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Security report for pogdesign.co.uk

PoGDesign Ltd · Technology · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

PoGDesign Ltd is a small UK-based web design and development service provider targeting businesses and individuals seeking web solutions in Manchester. The website is a simple landing page with minimal content, primarily serving as a brand presence and gateway to additional resources such as a TV calendar. The technical infrastructure includes standard advertising and analytics tools such as Google Adsense and Quantcast, with a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism implemented. However, the site lacks comprehensive privacy and terms of service documentation and does not provide visible contact information, which limits user trust and compliance transparency. The WHOIS lookup failed due to domain naming rules violations, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy or configuration but does not necessarily reflect on the business itself. Overall, the website demonstrates basic digital maturity but requires improvements in content richness, compliance documentation, and security posture to enhance credibility and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…

  2. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
67
Security headers
25
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
45

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
10,271
Employees
0
Customers
10,222
Third parties
49
Weak passwords
29%

7 subdomains affected

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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 technology sector as a small web design and development agency with a local market focus in Manchester, UK. Its business model centers on providing web services, likely generating revenue through client projects. The website's minimal content and lack of detailed business information suggest a modest market presence with limited online engagement. Advertising and analytics integrations indicate some marketing efforts, but absence of contact details and formal policies may hinder customer acquisition and trust. No partnerships or subsidiaries are evident from the data. The company could benefit from expanding its digital footprint and improving transparency to strengthen competitive positioning.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and includes a GDPR cookie consent mechanism, indicating awareness of basic security and privacy requirements. However, no security headers were detected, and there is no evidence of published security policies or incident response contacts. The absence of privacy and terms of service pages, combined with missing contact information, represents compliance gaps. The WHOIS data unavailability due to domain registration errors further complicates trust assessment. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the content. Overall, the security posture is basic and would benefit from enhanced security controls, policy publication, and improved transparency to meet industry best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add clear contact information including email and phone numbers for customer and security incident communication.
  3. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to strengthen security posture.
  4. Resolve domain registration issues to ensure WHOIS data availability and improve legitimacy perception.
  5. Enhance website content quality and navigation to improve user experience and SEO performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PoGDesign Ltd
Description
Web design and development services based in Manchester, UK.
Key services
Web design, Web development
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Google Adsense, Quantcast, Google Funding Choices, Google Origin Trials
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of GDPR consent management via Quantcast Choice

Analytics and tracking

Services
Quantcast
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense, Quantcast
Tracking pixels
Quantcast
Marketing tools
Google Funding Choices
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no WAF or blocking detected.
  2. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism implemented via Quantcast Choice.
  4. No contact information or forms visible on the homepage.
  5. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error.
  6. Website uses Google Adsense and Quantcast for advertising and analytics.
  7. Minimal textual content; mostly a landing page with branding and a link to a TV calendar.
  8. No social media links or email addresses found.
  9. No security headers detected in provided data.
  10. No explicit or adult content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses standard web technologies with external scripts from Google Adsense, Quantcast, and Google Funding Choices for advertising, analytics, and consent management. The HTML and CSS are valid and include responsive design elements for mobile optimization. However, no CMS or advanced frameworks are detected, indicating a simple static or custom-coded site. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO metadata is minimal. Hosting provider and infrastructure details are not discernible from the data. Technical improvements could focus on adding semantic markup, enhancing accessibility, and optimizing SEO metadata.
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.

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