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Security report for personalcareermanagement.com

Personal Career Management · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Personal Career Management is a UK-based career coaching and outplacement service provider established in 2003. The company offers a broad range of services including executive outplacement, career change advice, corporate outplacement, and career coaching for individuals and organizations. Their market position is that of a reputable, specialized service provider with a strong focus on client success and career development. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and incorporates modern technologies such as WordPress CMS, NitroPack for performance, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and standard security practices observed, though additional security headers and a formal security policy could enhance their stance. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms in place. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data for the domain introduces some uncertainty regarding domain legitimacy, which should be further investigated. Overall, the website and business present a trustworthy and professional image with room for minor security and transparency improvements.

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

6 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  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';…

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
27
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
60

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 operates in the career coaching and outplacement sector, targeting both individual clients and corporate customers. Their business model revolves around personalized coaching services, workshops, and online platforms such as icareercoach. They maintain a strong partnership ecosystem visible through social media and client testimonials. The company appears to be small-sized but well-established with a clear focus on quality and client satisfaction. Their digital presence is mature, leveraging SEO best practices and structured data to enhance visibility. Revenue streams likely include coaching fees, corporate contracts, and online coaching subscriptions. Growth indicators include active content updates, webinars, and a broad geographic presence across the UK.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms helps mitigate spam and abuse. However, the lack of advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a published security policy or incident response plan are gaps. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content. The missing WHOIS data is a concern from a trust perspective but does not directly impact technical security. Overall, the site is secure for users but could improve transparency and defense-in-depth measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update all third-party scripts and libraries to prevent vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance WHOIS registration transparency or verify domain registration to improve trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Registration number
04776125
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Personal Career Management
Description
Personal Career Management provide Career Change Advice, 1-1 Executive Outplacement, Career Coaching for individuals and Corporate Outplacement Services.
Key services
Career Change Advice, Executive Outplacement, Career Coaching for Individuals, Corporate Outplacement Services, Webinars and Workshops, Settlement Agreements
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, NitroPack, FontAwesome, Google Tag Manager, Vimeo Video Embeds
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google site verification present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reCAPTCHA on forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Tawk.to live chat
Marketing tools
Tawk.to
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. Comprehensive career coaching and outplacement services offered
  3. Strong social media presence and client trust signals
  4. No security or WAF blocking detected
  5. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation
  6. Good privacy and cookie policy implementation with consent mechanism
  7. Use of modern technologies and performance optimization via NitroPack
  8. No signs of adult or unsafe content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, utilizing modern front-end technologies including jQuery and FontAwesome. Performance optimization is achieved through NitroPack, which handles caching, lazy loading, and resource preloading. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility considerations. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data. Analytics and marketing tools include Google Tag Manager and Tawk.to live chat integration. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. The technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained, supporting a fast and user-friendly experience. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and domain registration transparency.
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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