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Security report for pollardbanknote.com

Pollard Banknote Limited · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pollard Banknote Limited operates as a specialized provider of lottery products and services, focusing on partnering with lotteries to deliver outstanding games, retail excellence, and digital innovation. The company targets lottery organizations and partners, positioning itself as an established player within the lottery industry. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, supporting its business model as a B2B lottery service provider. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS using the Elementor framework, incorporating modern web technologies such as jQuery and Google Analytics for user tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and moderate performance, with a clear navigation structure and professional design quality. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs some security best practices, including a plugin to prevent user enumeration. However, it lacks visible security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises some concerns about domain legitimacy, though the professional website content mitigates this to some extent. Overall, the website presents a solid business and technical foundation but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security transparency to improve trustworthiness and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. 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 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 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

  3. 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • 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
57
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
67

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

Pollard Banknote Limited is positioned as a key player in the lottery industry, offering a suite of services including lottery game development, retail solutions, and digital innovation. Its business model is focused on B2B partnerships with lottery organizations, leveraging technology to enhance lottery operations. The company appears to have a large organizational size based on website sophistication and service scope. The presence of links to external review sites suggests an interest in reputation management. The company’s market position is supported by professional branding and a clear service offering, though the lack of detailed company history or registration data limits deeper insights. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed but implied through service categories.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and some security plugins active. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a public vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file indicates limited transparency in incident response readiness. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies, which could pose regulatory risks. Overall, the security culture appears functional but could be significantly improved by adopting industry best practices and enhancing user privacy protections.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Ensure WHOIS domain registration data is accurate and publicly available to strengthen domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and themes to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pollard Banknote Limited
Description
Pollard Banknote Limited is a company specializing in lottery products and services, partnering with lotteries to provide outstanding games, retail excellence, and digital innovation.
Key services
Lottery game development, Retail solutions, Digital lottery innovation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights plugin)
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugin to prevent user enumeration

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or protected, limiting domain trust verification.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. Website uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and Google Analytics.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  7. Content is professional and relevant to lottery industry B2B services.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using the Elementor page builder, which provides flexibility and ease of content management. It uses jQuery and Google Analytics for interactivity and user tracking. The site loads with moderate performance and is optimized for mobile devices. SEO practices are evident through proper meta tags and structured navigation. Accessibility features are basic but present. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical infrastructure supports the business needs but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security configurations to reduce technical debt and risks.
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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