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Security report for lizardlandscapeecology.com

Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology is a small, established consultancy based in Worthing, West Sussex, specializing in landscape architecture, ecological consultancy, and related environmental services. The company targets public sector education, property clients, and development projects, offering a range of services including landscape design, planning, arboriculture, and biodiversity net gain. The website is built on Squarespace, featuring a professional design with good navigation and mobile optimization. It integrates Google Analytics and CookieYes for tracking and consent management. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers. The absence of a privacy policy and WHOIS data for the domain introduces some risk and reduces trustworthiness. Overall, the website presents a credible business front but should improve transparency and security practices.

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

6 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. 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. 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  4. 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"

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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
54
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
64

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 operates in the consultancy sector focused on landscape and ecological services, with a niche in public and property development clients. Its market position is that of a local specialist with over two decades of experience. The business model is service-based consultancy with a focus on sustainability and environmental protection. The company maintains active social media profiles enhancing its professional presence. However, the lack of visible privacy and terms policies and missing WHOIS data may impact client trust and compliance. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website data.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent mechanisms, indicating baseline security awareness. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others that help mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is provided. The absence of WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy. No forms or input fields were detected, reducing attack surface but also limiting user interaction. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with better header implementation and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  3. Enable and configure HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with preload and includeSubDomains directives.
  4. Verify and update domain registration information to ensure WHOIS data is accurate and publicly available.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology
Description
Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology is a chartered consultancy based in Worthing, West Sussex, offering landscape architecture, ecological consultancy, landscape planning, arboriculture, biodiversity net gain, nitrate neutrality, and related services primarily for public sector education, property clients, and development projects.
Key services
Landscape Design, Ecological Commissions, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning, Landscape Management, Public Realm, Arboriculture, Biodiversity Net Gain, Nitrate Neutrality
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, CookieYes cookie consent, Google Analytics
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieYes
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 challenges.
  2. Content is professional and relevant to landscape design and ecological consultancy.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed categories.
  4. No privacy policy or terms of service pages detected.
  5. WHOIS data for domain is missing, indicating possible unregistered domain or privacy protection.
  6. Security headers are minimal; HTTPS is enabled.
  7. Social media presence is consistent with business branding.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  9. Website uses Squarespace CMS and related technologies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging its CMS capabilities and hosting. It uses modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager and jQuery. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. Cookie consent is managed via CookieYes with detailed categories. The site lacks advanced security headers and some accessibility enhancements. The domain's WHOIS data is missing, which is a technical risk factor. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small consultancy but has room for security and compliance improvements.
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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