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Security report for liturgyoffice.org.uk

Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales · Government · United Kingdom

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Liturgy Office website serves as the official online presence for the Department for Christian Life and Worship under the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. It provides liturgical resources, calendars, prayers, and news relevant to the Catholic community in England and Wales. The site targets clergy, church members, and those interested in Catholic liturgy, positioning itself as a trusted non-profit religious resource provider with a long-standing domain since 2001. Technically, the website employs basic web technologies including HTML5, CSS, Google Fonts, and Google Analytics for tracking. The site lacks a modern CMS and advanced frameworks, indicating a simple but functional technical infrastructure. Performance and mobile optimization are basic, with room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (implied but not explicitly confirmed), but lacks visible security headers and published privacy or cookie policies, which are compliance gaps especially under GDPR. No forms collecting sensitive data are present, reducing attack surface. The WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and consistency with the organization's history, supporting trustworthiness. Overall, the website is a credible, safe, and content-relevant resource for its audience but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, security hardening, and technical modernization to improve user trust and regulatory adherence.

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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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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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
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
42

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 Liturgy Office operates within the government and non-profit sectors, specifically serving the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Its market position is that of an official liturgical resource provider affiliated with the Catholic Bishops' Conference. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on providing liturgical guidance, calendars, and formation materials. The target audience includes clergy, church officials, and lay members interested in liturgical practices. The organization benefits from a stable domain registration since 2001, indicating established presence and trust. Partnerships with CBCEW and related Catholic entities reinforce its authoritative role. Growth indicators are limited due to the niche religious focus, but the site maintains relevance through updated news and resources.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS usage and no visible forms collecting sensitive data, minimizing risk exposure. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. Lack of published privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could hinder timely security issue management. The use of Google Analytics without a consent mechanism may expose the organization to privacy compliance risks. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires improvements in policy transparency and technical safeguards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform users about tracking and obtain consent.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  4. Confirm and enforce HTTPS across the entire site with proper SSL/TLS configuration.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
Description
The Liturgy Office serves the Department for Christian Life and Worship of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, providing resources, information, and advice related to liturgical matters.
Key services
Liturgical resources, Calendar and prayer guides, News and events related to liturgy, Formation materials for Roman Missal and Lectionary
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, Google Analytics (gtag.js), HTML5, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS implied by domain but not confirmed in HTML content
  • No forms detected that collect sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official resource for the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No forms present that collect user data, reducing risk.
  4. Use of Google Analytics without visible cookie consent mechanism.
  5. Basic but consistent branding and navigation.
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations.
  7. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and long-term registration.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a simple technology stack with HTML5, CSS, Google Fonts, and Google Analytics. No CMS or advanced frameworks are detected, indicating a static or lightly dynamic site. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags found. The site is hosted under a registrar Easily Limited t/a easily.co.uk, consistent with the domain WHOIS data. Technical debt is evident in the lack of modern security headers and privacy compliance features. Opportunities exist to modernize the site with responsive design, enhanced SEO, and improved security configurations to better serve users and comply with regulations.
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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