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Security report for melmerbytraining.co.uk

Melmerby Training Services · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Melmerby Training Services is a specialized training provider based in North and West Yorkshire, UK, offering a wide range of courses including truck driver training, ADR certification, Driver CPC, Operator CPC, and forklift training. The company targets individuals and businesses seeking professional driver and operator certifications, positioning itself as a regional leader with recognized accreditations such as being a CTP preferred supplier. The website is professionally designed, mobile responsive, and provides clear navigation and comprehensive course information. Technically, the site uses modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Cookiebot for cookie consent management, ensuring a good user experience and privacy compliance. Security posture is moderate with room for improvement in HTTP security headers and incident response transparency. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules errors, which limits full legitimacy verification, but the website content and contact details suggest a legitimate business. Overall, the site scores well on content quality, privacy compliance, and business credibility, with recommendations to enhance security headers and provide explicit security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  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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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
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
68

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

Melmerby Training Services operates in the transportation and education sectors, focusing on professional driver and operator training. Its business model revolves around delivering accredited courses to individuals and companies in the Yorkshire region. The company leverages partnerships such as CTP preferred supplier status to enhance market credibility. Revenue streams likely include course fees for a diverse portfolio of training programs. The target customer segments include truck drivers, transport managers, and companies requiring compliance training. The website reflects a small-sized enterprise with consistent branding and a strong regional presence. The absence of social media links suggests a focus on direct customer engagement via phone and email. The partnership with Mawbray Web Design indicates professional website maintenance. Growth opportunities may include expanding digital marketing and adding incident response and security certifications to build further trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and a cookie consent mechanism via Cookiebot, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the absence of visible HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could impact readiness for security incidents. The WHOIS data is incomplete, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency but does not directly affect website security. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected in the frontend stack. The site does not expose sensitive data or credentials in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small training provider but would benefit from enhanced security headers, documented policies, and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to improve security posture.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance privacy compliance by detailing data retention policies and providing a Data Protection Officer contact if applicable.
  5. Consider adding social media presence and digital marketing strategies to improve market reach and customer engagement.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Melmerby Training Services
Description
Ripon & Leeds based truck driver training centre. Approved ADR & Driver CPC centre. Operator CPC Centre, HGV training, LGV training, Goods Vehicle driver training, Fork lift truck driver training. CTP preferred supplier.
Key services
ADR Training, Driver CPC (LGV and PCV), Operator CPC, DGSA Training and Consultancy, Forklift and Telehandler Training, First Aid at Work, Manual Handling, Operator Licence Audit
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4.0.0, jQuery, Popper.js, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Google Fonts (Oswald, Raleway), Cookiebot
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

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. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented via Cookiebot.
  4. Clear contact information with multiple phone numbers and email addresses provided.
  5. Multiple training courses offered with detailed descriptions and images.
  6. No social media links detected on the site.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  9. Website uses modern frontend technologies and is mobile responsive.
  10. No analytics scripts like Google Analytics detected in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely adopted frontend technology stack including Bootstrap 4, jQuery, Popper.js, and Font Awesome 4.7, ensuring responsive design and good user experience across devices. Google Fonts are used for typography, and Cookiebot manages cookie consent effectively. The site does not appear to use a CMS, suggesting a custom or static site approach. Performance is moderate with no explicit performance optimization scripts detected. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by meta keywords, description, and canonical tags. Hosting provider and backend technologies are not identifiable from the HTML content. There is an opportunity to improve technical robustness by adding security headers and optimizing performance further.
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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