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Security report for martingranthomes.co.uk

Martin Grant Land Limited · Real Estate · United Kingdom

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

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Martin Grant Land Limited is a family-run land promotion business operating in the UK with over 45 years of experience. The company specializes in partnering with landowners to navigate complex planning processes and maximize land value. Their market position is strong within the UK real estate sector, supported by a proven track record and financial stability. The website reflects a professional business model focused on collaborative partnerships and strategic land promotion services. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern plugins like Yoast SEO and jQuery, hosted by GoDaddy. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though there is room for improvement in security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is well addressed with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. However, the WHOIS data shows a domain registration date in the future, which conflicts with the business's claimed history, reducing trustworthiness. Overall, the website is professional and secure but would benefit from addressing the domain registration discrepancy and enhancing security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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. 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
55

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 real estate sector focusing on land promotion and planning consultancy. Its competitive advantages include a long-standing history, financial independence, and expert in-house planning capabilities. The business model revolves around collaborative partnerships with landowners, leveraging expertise and funding to maximize land value. Target customers are landowners and property stakeholders in the UK. The company demonstrates growth through active promotion of new homes and control of significant acreage. The website supports this with detailed case studies and project showcases. The partnership ecosystem includes trusted advisors and specialist consultants. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining trust and transparency, especially given the domain registration anomaly.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published security policy or incident response information are gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, which could hinder responsible vulnerability reporting. The site does not appear to use extensive tracking or advertising scripts, reducing privacy risks. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by implementing recommended headers, publishing security policies, and enabling vulnerability disclosure channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response procedures to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Create and host a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security posture.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Investigate and correct the domain WHOIS registration data discrepancy to align domain age with business history and improve legitimacy perception.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Martin Grant Land Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Martin Grant Land Limited
Description
Martin Grant Land specialist land promoters, partnering with landowners and navigating the complex planning process to maximise land value.
Key services
Land promotion, Planning process navigation, Collaborative partnerships with landowners, Value maximisation of landholdings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, Swiper.js
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with customization
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

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. Comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms policies are present and linked.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with email, phone, and physical address.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with customization options.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  7. Website uses WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO and jQuery libraries.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent.
  9. Content is professional, relevant, and safe for general audiences.
  10. WHOIS data shows suspicious domain registration date inconsistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with Yoast SEO plugin for search optimization and jQuery for scripting. It uses Swiper.js for interactive sliders. The hosting provider is GoDaddy.com, LLC. The site loads with moderate performance and is mobile-optimized with responsive design. SEO is well implemented with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. The site uses a cookie consent plugin that supports GDPR compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and stable, supporting the business needs effectively.
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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