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Security report for foxpropertyconsultants.co.uk

Fox Property Consultants · Real Estate · United Kingdom

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Fox Property Consultants is a small UK-based real estate surveying and valuation firm specializing in RICS-regulated services including homebuyer surveys, building surveys, and various specialized valuations. The company targets homeowners, property buyers, estate agents, solicitors, and mortgage brokers primarily in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, and surrounding areas. The website is professionally designed using Joomla CMS with modern front-end technologies and includes clear contact information and customer testimonials, supporting a trustworthy market position. Technically, the site uses Google Analytics and reCAPTCHA for analytics and spam prevention, but lacks some security headers and privacy/cookie policies, indicating room for compliance improvement. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a domain naming rules error, limiting domain registration trust verification. Overall, the site is secure with HTTPS and good content quality but should enhance privacy compliance and security headers to strengthen its security posture and regulatory adherence.

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

9 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
    • 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. 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

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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
57
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
45

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

The company operates in a niche real estate sector providing professional surveying and valuation services with over 20 years of experience. Its business model is service-based, targeting local residential and commercial property markets. The firm leverages professional certifications (RICS) and local partnerships with estate agents and solicitors to maintain competitive advantage. The website supports lead generation through contact forms and clear service descriptions. The absence of social media presence and limited digital marketing tools suggests a focus on traditional and referral-based business development. The use of Google Analytics indicates some digital marketing tracking. The company appears stable with a consistent brand and trusted reputation in its local market.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Google reCAPTCHA on its contact form, which are positive security measures. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security or incident response policies and missing privacy and cookie policies indicate compliance gaps, particularly with GDPR. The WHOIS data is incomplete, limiting domain trust verification. Overall, the security posture is moderate with good baseline protections but needs improvements in headers and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  3. Add a publicly accessible security policy or incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly update Joomla CMS and all third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding social media links and expanding digital marketing tools to improve business reach and engagement.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fox Property Consultants
Description
Fox Property Consultants are Chartered Surveyors and RICS Registered Valuers providing Homebuyers (Level 2) Surveys, Building Surveys (Level 3), and property valuations for residential properties in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Wimborne, Broadstone, Ferndown and surrounding areas.
Key services
Home Buyer Surveys, Building Surveys, Help-to-Buy Valuations, Shared Ownership Valuations, Probate Valuations, Retrospective Valuations, Matrimonial Valuations, Red Book Valuations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla CMS, jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Fonts, Font Awesome, Slick Slider, Bootstrap Popover
Frameworks
Joomla
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on contact form
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Joomla CMS with modern front-end libraries.
  2. Contact information is clearly presented with phone, email, and contact form.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages found, indicating compliance gaps.
  4. Google reCAPTCHA is implemented on contact form to prevent spam.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules error; likely WHOIS query was made on 'www.' subdomain instead of root domain.
  6. Website content is professional and relevant to real estate surveying and valuation services.
  7. No social media links found in the HTML content.
  8. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for analytics and tracking.
  9. No security headers detected in the HTML content; recommend adding for improved security posture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and Slick Slider for UI components. Google Fonts and Google Analytics are integrated for typography and analytics respectively. The site loads asynchronously Google reCAPTCHA for spam protection on forms. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization evident. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured JSON-LD data describing the organization and services. No hosting provider information was detected. The site lacks some accessibility features and security headers, which are recommended for technical maturity. Overall, the infrastructure is solid but could benefit from security and compliance enhancements.
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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