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Security report for cerberus-services.co.uk

Cerberus Services Ltd · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cerberus Services Ltd is a UK-based company specializing in bespoke car parking and perimeter security solutions. Their offerings include barriers, car park counting systems, ANPR, gates, access control, and turnstiles, targeting businesses and organizations requiring physical security enhancements. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content focused on their security engineering services. However, the domain www.cerberus-services.co.uk is not registered according to Nominet UK WHOIS data, indicating a potential discrepancy or misconfiguration in domain registration. Technically, the website uses standard web technologies such as Bootstrap and jQuery, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. There is no evidence of advanced CMS or hosting provider details. Security posture is weak due to lack of HTTPS, absence of security headers, and no visible security policies or incident response information. Privacy compliance is minimal with no cookie consent mechanism detected, although privacy and terms pages exist. Overall, the website is functional and business-focused but suffers from critical security and legitimacy issues related to domain registration and lack of HTTPS. These issues pose risks to user trust and data protection. Strategic improvements in security infrastructure, domain registration validation, and privacy compliance are recommended to enhance credibility 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. 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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  • 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
35
Average
54

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

Cerberus Services Ltd operates in the physical security sector within the transportation and security industries, providing specialized access control and perimeter security solutions. Their business model is B2B, targeting organizations needing bespoke security installations. The company appears to be small-sized with a niche market position supported by certifications such as Safe Contractor. The website content suggests a focused service portfolio without evidence of subsidiaries or parent companies. The lack of contact details and domain registration issues may impact customer confidence. There is no indication of extensive digital marketing or analytics usage, suggesting a traditional or localized business approach. Partnerships or related domains are not evident from the website data.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is weak. The absence of HTTPS/SSL is a critical vulnerability that undermines data confidentiality and user trust. No security headers are implemented, increasing exposure to common web attacks such as clickjacking or MIME sniffing. There is no visible incident response or security policy documentation, and no contact channels for security issues are provided. The website does not employ cookie consent mechanisms, raising compliance concerns under GDPR. While no vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected, the lack of fundamental security controls and domain registration irregularities significantly reduce the overall security maturity. Immediate remediation of HTTPS and security headers is essential.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all website traffic.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Establish and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security incident reporting.
  5. Resolve domain registration issues with Nominet UK to ensure domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cerberus Services Ltd
Description
Cerberus Services Ltd provides bespoke car parking and perimeter security solutions including barriers, car park counting, ANPR systems, gates, access control, and turnstiles.
Key services
Barriers, Car Park Counting, ANPR, Gates, Access Control, Turnstiles
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.2.1, Bootstrap, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and contains full content with navigation and images.
  2. No HTTPS or SSL information provided; security headers not detected.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the homepage or footer.
  4. Privacy and terms pages exist but no cookie policy or consent mechanism found.
  5. WHOIS data indicates domain registration failure due to naming rules violation.
  6. Website uses standard web technologies including Bootstrap and jQuery.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  8. Certifications displayed include Safe Contractor and HF Logo.
  9. No social media links or external business-related domains found except Google Fonts.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Bootstrap framework and jQuery 3.2.1, with Google Fonts integration for typography. The HTML structure is valid and includes responsive design elements for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate with no heavy scripts or analytics detected. There is no CMS or hosting provider information discernible from the source. The site lacks advanced SEO optimizations and accessibility features are basic. No tracking or advertising scripts are present, indicating minimal user data collection. The technical debt appears low but modernization opportunities include upgrading jQuery to a newer version and implementing HTTPS and security headers to improve security and compliance.
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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