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Security report for lmdbaccountants.co.uk

LMDB Accountants · Finance · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

LMDB Accountants is a small, established accounting and business advisory firm based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, serving local businesses and individuals with services including compliance, taxation, and consultancy. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear contact information and a user-friendly design. Technically, the site uses a modern but somewhat dated tech stack (Bootstrap 3, jQuery 3.6) and demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied but lacking explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain legitimacy and registration status, which should be investigated further to ensure trustworthiness. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy compliance measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs

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

  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

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  • Security score drift

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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
57
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
73

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 firm targets small to medium-sized businesses and individuals in the East Sussex region, positioning itself as a trusted local accounting partner with a personal approach. Its business model focuses on providing tailored financial and advisory services, leveraging a reputation built since 2007. The company maintains an active social media presence and offers a range of specialized services including support for solicitors and the care industry. The website content and navigation support client engagement and information dissemination effectively, though there is limited evidence of advanced digital marketing or analytics integration.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS but lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS, which are recommended to enhance protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. The site does not implement a cookie consent mechanism despite referencing cookie usage, which may pose GDPR compliance risks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected, indicating a baseline security hygiene. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Verify and update domain registration details to resolve WHOIS data absence and confirm legitimacy.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
LMDB Accountants
Description
LMDB Accountants is a firm of Accountants & Business Advisors based in Eastbourne, East Sussex offering accounts, taxation and business advisory and support services to a wide range of businesses and individuals. Established in 2007, they provide cost-effective, high value financial solutions with a personal approach.
Key services
Compliance services, Consultancy services, Taxation, Support services, Services for Solicitors, Services for the Care Industry
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Bootstrap 3.0, jQuery Templates, Date.format.js, Newswire.js
Frameworks
Bootstrap 3.0
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by canonical link (https://www.lmdbaccountants.com)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 professionally presented and relevant to accounting services.
  3. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond basic disclaimers.
  4. No visible forms collecting personal data except a generic POST form with no fields visible in HTML.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond standard libraries.
  7. No explicit cookie consent mechanism despite cookie policy mention.
  8. WHOIS data missing, raising questions about domain registration status.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a traditional web stack using Bootstrap 3 and jQuery 3.6, with additional scripts for templating and date formatting. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with skip links and accessibility help pages. Performance is moderate, with external dependencies on common CDNs. No modern CMS or hosting provider details are evident. The site lacks advanced analytics or tracking tools, indicating minimal user tracking. Technical debt is moderate due to older framework versions and missing security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance security configurations.
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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