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Security report for nantgwrtheyrn.org

Nant · Education · United Kingdom

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and GDPR outside view.

Security score

82/100

Risk levelLow

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

Nant Gwrtheyrn is a well-established Welsh language centre founded in 2003, specializing in Welsh for Adults as a second language. It offers intensive residential courses, accommodation, and event hosting services, focusing on promoting Welsh culture, heritage, and language. The website reflects a niche educational and cultural hospitality business with a strong community and heritage orientation. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Umbraco CMS, JavaScript libraries like GSAP and Swiper, and is hosted on 1&1 IONOS with secure HTTPS. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and SEO friendly. Security posture is good with HTTPS and domain registration protections, but could improve by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. Privacy compliance is adequate with clear privacy and cookie policies, though no explicit consent mechanism was detected. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its target audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

2 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
95
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
82

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 education, hospitality, and non-profit sectors, targeting adults learning Welsh and cultural tourists. Its business model combines language education with accommodation and event services, leveraging Welsh heritage as a unique selling point. The company maintains partnerships with Welsh Government and lottery-funded organizations, enhancing credibility. The website content and structure support customer engagement and service promotion effectively. Growth indicators include active social media presence and customer feedback mechanisms. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, indicating an independent operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain status protections. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice to prevent DNS spoofing. No security headers were detected in the HTML content, suggesting room for improvement in mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could be a gap in security governance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. Overall, the site is secure for typical user interactions but could enhance defenses and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy control.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Nant
Registration number
03865538
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nant
Description
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh language centre specializing in Welsh for Adults as a second language, offering intensive residential courses throughout the year. It also provides accommodation, cultural heritage experiences, and event hosting including weddings. The centre promotes Welsh language, culture, nature, and heritage in a unique Victorian quarry community setting.
Key services
Welsh language courses for adults, Accommodation, Event hosting (weddings, hire), Cultural heritage centre, Tourism and hospitality
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, GSAP, Swiper, Flatpickr, Umbraco Forms, Handlebars.js, RequireJS
Frameworks
Umbraco CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security status domain flags in WHOIS (clientDeleteProhibited etc.)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear branding and consistent navigation.
  2. Strong focus on Welsh language education and cultural heritage.
  3. Multiple social media channels linked with official handles.
  4. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and CMS (Umbraco).
  5. No signs of malicious content or phishing.
  6. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond standard privacy and cookie policies.
  7. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with Umbraco CMS, RequireJS for module loading, and popular JavaScript libraries for animations and UI components. It loads external CSS and JS from reputable CDNs. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with skip links and ARIA labels. Performance appears moderate with multiple images and scripts but no obvious blocking issues. The hosting provider is 1&1 IONOS, consistent with UK-based operations. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and DNS configuration for enhanced resilience.
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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