Herbs Unlimited is a family-based business specializing in growing and processing fresh herbs, salads, and edible flowers from their farm in North Yorkshire. They serve a diverse customer base including manufacturers, foodservice providers, wholesalers, retailers, and direct consumers. The company emphasizes freshness, quality, and traceability, operating a BRC A+ accredited factory and maintaining strong local roots with national distribution. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on WordPress with WooCommerce, integrating social media and marketing tools such as Mailchimp and Instagram feeds. While the site is professionally designed and content-rich, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are important for compliance. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced, but the absence of security headers and incident response information are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration issues, which limits domain legitimacy verification, though the website content and certifications support the business's credibility.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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"
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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
70
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
58
Average
46
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
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 herbsunlimited.co.uk, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The company holds a solid market position as a trusted supplier of fresh herbs and salads with a focus on quality and innovation. Their business model combines farming, processing, and distribution, targeting multiple segments including food manufacturers and retail. The presence of certifications such as BRCGS, LEAF, and Red Tractor enhances their trustworthiness. Customer testimonials and active social media engagement indicate positive brand reputation and customer satisfaction. The company appears to be medium-sized with a long operational history inferred from testimonials dating back to 1995. The website supports direct sales and wholesale, indicating diversified revenue streams. Strategic partnerships with certification bodies and active participation in industry events further strengthen their market presence.
Security posture
The website enforces HTTPS, uses anti-spam honeypot techniques in forms, and avoids exposing sensitive data in the HTML. However, it lacks important security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are provided, which could hinder timely response to security incidents. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also represents a compliance gap, especially under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, formalizing security policies, and enhancing user privacy transparency.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
Publish a security incident response policy and provide clear contact channels for reporting security issues.
Regularly audit and update all plugins and third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Enhance contact information availability, including verified company emails and phone numbers, to improve business credibility and user trust.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Herbs Unlimited
Description
Herbs Unlimited are growers and processors of herbs, salads and edible flowers from our family based farm in North Yorkshire. They specialise in high quality, fresh cut herbs and baby salads alongside an extensive range of speciality herbs and edible flowers. They supply manufacturing, foodservice, wholesalers and retail nationally.
Key services
Growing fresh herbs and salads, Processing and packing herbs and salads, Supplying to manufacturing, foodservice, wholesalers, retail, Selling direct to consumers via online shop
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress 6.4.8, WooCommerce 6.4.1, jQuery, Slick Carousel, Google Analytics, Yoast SEO, Mailchimp for WordPress, Instagram Feed Pro
Frameworks
WooCommerce
Platforms
WordPress
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 honeypot anti-spam in forms
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professionally designed WordPress site with WooCommerce integration.
Content is rich with business information, testimonials, certifications, and social media integration.
No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration error, limiting domain trust verification.
No security headers detected; HTTPS is enforced.
Contact information is limited to a newsletter form; no explicit email or phone contact found.
Social media presence is active, especially Instagram.
No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities. It uses popular JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI enhancements. SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin, and marketing integrations include Google Analytics and Mailchimp. The site is mobile responsive with good navigation and content structure. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed and accessibility. The absence of security headers and incomplete privacy compliance are technical gaps. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
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.
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