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Security report for northeaststoneproducts.co.uk

North East Stone Products Ltd · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

North East Stone Products Ltd operates as a regional supplier and merchant of natural sandstone and related stone products, targeting builders, landscapers, and DIY customers in the North East of the United Kingdom. The company emphasizes large stock availability and quick dispatch to eliminate waiting times for customers. Their website showcases product images, machinery, and company history, reflecting a small but specialized business with skilled craftsmanship. Technically, the website is built on the IONOS MyWebsite platform, utilizing JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and lightbox plugins for image galleries. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices but lacks advanced accessibility and SEO features. Security-wise, HTTPS is enabled, but the absence of security headers and privacy policies indicates room for improvement in compliance and protection. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to a naming rule violation, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy and registration status. Despite this, the website content appears genuine and business-focused. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links are provided, limiting direct communication channels and trust signals. Overall, the site presents a functional business presence but requires enhancements in security, privacy compliance, and trust indicators to improve its digital maturity and credibility.

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

7 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
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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';…

  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

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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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
61

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 company holds a strong regional position as a supplier of natural stone products, leveraging a business model focused on inventory availability and immediate dispatch. Their competitive advantage lies in their extensive stock and skilled workforce. The business targets construction professionals and DIY enthusiasts, indicating a B2B and B2C hybrid model. The absence of detailed contact information and privacy policies suggests a traditional business approach with limited digital engagement. There are no detected partnerships or subsidiaries linked via the website. Growth indicators include investment in advanced machinery and support for charitable causes, enhancing brand reputation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and no forms are present to assess input sanitization. The missing privacy and cookie policies indicate non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. The WHOIS data absence further complicates trust evaluation. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with significant room for improvement in best practices and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to strengthen web security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and communication.
  4. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience across devices.
  5. Investigate and resolve domain registration issues to ensure domain legitimacy and improve trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
North East Stone Products Ltd
Description
North East Stone Products Ltd is a "one stop" merchant for all building stone needs, carrying large stocks of standard sandstone building products for daily collections, eliminating waiting time for manufactured products.
Key services
Supply of new cut sandstone, Masonry services, Reclaimed sandstone products, Garden and landscape stone products, Job vacancies and skilled stone craftsmanship
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, TinyLightbox, Swipebox
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content about stone products and services.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage content.
  4. No social media links detected.
  5. WHOIS data is missing due to domain registration error, impacting trust.
  6. Website uses IONOS MyWebsite CMS and related hosting infrastructure.
  7. Security headers are missing; HTTPS is enabled but could be improved.
  8. Mobile optimization is basic; viewport is fixed width 1025px.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  10. No forms or data collection fields found on the homepage.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the IONOS MyWebsite CMS platform, using JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and lightbox plugins for interactive galleries. The site loads resources from multiple CDN domains associated with the CMS provider. The HTML structure is valid but uses a fixed viewport width, limiting mobile optimization. No advanced frameworks or analytics tools are detected. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The absence of security headers and privacy compliance features indicates technical debt in security and regulatory adherence. The site lacks forms or dynamic data collection, reducing attack surface but also limiting user engagement capabilities.
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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