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Security report for dsareen.com

Deepak Sareen Associates Ltd · Technology · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Deepak Sareen Associates Ltd operates a professional website specializing in time and expense tracking software solutions, consultancy, installation, training, and ongoing support. The company targets businesses requiring efficient time and billing management, positioning itself as a specialist provider with a long-standing market presence since 1996. The website content is well-structured, relevant, and professionally presented, supporting a clear business model focused on software and services sales. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS with common plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO, hosted on Microsoft Online infrastructure. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, with basic accessibility features. SEO practices are adequately implemented, including meta tags and structured data. Analytics usage is moderate, employing Google Analytics with a cookie consent mechanism in place, indicating attention to privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has implemented cookie consent, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended improvements. The WordPress version is outdated, posing potential security risks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are evident. The domain registration data is consistent and trustworthy, with a long domain age and no privacy protection, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with good business credibility and privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security hardening and platform updates would enhance the security posture and trust further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 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

  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 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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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
83
Average
50

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

Deepak Sareen Associates Ltd is a small UK-based technology company specializing in time and expense tracking software and related consultancy services. The company leverages a direct business model combining software sales with consultancy, installation, training, and support. Its market positioning as a specialist provider is supported by a long domain history and consistent branding. The company targets business clients needing efficient project time and billing solutions. The website content and structure reflect a mature business with a focused service offering. The absence of social media presence suggests a traditional or niche market approach. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, and no subsidiaries or parent companies are indicated.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent is implemented, supporting privacy compliance. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents gaps that could be exploited. The outdated WordPress version increases vulnerability risk. No explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, indicating limited formal security governance. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were detected in the content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small business but would benefit from improvements in platform maintenance and security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Update WordPress core and all plugins to the latest versions to reduce vulnerability exposure.
  4. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain compliance and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deepak Sareen Associates Ltd
Description
Deepak Sareen provides easy to use time and expense tracking software, consultancy services, installation and training services with on-going support options.
Key services
Time and expense tracking software, Consultancy services, Installation and training, Ongoing support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 4.9.26, jQuery 1.12.4, Contact Form 7 plugin, Responsive Lightbox plugin, Yoast SEO plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data found

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Cookie Consent plugin by Silktide
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 challenges.
  2. Content is business-focused and professionally presented.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  4. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
  5. Contact information includes a UK phone number and contact form link.
  6. No social media links detected on the homepage.
  7. Uses WordPress CMS with several plugins including Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO.
  8. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  9. Google Analytics is used for tracking with cookie consent implemented.
  10. No visible security headers detected in the provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on an older WordPress version (4.9.26) with standard plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO, indicating a common CMS-based infrastructure. Hosting is provided via Microsoft Online DNS services. The site uses jQuery 1.12.4 and responsive design techniques, supporting moderate performance and good mobile optimization. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). However, the outdated CMS version and lack of DNSSEC and security headers indicate technical debt and security risks. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement through modernization and optimization. The site lacks advanced accessibility features but provides basic navigation clarity and user experience.
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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