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Security report for eastkenthousing.org.uk

East Kent Housing · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

East Kent Housing is a regional housing association focused on providing housing support, advice, and safe accommodation to individuals and families in the East Kent area of the United Kingdom. The organization offers a range of tenant services including rent payment, repairs reporting, anti-social behavior reporting, and leaseholder information. Their market position is that of a trusted non-profit housing provider serving a medium-sized community with a focus on stability and community well-being. Technically, the website is built on a moderately modern stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Font Awesome, with indications of Umbraco CMS usage. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. However, some technical improvements are recommended, such as implementing security headers and enhancing accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks visible security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms. The WHOIS data presents inconsistencies, notably a future domain creation date, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy despite the website content appearing genuine and professional. Overall, the website is functional, professional, and trustworthy from a business perspective but would benefit from addressing technical security gaps and clarifying domain registration details to improve trustworthiness and compliance.

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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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';…

  3. 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

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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
32
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
53

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

East Kent Housing operates as a non-profit housing association serving the East Kent region. Its business model centers on providing affordable housing and related tenant services, targeting residents and families in need of housing support. The organization leverages partnerships with local councils and uses digital tools such as newsletter subscriptions and social media to engage its community. The company appears stable with a clear market niche, though growth indicators and revenue streams are not publicly detailed. The partnership ecosystem includes local government bodies, enhancing its community integration and service delivery capabilities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is in use, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. There is no visible vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact information, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Compliance with GDPR is partially indicated through privacy and cookie policies, but the lack of explicit consent mechanisms is a gap. The WHOIS inconsistencies further impact trust. Overall, the security posture is adequate but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen site security.
  2. Add an explicit cookie consent banner/mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Clarify and correct WHOIS domain registration data to align with website content and improve domain trustworthiness.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and provide clear security incident contact channels.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve usability for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
East Kent Housing
Registration number
07489230
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
East Kent Housing
Description
Offering housing support, advice and safe accommodation for individuals and families in East Kent — building stability and community well-being.
Key services
Housing support, Safe accommodation, Rent payment and advice, Repairs reporting, Tenant information, Leaseholder information, Anti-social behaviour reporting, Community involvement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Google Fonts, jQuery UI, jQuery Cycle Plugin, PrettyPhoto
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS implied by canonical URL
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MailChimp (newsletter subscription)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a housing association site serving East Kent area with community focus.
  2. Content is comprehensive for tenants and residents with multiple service links.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected despite policies present.
  4. Technical stack is moderately modern but lacks some security headers.
  5. WHOIS data contains anomalies that reduce domain trust score.
  6. No signs of malware, phishing, or adult content.
  7. Social media presence limited to Facebook with no Twitter or LinkedIn URLs provided.
  8. Newsletter subscription uses MailChimp with standard anti-bot hidden field.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and Google Fonts, indicating a moderately modern front-end technology stack. The presence of Umbraco CMS is inferred from class names and script references. Performance is moderate with some legacy scripts (e.g., jQuery UI 1.8.21) that could be updated. Mobile optimization is good, supported by responsive meta tags and CSS. SEO is basic with canonical tags and meta descriptions but could be improved with richer structured data. No advanced analytics or tracking scripts were detected beyond MailChimp for newsletters. Technical debt is moderate, with opportunities to modernize libraries and improve security configurations.
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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