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Security report for electric-design.co.uk

Electric Design · Other · United Kingdom

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Network security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Electric Design is a well-established creative marketing agency based in Yorkshire, UK, with a history dating back to 1991. The company specializes in providing design services across multiple channels including social media, packaging, point of sale, literature, and exhibitions. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, showcasing a strong client portfolio and clear business focus on creative marketing solutions. Technically, the website is built on WordPress, leveraging modern technologies such as jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and LiteSpeed Cache to ensure good performance and user experience. Mobile optimization and SEO practices are well implemented, contributing to a positive digital presence. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks some security headers and visible security policies, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Privacy compliance is currently weak, with no visible privacy or cookie policies or consent mechanisms, representing a compliance risk under GDPR. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures to align with best practices.

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

7 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.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • 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. 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, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs

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

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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
62
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
54
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Electric Design operates in the creative marketing sector, targeting businesses seeking comprehensive design and marketing strategy support. Their long domain age and client logos indicate a stable market position and established reputation. The business model focuses on service delivery in creative design across various media, supported by a small-sized team as indicated by contact points. The company leverages social media and digital marketing tools to engage clients and promote services. There is no indication of parent or subsidiary companies, suggesting an independent agency. The website content and structured data reinforce the company’s branding and market positioning within the UK creative industry.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. The use of third-party analytics and tracking scripts introduces moderate tracking but no apparent vulnerabilities. The lack of a security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is a gap in responsible security practices. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a marketing agency but could be strengthened with additional controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Electric Design
Description
We're Electric, a creative marketing agency based in Yorkshire. Whether you need design, digital or overall marketing strategy support, we can help
Key services
design for social media, design for packaging, design for point of sale, design for literature, design for exhibitions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LiteSpeed Cache, Slick Slider
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with company emails and phone numbers
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information
  6. No forms detected on the homepage content
  7. Multiple client logos displayed indicating established client base
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, utilizing jQuery and Slick Slider for interactive elements, and LiteSpeed Cache for performance optimization. Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel are integrated for user tracking and marketing analytics. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for organization and webpage. Hosting is provided by Heart Internet Limited, a reputable UK hosting provider. The site loads quickly and is well optimized, though accessibility features appear basic and could be improved. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected, indicating a well-maintained technical infrastructure.
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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