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Security report for knightsgardencentres.com

Knights Garden Centres · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Knights Garden Centres is a UK-based retail business specializing in garden centre products including plants, outdoor living items, homewares, pet products, and hospitality services such as dining and events. The company operates both physical garden centres in Godstone and Betchworth, Surrey, and an online webshop offering delivery services. The website is well-structured with comprehensive content, clear navigation, and good branding consistency, targeting gardening enthusiasts and home/outdoor living consumers in the UK market. The business positions itself as a reputable and established garden centre with a strong customer base and positive reviews.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

5 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"

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
44
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
66

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

The company leverages a multi-channel retail model combining physical stores and e-commerce. It offers a wide product range and additional services like dining and events, enhancing customer engagement and revenue streams. The presence of social media channels and membership in the Garden Centre Association supports its market credibility. The business targets a medium-sized market segment within the UK retail and hospitality sectors, focusing on quality plants and expert advice. Recruitment and blog content indicate ongoing growth and community engagement efforts.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses secure login forms, cookie consent mechanisms, and reputable third-party services for analytics and push notifications. However, it lacks visible security headers and explicit security or incident response policies, which are recommended for enhanced protection and compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The absence of WHOIS registrant data is a concern but may be due to privacy protection or data unavailability rather than malicious intent.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Investigate and clarify WHOIS domain registration details to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Knights Garden Centres
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Knights Garden Centres
Description
Knights Garden Centre is one of the best in the UK. We stock a huge range of plants, outdoor living, bulbs & seeds, pots and many more. Visit us today!
Key services
Plant sales, Outdoor living products, Homewares and gifts, Pet products, Dining and restaurant services, Events and experiences, Online shopping and delivery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, jQuery UI 1.14.1, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), OneSignal Push Notifications, Cookie Script (cdn.cookie-script.com), Elfsight Google Reviews widget, Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure login form with password field
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No sensitive data exposed in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
DoubleClick (stats.g.doubleclick.net)
Marketing tools
OneSignal Push Notifications, Cookie Script
Transparency
good

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 navigation
  2. Strong presence of garden centre retail and hospitality services
  3. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and business info
  4. No security policy or incident response info publicly available
  5. WHOIS data missing, which reduces domain trustworthiness score
  6. Good privacy and cookie compliance observed
  7. Multiple external trusted domains linked
  8. Use of modern analytics and marketing tools
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, OneSignal for push notifications, and Cookie Script for consent management. The site appears to be custom-built or uses a proprietary CMS, with no common CMS detected. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. The site integrates third-party widgets such as Elfsight Google Reviews to enhance social proof. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. The site uses standard web technologies and libraries but could benefit from updated security configurations and performance optimizations.
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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