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Security report for eblgroup.co.uk

EBL Group · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Partial score · DNS & email only

42/100

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

EBL Group is a UK-based construction and property development company with over 30 years of experience, specializing in roofing, construction, insurance repairs, and residential development. The company serves commercial and residential clients primarily in the North West of England but also operates nationally for blue-chip clients. Their website reflects a professional business with clear service offerings, multiple industry certifications, and a focus on health and safety. Technically, the website uses CMS Made Simple with common web technologies such as jQuery and Google Analytics, but some components like jQuery are outdated, posing potential security risks. The site includes a cookie consent mechanism and a basic data protection policy, indicating some privacy compliance. Security posture is moderate with no visible security headers and no public incident response or security policies. WHOIS data for the domain 'www.eblgroup.co.uk' is unavailable due to domain naming rules, but the website is accessible and legitimate. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve technical and security aspects.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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

12 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Cloudflare, Google APIs

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

  2. 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.

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
47
Email security
10
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
42

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

EBL Group holds a strong market position as a regional leader in construction and roofing with national reach. Their business model focuses on service delivery to commercial and residential sectors, emphasizing quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. The company leverages multiple certifications to build trust and credibility. Their partnership with Miltec Digital for website development and a subsidiary roofing domain indicates a structured business ecosystem. Growth indicators include continuous investment in technology and equipment. The absence of social media presence on the site may limit digital marketing reach. Revenue streams likely come from construction contracts, insurance repair work, and property development sales.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. Strengths include the use of HTTPS (assumed from base href), cookie consent implementation, and no visible exposed sensitive data. Weaknesses include the use of an outdated jQuery version with known vulnerabilities, lack of security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), and no publicly available security or incident response policies. There is no evidence of GDPR non-compliance, but privacy policy details are basic. Incident response readiness and data protection officer contact information are not disclosed. Recommendations include updating libraries, implementing security headers, and publishing security policies to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Update jQuery and other third-party libraries to current secure versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish detailed security and incident response policies accessible to users and partners.
  4. Enhance privacy compliance by expanding the data protection policy and providing DPO contact information.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EBL Group
Description
EBL Group provides a wide range of services including Construction, Development, Insurance work and Roofing. They have been trading for over 30 years with a strong customer base in the North West UK and operate nationally for blue-chip companies. They emphasize health & safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Key services
Commercial and Industrial Roofing, Construction projects including school refurbishments and restorations, Insurance repairs for storm, flood, fire, subsidence, and accidental damage, Residential property development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.11.1, Nivo Slider, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, CookieConsent2, Fonts.net (Neue Helvetica W01 font)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

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 rich content and navigation
  2. No WAF or blocking detected
  3. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming error
  4. Cookie consent implemented with clear messaging
  5. Multiple industry certifications displayed
  6. Contact information is clear and consistent
  7. Use of outdated jQuery version is a security concern
  8. No visible security headers detected
  9. No privacy or incident response policies publicly detailed beyond data protection policy
  10. No social media links found in the provided content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on CMS Made Simple and uses a combination of jQuery, Nivo Slider, Google Analytics, and Google Tag Manager. Fonts are loaded from Fonts.net and Google Fonts. The site has a cookie consent banner implemented via CookieConsent2. Performance is moderate with some outdated libraries that could impact security and speed. Mobile optimization is basic, and accessibility features are minimal. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but could benefit from modernization and security hardening.
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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