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Security report for ethicalworkforce.co.uk

Ethical Workforce · Hospitality · United Kingdom

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Ethical Workforce is a specialist hospitality recruitment agency based in London, offering permanent and temporary staffing solutions with an international reach. The company targets both employers seeking hospitality staff and jobseekers looking for roles in the hospitality sector. Their website presents a professional image with clear service offerings and client testimonials from notable hospitality figures, positioning them as a trusted niche player in the recruitment market. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using PHP 7.4 and Apache, with common plugins such as Yoast SEO and WPBakery Page Builder. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, but lacks performance metrics data. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but uses hdodns.com nameservers. From a security perspective, the site has critical weaknesses: it does not have an SSL/TLS certificate installed, serving content over HTTP only, which severely impacts user trust and data security. No modern TLS protocols or security headers are present. Cookie consent is implemented, but no privacy policy or terms of service pages were found, indicating compliance gaps. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements, especially implementing HTTPS and enhancing privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include obtaining a valid SSL certificate, adding comprehensive privacy and terms pages, and improving security headers to protect users and build trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
42

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

Ethical Workforce operates in the hospitality recruitment sector, focusing on London and international markets. Their competitive advantage lies in ethical recruitment practices and personalized service, supported by endorsements from well-known hospitality professionals. The business model revolves around connecting employers with qualified hospitality staff for permanent and temporary roles. Revenue likely derives from recruitment fees and placement services. The target customers are hospitality businesses and jobseekers in the UK and abroad. The company appears relatively new (founded 2022) but has established a credible online presence and social media footprint. Partnerships with industry figures and client testimonials support growth and market positioning.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS, exposing users to data interception risks. Lack of security headers and modern TLS protocols further increases vulnerability. No incident response or security policies are publicly disclosed. Cookie consent is implemented, but privacy policy and terms of service are missing, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other regulations. The site uses up-to-date WordPress and plugins but should ensure timely updates to mitigate vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is low, and immediate remediation is necessary to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Create and publish comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to ensure legal compliance.
  3. Enable security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to latest secure versions.
  5. Establish an incident response contact channel (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email) and publish security policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website runs on a standard WordPress CMS with PHP 7.4 and Apache server. It uses popular plugins like Yoast SEO for search optimization and WPBakery Page Builder for content layout. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile responsive and has good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. However, the site lacks HTTPS, which is a critical technical deficiency. Performance data is unavailable, but the site uses CDN caching headers indicating some optimization. Accessibility features are basic but present. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard but requires modernization in security and performance monitoring.
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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