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Security report for handsdigital.co.uk

Hands Digital Ltd · Technology · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hands Digital Ltd is a small, established digital agency based in Essex and Greater London, specializing in bespoke website design, development, SEO, PPC, and online marketing services. The company emphasizes a collaborative team with over 15 years of experience and does not outsource work or rely on templates, positioning itself as a trusted regional service provider. The website is built on WordPress CMS and integrates common digital marketing tools such as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity and technical infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, with good content quality and clear navigation. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure contact forms, but lacks advanced security headers and incident response disclosures. Privacy and cookie policies are present, though cookie consent mechanisms could be improved for GDPR compliance. The WHOIS data extraction failed due to querying the 'www' subdomain, which is invalid per Nominet rules, reducing domain trustworthiness from a registration perspective. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences, with room for improvement in security and privacy transparency.

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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…

  2. 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

  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

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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
72
Security headers
25
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
59

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

Hands Digital operates in the technology sector as a service-based digital agency targeting businesses in Essex, London, and Hertfordshire. Their competitive advantage lies in a long-standing, stable team and bespoke solutions without outsourcing. Revenue streams likely derive from web design, SEO, PPC, and branding projects. The company maintains an active social media presence and showcases a portfolio of diverse clients, indicating steady growth and market presence. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified. The business model focuses on high-quality, customized digital marketing services, appealing to SMEs and local enterprises. Strategic observations suggest potential to enhance trust and compliance by publishing security policies and improving cookie consent mechanisms.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enabled and secure form handling via Contact Form 7. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may pose GDPR compliance risks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a small digital agency but with clear areas for enhancement to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Deploy a cookie consent banner or mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance and user privacy awareness.
  4. Verify and correct WHOIS queries to use the base domain (handsdigital.co.uk) to obtain accurate domain registration data.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting and improve trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hands Digital Ltd
Registration number
09100094
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hands Digital Ltd
Description
Hands Digital is a digital agency based in Essex and Greater London specializing in responsive website design, website development, WordPress, SEO friendly CMS, SEO optimization, PPC, and branding services. The team consists of experienced developers, designers, digital marketing experts, and project managers who have collaborated for over 15 years. They do not outsource work or rely on templates.
Key services
Web Design, SEO, PPC, Online Marketing, Branding
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, bxSlider
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure contact forms (Contact Form 7 plugin)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professional and business-focused with clear service offerings.
  3. No phone numbers explicitly labeled as company contact found in HTML content.
  4. Contact email info@handsdigital.co.uk is consistently used.
  5. Social media presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  7. Privacy and cookie policies are present and accessible.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. Use of WordPress CMS with common plugins and Google Analytics for tracking.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.7.4 with a custom theme and uses common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and bxSlider for UI components. Google Fonts and Google Analytics scripts are loaded asynchronously, indicating attention to performance. The site is mobile responsive and includes appropriate meta tags for SEO and social sharing (Open Graph, Twitter cards). Accessibility features are basic but present. No advanced frameworks or hosting provider details are evident from the HTML. Performance is moderate with no obvious blocking scripts. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation and cookie consent mechanisms are areas for modernization.
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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