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Security report for oxfordgardendesign.co.uk

Oxford Garden Design · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in DNS health, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Oxford Garden Design is a well-established garden design and landscaping company based in the United Kingdom, with over 20 years of experience. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including full garden design, landscaping, garden rooms, outdoor kitchens, and maintenance. They have a strong market position supported by multiple prestigious awards such as RHS Gold Medals and industry accreditations, which reinforce their credibility and trustworthiness. Their target audience primarily consists of homeowners and property owners in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties seeking bespoke garden solutions. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor, enhanced with modern tracking and marketing tools like Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Microsoft Clarity. The site demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices, with a responsive design and clear navigation. Hosting is provided by GoDaddy, and the domain registration is consistent with the business history, indicating legitimacy. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS, employs security headers, and uses a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the site lacks explicit security policy and incident response information, which could be improved to enhance transparency and preparedness. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and user-friendly digital presence with strong compliance and security postures. Strategic recommendations include adding a dedicated security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information to further strengthen security maturity and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      No Name Servers Found

      Unable to find name servers for domain

      What to do: Configure proper name servers for the domain

  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 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';…

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  • 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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
63

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

Oxford Garden Design operates in a niche market of garden design and landscaping services, targeting affluent homeowners in the UK. Their competitive advantage lies in their multi-award-winning status and comprehensive in-house service model, which reduces client management overhead. The business model is service-oriented with direct client engagement, project management, and ongoing maintenance offerings. Their partnership ecosystem includes recognized industry bodies such as RHS and BALI, enhancing their market credibility. Growth indicators include a large portfolio of completed projects and a strong online presence with client testimonials and educational content. The company leverages digital marketing tools effectively to reach and engage their target audience.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented. The use of a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy indicates good privacy practices. Tracking and analytics tools are used responsibly with user consent. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. However, the absence of a public security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure channel represents a compliance gap and potential risk in incident management. The company should consider publishing these documents and providing dedicated security contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Implement and publicize an incident response plan with clear contact channels for security issues.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by including physical business address and additional contact details.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oxford Garden Design
Description
For over 20 years Oxford Garden Design has been designing and landscaping gardens in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties tailored to individual needs. They offer full in-house garden design, landscaping, garden rooms, outdoor kitchens, and maintenance services.
Key services
Full Garden Design & Landscaping, Garden Rooms, Outdoor Kitchens, Garden Maintenance & Aftercare
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, CookieYes Consent Management, Microsoft Clarity
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
CookieYes
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear branding and consistent messaging.
  2. Strong presence of trust indicators including awards and accreditations.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented with detailed cookie categorization.
  4. No visible security or privacy policy pages beyond privacy policy; no terms of service found.
  5. Contact information is available via phone and contact forms but no physical address found in the provided content.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools with privacy compliance.
  7. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site fully accessible.
  8. No suspicious or malicious external links detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Elementor for page building, supported by jQuery and various CSS/JS libraries. It integrates Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Microsoft Clarity for analytics and marketing. The site is hosted by GoDaddy, with CDN usage evident from the b-cdn.net domain for media assets, improving performance. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices, including structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph tags. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content and slideshows. Technical risks are minimal but include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing security monitoring.
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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