hosting, providing moderate performance and good mobile optimization. The site includes multiple scripts for UI enhancements and marketing tools such as SquareKicker. SEO is supported through proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the absence of security headers and limited accessibility features indicate technical debt. The domain's WHOIS data is missing, which is a technical anomaly that should be addressed. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but can be improved by adopting modern security practices and enhancing compliance-related features.
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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