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Security report for hairsalonyork.co.uk

Trilogy Hair Salon York · Hospitality · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Trilogy Hair Salon York is a luxury hair salon located in York city centre, operated by a team of experienced stylists with over 30 years of combined expertise. The business offers a range of hair services including cuts, colour, balayage, bridal hair, and styling, targeting a general audience seeking professional and high-quality hair care. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content, supporting its market position as a premium local salon. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and a booking widget from Vagaro. The site is mobile-optimized, uses HTTPS, and includes cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting a moderate to good level of digital maturity. However, there is room for improvement in security headers and explicit security policy disclosures. From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS encryption and bot mitigation but lacks visible security headers and detailed incident response information. The absence of WHOIS data due to domain registration errors raises concerns about domain legitimacy, although the website content and contact information appear trustworthy. Overall, the security posture is moderate with recommendations to enhance header policies and transparency. The overall risk assessment suggests the website is functional and professional but requires verification of domain registration legitimacy and improvements in security best practices. Strategic recommendations include implementing comprehensive security headers, publishing incident response policies, and conducting regular third-party script audits to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
62

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

Trilogy Hair Salon York operates in the hospitality sector as a small, luxury hair salon serving the York city centre market. Its competitive advantage lies in the combined experience of its founding stylists and a focus on high-quality hair services including balayage and bridal styling. The business model is service-oriented, relying on local clientele and bookings facilitated through an integrated online widget. The company maintains an active social media presence on Instagram and Facebook, enhancing customer engagement and brand visibility. Growth indicators include a professional website with customer reviews and clear contact channels. The partnership with Vagaro for booking services indicates a strategic use of third-party platforms to streamline operations. However, the domain registration anomaly suggests a need for administrative review to ensure long-term operational stability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA implemented to prevent automated abuse. Cookie consent mechanisms indicate awareness of privacy compliance. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, limiting transparency and preparedness. The domain registration inconsistency is a notable risk factor that could impact trust and domain control. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data in the provided content. Compliance with GDPR appears adequate based on cookie and privacy policies, but further documentation would strengthen this posture. Overall, the security culture appears basic with opportunities for enhancement in policy disclosure and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Conduct a thorough audit of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Verify and correct domain registration details with the registrar to resolve inconsistencies and ensure domain legitimacy.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance documentation with explicit GDPR statements and data retention policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Trilogy Hair Salon York
Description
Trilogy is a luxury hair salon in York city centre, founded by three experienced stylists with over 30 years of combined expertise. Offering cuts, colour, balayage, bridal hair and more.
Key services
Haircuts, Colour, Balayage, Bridal hair, Styling
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google reCAPTCHA, Google Tag Manager, SiteBuilder CSS/JS bundles, Vagaro booking widget
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

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 professional design.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing due to domain registration error, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  4. Website uses HTTPS and modern tracking and bot protection technologies.
  5. Clear contact information and social media presence enhance trust.
  6. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; opportunity for improvement.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies found on site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a SiteBuilder platform with bundled CSS and JavaScript assets, integrating Google services such as reCAPTCHA and Tag Manager for security and analytics. The presence of a Vagaro booking widget indicates reliance on third-party SaaS for appointment management. The site is responsive and optimized for mobile devices, with lazy loading of images to improve performance. Meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) are well implemented, supporting SEO and rich search results. However, no advanced frameworks or CMS platforms are detected beyond the SiteBuilder environment. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Performance is moderate with room for optimization in asset delivery and caching. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are present, enhancing usability for assistive technologies.
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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