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Security report for mikerossphotographic.com

Mike Ross Photographic · Media · N/a

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Mike Ross Photographic is a small creative services business specializing in photography, art direction, design, and directing music videos and commercials. The website highlights a notable client base in the popular music industry but is currently under construction with limited content. The business targets music industry professionals and clients seeking creative visual services. Technically, the website uses older technologies such as jQuery 1.4.2 and Shadowbox.js, lacks modern CMS or frameworks, and shows poor mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is weak, with no HTTPS detected and use of outdated libraries, and no security headers or policies are present. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no privacy or cookie policies found. Overall, the website presents a basic online presence with moderate trustworthiness but requires significant improvements in security, privacy, and technical modernization.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

10 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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

  3. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  4. 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"

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
43

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention mikerossphotographic.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 media sector, focusing on creative visual services for the music industry. Its market position is that of an established creative professional with a prestigious client list. The business model revolves around providing bespoke photography, art direction, and video production services. There is no evidence of partnerships, subsidiaries, or parent companies. The website content is basic and under construction, indicating potential growth or redevelopment. Revenue streams likely come from client projects in music and commercial sectors. The lack of detailed business information and contact methods limits deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website's security maturity is low. The absence of HTTPS is a critical vulnerability, exposing users to data interception risks. The use of an outdated jQuery version introduces potential known vulnerabilities. No security headers or incident response contacts are provided, and no privacy or cookie policies exist to indicate compliance with GDPR or other regulations. The site lacks analytics or tracking, reducing privacy risks but also limiting business insights. Overall, the security posture requires urgent improvements to protect both the business and its clients.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate to secure all communications.
  2. Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current secure versions.
  3. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  4. Introduce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mike Ross Photographic
Description
Mike Ross is a photographer, art director, designer, and director of music videos and commercials with a client base including notable popular music artists.
Key services
Photography, Art Direction, Design, Music Video Direction, Commercial Direction
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.4.2, Shadowbox.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
poor
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is under construction with limited content.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact information limited to a single email address.
  4. No phone numbers or physical addresses provided.
  5. Uses outdated JavaScript libraries.
  6. No HTTPS detected in provided URL.
  7. No security headers or advanced security practices observed.
  8. No analytics or tracking services detected.
  9. Minimal SEO and accessibility features.
  10. No social media links or external business-related domains except Google CDN.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses legacy JavaScript libraries (jQuery 1.4.2) and Shadowbox.js for media display. There is no evidence of a CMS or modern web frameworks. The site loads external scripts from Google CDN, which is a positive for performance. However, the site lacks mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is minimal with no meta description or Open Graph tags. The site is served over HTTP, which is a significant technical and security shortcoming. The overall technical infrastructure is basic and would benefit from modernization and security hardening.
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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