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Security report for hospitalfield.org.uk

Hospitalfield · Other · United Kingdom

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Hospitalfield is a well-established cultural arts organization based in Scotland, dedicated to contemporary art, residencies, events, and heritage preservation. The website serves as a portal for visitors, artists, and supporters to engage with the institution's offerings including tours, café services, and art programs. The organization positions itself as a key player in the Scottish arts community with a focus on supporting emerging artists and public engagement. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Shopify Buy Button integration for e-commerce, and Google Analytics for visitor tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and user experience, with clear navigation and relevant content. However, some technical improvements could enhance security and privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes basic tracking opt-out mechanisms but lacks several important security headers and a visible cookie consent mechanism. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. No vulnerabilities or malicious content were detected. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its audience well, but could benefit from enhanced privacy and security practices to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

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. 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

  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 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
43

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

Hospitalfield operates as a non-profit cultural institution focusing on contemporary art and heritage in Scotland. Its business model revolves around providing artist residencies, hosting events, offering tours, and venue hire, supported by public and private funding bodies such as Creative Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The organization targets artists, art students, and cultural visitors, leveraging partnerships with local government and arts councils. The website reflects a mature digital presence with integrated e-commerce capabilities for merchandise or ticket sales. Growth indicators include ongoing open calls for residencies and events, signaling active community engagement and program development.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is partial, with no cookie consent banner detected despite the use of Google Analytics. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, privacy notices, and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks from vulnerable libraries.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hospitalfield
Description
Dedicated to contemporary art and ideas, Hospitalfield is a place to work, study, learn, visit and enjoy. It offers residencies, events, tours, a café, and supports contemporary art projects.
Key services
Artist residencies, Art events and exhibitions, Tours of house, garden and chapel, Café and garden visitor services, Venue hire
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, PHP, jQuery 3.7.1, Shopify Buy Button SDK, Google Analytics (ExactMetrics plugin), Events Manager plugin, Embed Any Document plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Google Analytics opt-out mechanism present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Analytics by ExactMetrics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based cultural arts organization site with good content and navigation.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found, but terms page exists.
  3. No visible cookie consent banner or mechanism.
  4. Uses Google Analytics with opt-out functionality.
  5. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  7. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
  8. No forms detected on the homepage content; mailing list sign-up likely on a separate page.
  9. Shopify Buy Button integration for e-commerce functionality.
  10. No signs of malware, phishing, or adult content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a stable WordPress platform using version 6.8.3, enhanced with plugins such as Events Manager and Embed Any Document. It integrates Shopify Buy Button for e-commerce functionality and uses Google Analytics via the ExactMetrics plugin for visitor tracking. The site loads moderate resources including fonts from Google Fonts and Typekit. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. There is room for technical modernization by optimizing security headers and enhancing privacy compliance mechanisms. No critical technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected.
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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