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Security report for lawnhopper.co.uk

LawnHopper · Other · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

LawnHopper is a UK-based lawn care specialist company with over 25 years of experience providing professional lawn treatment services including scarification, aeration, weed and moss control, seeding, and fertilising. The company operates a pay-as-you-go business model serving residential and commercial customers across the UK. The website is built on WordPress using modern plugins and technologies such as Google reCAPTCHA and Cookie Law Info to ensure security and privacy compliance. The site is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and relevant content. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and anti-bot measures in place, though additional security headers and published security policies could enhance trust. WHOIS data is unavailable due to an erroneous lookup on the subdomain, which slightly reduces domain trustworthiness. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for the business with minor areas for improvement in security and transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

8 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
    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • 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. 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

  3. 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"

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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
65
Average
41

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

LawnHopper holds a strong market position as an established lawn care service provider in the UK with a franchise model and thousands of customers. Its competitive advantages include a comprehensive range of lawn treatments, pay-as-you-go flexibility, and local branch presence. The business targets homeowners and commercial property managers seeking expert lawn maintenance. Revenue streams likely derive from service fees and franchise operations. The company maintains a partnership with TD Creative Studio for website development. Growth indicators include longevity and positive customer testimonials. The presence of suspicious external links in the footer is a concern but likely unrelated to core business operations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA protecting forms. Cookie consent mechanisms comply with GDPR requirements. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published security or incident response policy indicate gaps in security best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from a security.txt file and regular plugin vulnerability audits to improve incident response readiness and security culture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of WordPress plugins and themes to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet compliance standards and enhance user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
LawnHopper
Description
LawnHopper is a UK-based lawn care specialist company providing lawn treatment services including scarification, aeration, weed and moss control, seeding, fertilising, and optional extras such as lawn regeneration and water conservation. Established since 1995, it serves residential and commercial customers across the UK with a pay-as-you-go service model.
Key services
lawn scarification, aeration, weed and moss control, seeding, fertilising, lawn regeneration, water conservation treatments
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Contact Form 7, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Yoast SEO, Simple Banner plugin, Cookie Law Info plugin, ShareThis
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 on forms
  • Cookie consent banner with GDPR compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
ShareThis
Marketing tools
ShareThis
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 challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to lawn care services.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and GDPR compliant.
  4. No direct company email addresses found in HTML content; contact primarily via phone and contact form.
  5. Some suspicious external links in footer unrelated to main business (pharmacy/viagra sites) possibly injected or spam links.
  6. Security headers are not explicitly detected; opportunity for improvement.
  7. Use of modern WordPress plugins and Google reCAPTCHA enhances security posture.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  9. Website uses HTTPS with valid SSL configuration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Contact Form 7, Google reCAPTCHA v3, and Yoast SEO. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). The site uses external services such as Google Analytics and ShareThis for tracking and marketing. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Some suspicious external links unrelated to the business appear in the footer, possibly injected or spam, which should be reviewed and removed if unauthorized. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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