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Security report for meridiangeoscience.co.uk

Meridian Geoscience · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Meridian Geoscience is a small UK-based geotechnical and environmental consulting business that is currently closed for new business. The principal, Richard Lote, is transitioning to a part-time role at Tweddell and Slater Ltd Consulting Engineers, continuing to provide specialized services. The website is hosted on Google Sites and provides minimal but professional content focused on informing visitors of the business status and contact details. The technical infrastructure relies on Google services, with basic mobile optimization and moderate performance. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced but lacks advanced security headers and policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and terms of service pages. Overall, the website serves as a basic informational portal rather than a full-service business site.

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

5 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. 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

  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

      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: Google APIs

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

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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
65
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
67

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 consulting engineering sector with a niche focus on geotechnical and environmental services. Market positioning is that of a small, specialized consultancy transitioning operations to a partner firm. Revenue streams likely come from project-based consulting engagements. The partnership with Tweddell and Slater Ltd suggests strategic consolidation or succession planning. The website lacks extensive marketing or client engagement features, indicating a low digital maturity level. The absence of social media and limited contact options suggest a traditional client base and low online marketing activity.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications, but lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which could improve protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. Cookie consent is implemented, but privacy compliance is minimal. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration issues, which reduces trustworthiness. Overall, the security posture is basic and could be improved with enhanced headers, documented policies, and better transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including company email addresses and incident response contacts.
  4. Consider registering the domain properly or clarifying domain ownership to improve legitimacy and trust.
  5. Enhance website accessibility and mobile optimization to improve user experience and SEO.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Meridian Geoscience
Description
Meridian Geoscience is a geotechnical and environmental consulting business that is now closed for new business. Existing projects are being completed and the principal, Richard Lote, will join Tweddell and Slater Ltd Consulting Engineers in a part-time role continuing to offer geotechnical and environmental services.
Key services
Geotechnical consulting, Environmental services
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Google Sites, Google Fonts, Google APIs, JavaScript
Platforms
Google Sites
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Analytics (implied by Google APIs usage)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is hosted on Google Sites platform
  2. No WHOIS data available due to domain registration error
  3. Business is closed for new projects and transitioning to a partner firm
  4. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found
  5. Cookie consent banner present and functional
  6. Contact information limited to phone and physical address of partner firm
  7. No email addresses or contact forms found
  8. No social media links found
  9. No security policy or incident response information found
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Google Sites platform, leveraging Google Fonts and Google APIs for functionality. The site uses standard HTML5 and JavaScript but lacks advanced frameworks or CMS features. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. The site is mobile responsive at a basic level but could benefit from improved accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph data present but no structured JSON-LD schema beyond minimal metadata. Hosting by Google ensures reliable uptime and SSL support. Technical debt is low due to simplicity but modernization opportunities exist to improve user engagement and security.
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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