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Security report for corriganandson.co.uk

Corrigan & Son Plumbing & Heating Engineers · Energy · United Kingdom

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Corrigan & Son Plumbing & Heating Engineers is a small, family-run UK-based business specializing in plumbing, heating, and gas boiler services with over 30 years of experience. The company emphasizes quick response, professional service, and quality guarantees, targeting residential customers primarily in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Their website reflects a local service provider with clear contact information and trust signals such as Gas Safe registration and customer testimonials. Technically, the website uses modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools, is hosted securely over HTTPS, and provides a functional contact form with CAPTCHA protection. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps, and the WHOIS data is unavailable due to an invalid query, slightly reducing trust in domain legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but could improve privacy compliance and security headers.

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

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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

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

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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
59
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
67

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 business operates in the energy sector, focusing on plumbing and heating services for homeowners. Their competitive advantage lies in their family-run approach, quick response times, and extensive boiler parts inventory. The business model is service-oriented with direct customer engagement through phone and online contact forms. The website's content and branding are consistent, supporting a strong local market position. There is no evidence of parent or subsidiary companies. Marketing efforts include social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and Yelp, and the use of Snowplow analytics for user tracking. The company appears stable with a focus on quality and customer satisfaction.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, uses CAPTCHA on forms, and does not expose sensitive data in the HTML. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could improve protection against common web attacks. The use of up-to-date libraries is noted, but no explicit vulnerability scanning results are available. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Incident response and security policy information are not provided, indicating limited transparency in security governance. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with better headers and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Correct WHOIS query usage to obtain domain registration data and verify domain legitimacy.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Provide clear incident response contact information and security policy details to enhance trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Corrigan & Son Plumbing & Heating Engineers
Description
Corrigan & Son Plumbing & Heating Engineers is a family-run business with over 30 years of experience providing plumbing, heating, and gas boiler services. They offer quick response times, professional service, quality guarantees, and a large inventory of boiler spares.
Key services
Gas boiler servicing and repair, Central heating maintenance, Plumbing repairs, Bathroom suite installation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, skrollr, PhotoSwipe, Google Fonts (Source Sans Pro), Snowplow Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for contact form

Analytics and tracking

Services
Snowplow
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snowplow
Marketing tools
Snowplow Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to plumbing and heating services.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and contact form.
  4. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  5. WHOIS data is missing due to invalid WHOIS query; domain legitimacy cannot be fully verified.
  6. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools observed.
  7. No security headers detected; HTTPS is enforced.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a CMS platform (Multiscreensite) using jQuery and other JavaScript libraries like skrollr and PhotoSwipe for UI effects. It loads Google Fonts and uses Snowplow for analytics. The site is served over HTTPS with no visible mixed content issues. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities in mobile responsiveness and accessibility. SEO basics are covered with meta tags and Open Graph tags, but structured data (JSON-LD) is absent. The contact form uses reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Overall, the technical infrastructure is adequate for a small business website but could benefit from modernization and enhanced accessibility 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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