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Security report for gusto.co.uk

Gusto Design Ltd · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in DNS health, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Gusto Design Ltd is a UK-based industrial design consultancy specializing in product creation, design, and innovation for international markets. The company serves a diverse client base including major brands such as Intel, Boots, and The Body Shop, offering services from initial concept through to production and sustainability evaluation. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with detailed descriptions of projects, processes, and activities. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap and Google Fonts, with Google Analytics integrated for visitor tracking. However, there is no evidence of privacy or cookie policies, and no social media presence is linked. Security posture is moderate but lacks visible HTTPS confirmation and security headers. The WHOIS data for the domain www.gusto.co.uk is missing and indicates the domain is not registered under Nominet UK rules, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional website content. Overall, the site is accessible and informative but requires improvements in security, privacy compliance, and domain registration transparency.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

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

  3. 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
  4. 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"

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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
30
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
48

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention gusto.co.uk, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
7
Employees
0
Customers
5
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
14%

1 subdomain affected

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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 positions itself as a specialized design consultancy with a strong portfolio of international clients and award-winning projects. Its business model focuses on providing end-to-end design and innovation services, including prototyping and sustainability assessments. The target market includes large corporations and product manufacturers seeking innovative design solutions. The absence of privacy policies and domain registration inconsistencies may impact trust with potential clients. The company maintains academic and professional credibility through its principal designer's affiliations. Growth potential is supported by a diverse client base and involvement in sustainability initiatives such as the Designers Accord.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with no visible forms collecting sensitive data and no exposed credentials. However, the lack of HTTPS confirmation, absence of security headers, and missing privacy and cookie policies indicate gaps in security best practices and compliance. The use of Google Analytics without visible privacy compliance mechanisms suggests potential GDPR non-compliance. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency. The domain registration inconsistency further reduces trustworthiness from a security perspective. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS site-wide and verify SSL/TLS configuration to ensure secure communications.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security contact to improve incident response readiness.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and compliance with accessibility standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Gusto Design Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gusto Design Ltd
Description
Gusto Design Ltd is involved with the design and development of award winning products for international markets. They blend art, science, engineering and innovation to deliver aspirational visions for clients including Intel, Boots, Thulé, Body Shop, Lego, Escada, Unilever, E.ON, Cyden.
Key services
Product design, Innovation consulting, Prototyping, Sustainability evaluation, Packaging design, Production liaison
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Modernizr, Bootstrap (navbar classes), Google Fonts (Open Sans), jQuery (implied by Bootstrap usage), Custom CSS and JS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • No visible forms collecting sensitive data
  • No inline sensitive data exposure

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content about design services.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  4. No forms present that collect user data.
  5. No social media links detected.
  6. Use of Google Analytics for tracking without visible privacy compliance.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable and domain appears unregistered or invalid under Nominet rules.
  8. No security headers or HTTPS status visible from provided data.
  9. Site uses Bootstrap and Google Fonts for styling and layout.
  10. No evidence of WAF or security blocking mechanisms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Bootstrap framework, Google Fonts, and includes Google Analytics for tracking. The HTML structure is valid with responsive navigation and clear content sections. Performance is moderate with no evident broken elements. However, mobile optimization is basic and accessibility features are limited. No CMS or hosting provider information is detected. The absence of security headers and unclear SSL status represent technical risks. The site lacks structured data such as JSON-LD or Open Graph tags beyond basic meta description and title. Overall, the technical implementation is functional but could benefit from modernization and security 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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