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Security report for pacy-wheatley.co.uk

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.pacy-wheatley.co.uk is currently inaccessible beyond a security verification page that employs Google reCAPTCHA v3 to block automated access. This indicates the presence of a bot protection mechanism or a Web Application Firewall (WAF) challenge, preventing normal content retrieval and analysis. The WHOIS lookup for the domain failed with an error stating the domain name cannot be registered due to contravention of Nominet UK naming rules, suggesting the domain is either invalid or improperly registered. Consequently, no registrar, creation, expiry, or registrant information is available, severely limiting trust and legitimacy assessments. From a technical perspective, the site uses Bootstrap 5.3.3 for styling and Google reCAPTCHA for security verification. However, no further content, metadata, or business information is accessible. There are no privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected, nor any contact details or social media links. The external resources are limited to common CDNs and Google domains. Due to the blocking mechanism, the website's performance, accessibility, SEO, and user experience cannot be properly evaluated. Security-wise, the use of Google reCAPTCHA is a positive measure against automated abuse, but the absence of visible security headers, HTTPS confirmation, or other best practices cannot be confirmed. The lack of WHOIS data and domain registration irregularities raise significant concerns about the domain's legitimacy and trustworthiness. Overall, the site is effectively inaccessible for meaningful analysis, resulting in a low AI score and a recommendation to contact the site administrators or owners for further information. The domain's registration issues and blocking mechanisms suggest caution in trusting this domain or associating business activities with it.

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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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

Due to the lack of accessible content and business information, no detailed business intelligence can be derived. The domain appears to be either invalid or improperly registered, and the website is blocked behind a security verification page. No market positioning, competitive advantages, revenue streams, or partnership information is available. The absence of contact details and policies further limits any business insights.

Security posture

The website employs Google reCAPTCHA v3 as a bot mitigation tool, indicating some level of security awareness. However, the absence of accessible content prevents verification of other security best practices such as HTTPS enforcement, security headers, or vulnerability management. The domain registration issues and WHOIS data unavailability are significant red flags. No incident response or security policy information is found. Overall, the security posture is weak due to lack of transparency and accessibility.

Recommendations

  1. Resolve domain registration issues to ensure the domain is valid and properly registered with Nominet UK.
  2. Remove or adjust the security verification mechanism to allow legitimate users and security analysts to access website content.
  3. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and build user trust.
  4. Add clear business contact information including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
  5. Enhance security posture by enabling HTTPS, adding security headers, and publishing security policies and incident response contacts.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. Page is a security verification challenge with Google reCAPTCHA v3, indicating bot protection and content blocking. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor
Branding
inconsistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.3.3, Google reCAPTCHA v3

Security

Observed score
25/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot verification

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is blocked behind a security verification page using Google reCAPTCHA v3.
  2. No meaningful business or contact information is available on the page.
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable and indicates domain registration issues.
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  5. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links found.
  6. External resources are limited to common CDNs and Google services.
  7. Website appears to be inaccessible for normal content consumption.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Bootstrap 5.3.3 for styling and Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection. No CMS or hosting provider information is detectable. The site is currently blocked behind a security verification page, limiting performance and accessibility assessments. No SEO metadata or structured data is present. The technical implementation is minimal and focused solely on security verification, indicating either a staging environment or a site under protection. Modernization and content deployment are needed for full evaluation.
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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