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Security report for leighacademy.org.uk

Education · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.leighacademy.org.uk is currently inaccessible, presenting a 403 Forbidden error page served by nginx with embedded Cloudflare challenge scripts, indicating that access is blocked by a Web Application Firewall or security mechanism. Due to this blockage, no meaningful content, metadata, or business information could be extracted from the site. The WHOIS lookup failed with an error indicating the domain name violates Nominet UK naming rules, resulting in no registrar, creation, or expiry data being available. This lack of WHOIS transparency and the access restrictions raise concerns about the domain's legitimacy and operational status. From a technical perspective, the site shows no accessible content or detectable technologies, frameworks, or CMS platforms. No security headers or SSL configuration details are available, and no privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are found. The absence of contact information, incident response details, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms further limits the ability to assess the site's security posture or compliance with data protection regulations. Given the current state, the security posture is weak due to the lack of accessible information and transparency. The domain's WHOIS inconsistency and the WAF blockage suggest potential operational or configuration issues. The overall risk assessment is elevated due to these factors, and strategic recommendations focus on resolving access issues, improving transparency, and implementing standard security and privacy practices. In summary, the site is effectively blocked from analysis, and no substantive business or security insights can be drawn without further access or data. Contacting the site administrators or relevant authorities is advised for a more thorough evaluation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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';…

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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
37
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
58

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

Due to the inaccessible nature of the website and lack of content, no detailed business intelligence can be derived. The domain name suggests an educational institution, likely a school or academy, but no further information on market positioning, business model, or partnerships is available. The absence of contact details or corporate identifiers limits understanding of the organization's operations or competitive advantages.

Security posture

The security posture cannot be fully assessed due to the WAF blockage and lack of accessible content. No security headers, SSL details, or vulnerability disclosures are present. The presence of Cloudflare challenge scripts indicates some level of security protection, but the lack of transparency and WHOIS data raises concerns. No incident response or data protection officer information is available, indicating potential gaps in compliance and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Resolve the 403 Forbidden access issue to allow legitimate users and security analysts to access the website content.
  2. Ensure the domain registration complies with Nominet UK naming rules and update WHOIS information to improve transparency.
  3. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to demonstrate GDPR compliance.
  4. Add clear contact information, including security incident response contacts and data protection officer details.
  5. Deploy standard security headers and maintain a valid SSL certificate to improve security posture and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Cloudflare detected. The page shows a 403 Forbidden error served by nginx with embedded Cloudflare challenge scripts indicating WAF blocking or security challenge. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor

Technology

Analytics and tracking

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to 403 Forbidden error.
  2. Presence of Cloudflare challenge scripts indicates WAF or security protection.
  3. No metadata, forms, external links, or contact information found in the HTML content.
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable and domain appears to violate Nominet UK naming rules.
  5. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected.
  6. No security policies, incident response, or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No analytics or advertising technologies detected.
  8. Website quality and content are poor due to lack of accessible content.
  9. No adult or explicit content detected; content safety rating is safe.
  10. Analysis incomplete due to WAF/security mechanisms. For accurate analysis, please contact guard@offseq.com
Technical notes

Notes

The website is currently inaccessible, serving a 403 Forbidden error with embedded Cloudflare challenge scripts, indicating a WAF or security protection layer blocking access. No metadata, scripts, or external links are detectable. The lack of WHOIS data and domain registration issues suggest potential misconfiguration or domain legitimacy concerns. No CMS or hosting provider information is available. Performance, mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO cannot be evaluated due to the absence of content.
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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