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Security report for davis-brown.co.uk

Davis Brown · Real Estate · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Davis Brown is a UK-based Chartered Surveyors firm that has merged with Adelaide Jones, continuing to provide surveying, estate agency, and property management services under the Adelaide Jones brand. The website serves primarily as an informational and redirect portal to the Adelaide Jones website, indicating a business consolidation. The technical infrastructure uses modern frontend libraries such as Bootstrap and jQuery, with Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise integrated for form security. However, the website lacks critical privacy and cookie policies and does not exhibit advanced security headers, which limits its compliance posture. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to a domain registration error, raising concerns about the legitimacy and ownership of the www.davis-brown.co.uk domain itself. Overall, the website is professionally designed and user-friendly but requires improvements in security and compliance documentation.

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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  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

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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
57
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
47

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 real estate sector, focusing on surveying and property management services. The merger with Adelaide Jones suggests a strategic consolidation to strengthen market position and service offerings. The target audience includes property owners and clients across the UK seeking professional surveying and estate agency services. The business model is service-oriented with revenue likely generated from surveying fees, estate agency commissions, and property management contracts. The partnership ecosystem is centered around Adelaide Jones, which appears to be the primary active brand. The website content and contact details support a small-sized professional services firm with moderate market presence.

Security posture

The security posture is moderate with some best practices observed such as the use of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise and CSRF token meta tag. However, the absence of key security headers like Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security maturity. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or security contact information is provided, which limits readiness for security events. The domain registration issues further impact trustworthiness. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Verify and correct domain registration details to ensure legitimacy and trust.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  5. Improve accessibility features and SEO optimization for better user experience and discoverability.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Davis Brown
Description
Davis Brown is a Chartered Surveying firm that has merged with Adelaide Jones. They offer full Chartered Surveying Services throughout the UK including surveying, estate agency, and property management. The website directs users to Adelaide Jones for a full list of services and contact.
Key services
Chartered Surveying, Estate Agency, Property Management
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.3.8, jQuery 3.7.1, Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise, AJAX for form submission
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise on contact form
  • CSRF token meta tag present

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security challenge
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration error
  3. Website indicates merger with Adelaide Jones and directs users there
  4. Contact information is present and includes phone, email, and contact form
  5. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  6. Use of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise for spam protection on contact form
  7. No social media links detected
  8. No security headers detected in provided data
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies found
  10. Website is professionally designed with good user experience
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern frontend stack including Bootstrap 5.3.8 and jQuery 3.7.1, with asynchronous loading of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise scripts for spam protection. The contact form uses AJAX for submission with client-side validation and honeypot anti-spam technique. The site is mobile optimized and has good navigation clarity. However, no CMS or backend platform is explicitly detected. Hosting provider and SSL configuration details are not available from the provided data. Performance is moderate with no obvious blocking scripts or heavy resources. Technical debt appears low but the absence of security headers and compliance documentation indicates areas for modernization and risk mitigation.
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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