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Security report for myhotels.com

My Brighton Hotel · Hospitality · United Kingdom

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

32/100

Risk levelHigh

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

My Brighton Hotel is a hospitality business operating in the hotel accommodation sector, currently undergoing a major refurbishment with plans to relaunch in summer 2025. The website is professionally designed using WordPress and the Kadence theme, incorporating modern plugins and analytics tools. It demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though explicit security headers and policies are lacking. The business maintains a clear communication channel via email and social media, but lacks phone contact and physical address details on the analyzed page. Overall, the website is trustworthy and compliant with GDPR, but could improve transparency with terms of service and security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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. 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

  3. Network security

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

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • 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

  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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
70
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
25
Average
32

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 · found on this site
  • 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 positions itself as a local hotel in Brighton under the NWH Group umbrella, targeting travelers and regular guests. Its business model focuses on direct accommodation services with customer engagement through email and social media. The website content is consistent and professional, supporting a small-sized hospitality business. The presence of multiple analytics and tracking tools indicates an active marketing and user engagement strategy. The parent company relationship suggests a broader operational structure. No subsidiaries or additional business lines are evident from the data.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism, reflecting a baseline security and privacy awareness. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to enhance protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is published, which could hinder transparency and preparedness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The use of multiple third-party analytics and tracking services increases the attack surface and privacy considerations, but consent mechanisms mitigate compliance risks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response contacts.
  2. Add explicit security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve security posture.
  3. Create and publish a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and liabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Consider adding phone contact and physical address details to improve business credibility and customer trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
My Brighton Hotel
Description
My Brighton Hotel is a hospitality business focused on hotel accommodation services. The site announces a temporary closure for major refurbishment and hints at a new offering in summer 2025.
Key services
Hotel accommodation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Kadence Theme, Jet Engine Plugin, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Crazy Egg
Frameworks
Schema.org structured data
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Crazy Egg, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Crazy Egg
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website announces temporary closure for refurbishment with clear communication.
  2. Uses WordPress with modern theme and plugins.
  3. Implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent.
  4. Includes social media integration via Facebook.
  5. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly provided on this page.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  8. No visible forms except a mailto link for contact.
  9. Good use of structured data for breadcrumbs.
  10. Multiple analytics and tracking tools used with consent.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Kadence theme and Jet Engine plugin, indicating a modern and flexible CMS infrastructure. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Crazy Egg, enabling detailed user behavior tracking and marketing optimization. The site uses structured data for breadcrumbs, enhancing SEO. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional online presence but could benefit from enhanced security headers and accessibility improvements.
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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