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Security report for ndwl.org.uk

New Directions West Lothian · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

New Directions West Lothian is a small non-profit organization dedicated to providing person-centred care and support, particularly for individuals with learning disabilities. The website is hosted on the Squarespace platform and uses standard templates and scripts, reflecting a basic but functional digital presence. The content highlights positive outcomes from recent Care Inspectorate evaluations and staff surveys, indicating a focus on quality care and staff satisfaction. However, the website lacks comprehensive business contact information, privacy policies, and terms of service, which limits transparency and user trust. Technically, the site benefits from HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms but lacks advanced security headers and analytics integrations. The WHOIS data is unavailable or privacy-protected, which is common for small organizations but reduces domain transparency. Overall, the website is safe and suitable for a general audience but would benefit from enhanced privacy, security, and business information disclosures to improve credibility and compliance.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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

  3. 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 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';…

  4. 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
47
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
64

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 organization operates in the non-profit social care sector within the United Kingdom, targeting individuals needing support with learning disabilities. Its business model focuses on compassionate, values-led care, emphasizing fairness, equality, and trust. The website content and references to Care Inspectorate grading suggest a commitment to quality and regulatory compliance. The lack of detailed business and contact information online may indicate a small-scale operation or a focus on direct community engagement rather than broad digital marketing. There are no detected partnerships or subsidiaries linked via the website. The organization appears to maintain a modest digital footprint consistent with its sector and size.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and a cookie consent banner that supports GDPR compliance. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are published, limiting transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The absence of analytics and tracking scripts reduces privacy risks but also limits insights into user behavior. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small non-profit but could be significantly improved with standard best practices and policy disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service on the website.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Consider integrating basic analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to improve user experience and site performance insights.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
New Directions West Lothian
Description
New Directions West Lothian is a non-profit organization focused on providing person-centred care and support, emphasizing values such as fairness, equality, trust, and integrity. They support people with learning disabilities and social care needs, aiming to help individuals achieve their aspirations through compassionate care.
Key services
Person-centred care, Support for people with learning disabilities, Social care services
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, Google Fonts (Raleway, Space Grotesk), Squarespace JavaScript libraries
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

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 built on Squarespace platform with standard templates and scripts.
  2. Content is minimal and somewhat generic with placeholder titles.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented with opt-in and opt-out options.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage.
  6. Positive references to Care Inspectorate grading and staff survey indicate operational transparency.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond Squarespace standard scripts.
  9. No social media links or company contact emails found.
  10. WHOIS data is not available due to malformed request or privacy protection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging its built-in hosting, CMS, and standard JavaScript and CSS assets. The use of Google Fonts and Squarespace's own scripts indicates a modern but templated tech stack. Performance is moderate with no evident heavy third-party scripts or trackers. Mobile optimization is good due to responsive design inherent in Squarespace templates. Accessibility features are basic, with some ARIA roles and skip links present. SEO optimization is minimal, with generic titles and descriptions, and no structured business contact data. The site lacks advanced technical configurations such as security headers and analytics integrations, representing an opportunity for modernization and improved security posture.
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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