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Security report for digicatapult.org.uk

Digital Catapult · Technology · United Kingdom

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

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Digital Catapult is a UK-based organization positioned as the national authority on advanced digital technology. It focuses on accelerating the adoption of digital innovations across industries to drive economic growth and opportunity. The website reflects a mature and professional digital presence, targeting businesses, innovators, and government stakeholders within the UK technology sector. Key services include industry adoption acceleration and digital technology innovation support. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern block-based design with Kadence Blocks, enhanced by SEO tools like Yoast and multiple analytics platforms including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Hotjar. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and performs moderately well. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and privacy mechanisms in place, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, though the lack of WHOIS data due to domain lookup issues slightly reduces trust. Strategic recommendations include publishing a formal security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance transparency and security maturity.

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. 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: Google Analytics, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

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

  2. 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 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

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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
75
Security headers
85
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
74

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
4
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Digital Catapult holds a leading market position in the UK technology innovation ecosystem, acting as a facilitator for industry adoption of advanced digital technologies. Its business model revolves around collaboration, innovation acceleration, and supporting digital transformation across sectors. The organization targets a broad audience including businesses, innovators, and government bodies. The website's content and structure indicate a large, established entity with consistent branding and high content quality. The presence of multiple tracking and marketing tools suggests active engagement in digital marketing and user analytics. No suspicious or unrelated domains are linked, reinforcing a focused partnership ecosystem. The absence of detailed company registration or VAT information on the site is noted but not unusual for a public or government-affiliated entity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR. Multiple analytics and tracking tools are deployed responsibly with privacy considerations. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. Security headers were not explicitly identified in the provided data, suggesting a review of HTTP security headers could be beneficial. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing policies and communication channels related to security incidents and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive security policy on the website to inform users and stakeholders of security practices.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Review and enhance HTTP security headers (e.g., Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options) to strengthen protection.
  5. Maintain transparency on data retention policies related to analytics and tracking to improve privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Digital Catapult
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Digital Catapult
Description
The UK authority on advanced digital technology. We accelerate industry adoption to drive growth and opportunity across the economy.
Key services
Industry adoption acceleration, Digital technology innovation support, Collaboration facilitation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Kadence Blocks, Google Fonts, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Iubenda Cookie Solution, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Tag Manager
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security and privacy scripts
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight
Marketing tools
Iubenda Cookie Solution
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No WHOIS data available due to domain lookup error, possibly due to querying 'www.' prefix instead of base domain.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. Multiple analytics and tracking tools used with moderate user tracking.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
  8. Website uses WordPress CMS with modern block-based design and SEO optimization.
  9. No suspicious external domains or links detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Kadence Blocks for layout and design, supported by Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. It integrates multiple analytics and user behavior tracking tools including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and LinkedIn Insight Tag, indicating a mature digital marketing infrastructure. The site uses Google Fonts for typography and includes a cookie consent mechanism via Iubenda. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. No hosting provider details were identified from the data. The site is well-structured with comprehensive metadata and JSON-LD structured data for SEO and social sharing. Technical risks are minimal but could be further reduced by enhancing security headers and formalizing security policies.
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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