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Security report for marinabarsouthsea.com

Marina Bar · Hospitality · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Marina Bar is a small hospitality business located in Portsmouth, UK, offering food, drinks, and event hosting services at a scenic marina location. The website presents a clear business focus with menus, opening hours, and event announcements, targeting local residents and visitors seeking casual dining and group event venues. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress with a standard theme and plugins, hosted on One.com, providing a moderate level of performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and privacy compliance documentation. No forms or email contacts are present, limiting direct digital engagement. Overall, the website is functional and trustworthy but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

9 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
37
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
54

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 business operates in the hospitality sector with a focus on food service and event bookings. It leverages local appeal and unique marina views to differentiate itself. Revenue streams include daily food and drink sales, special Sunday roasts, group bookings for celebrations, and ticketed events like the annual summer BBQ. The website integrates ticket sales via TicketSource, indicating a partnership for event management. The absence of social media links and limited contact options suggest a traditional business model with minimal digital marketing. Growth potential could be enhanced by expanding online engagement and compliance transparency.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No evidence of vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data was found. The absence of 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 reporting. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be significantly improved by adopting standard security headers and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Introduce a security.txt file and a vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible security issue reporting.
  4. Expand contact information to include a verified company email and physical address to improve business credibility and user trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate risks from outdated software.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Marina Bar
Description
Marina Bar is a hospitality business located at Southsea Marina on Fort Cumberland Road, Portsmouth. It offers affordable delicious food, a friendly atmosphere, and a scenic marina location. The business provides daily updated specials, traditional Sunday roasts, and accommodates larger group bookings such as birthday parties, wedding receptions, and wakes. Contact is via phone for bookings.
Key services
Food and drink service, Sunday roasts, Group bookings for events, Annual summer BBQ event
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 7.0.2, jQuery 3.7.1, wp-featherlight plugin
Frameworks
WordPress Twenty Seventeen theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled (implied by https URLs)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based hospitality site with clear business focus.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy present.
  4. Contact information limited to phone number only, no email or physical address found.
  5. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  6. No forms detected on the homepage or main content for data collection.
  7. External links limited to ticket sales and WordPress resources.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Website uses HTTPS and modern WordPress theme but lacks advanced security headers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 7.0.2 using the Twenty Seventeen theme, with jQuery 3.7.1 and the wp-featherlight plugin for lightbox functionality. Hosting is provided by One.com as indicated by the nameservers. The site uses HTTPS with valid SSL certificates. Performance is moderate with standard WordPress assets and no heavy external scripts. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The site lacks forms and advanced user interaction features, indicating low technical complexity. Opportunities exist to modernize with enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security features.
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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