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Security report for qudossalisbury.co.uk

Qudos · Hospitality · United Kingdom

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 3 other checks.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Qudos Salisbury is a small hospitality business offering guest rooms, dining, bar services, and live entertainment in Salisbury, UK. The website presents a professional and user-friendly interface with integrated booking functionality via a third-party secure provider. The business targets travelers and local visitors seeking accommodation and leisure experiences in the Salisbury area. The website content is rich and relevant, supporting the hospitality business model effectively. Technically, the website uses modern front-end technologies including Bootstrap and Google Fonts, with custom styling and JavaScript for interactivity. The booking system is integrated securely through an external service. While the site is mobile-optimized and accessible, there is room for improvement in SEO and accessibility features. No CMS or hosting provider is explicitly identified beyond the booking service. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS for booking transactions but lacks visible security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to a registration error indicating the domain name is invalid for registration, which reduces trustworthiness from a domain legitimacy standpoint. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security headers, privacy compliance improvements, and clarification of domain registration legitimacy to strengthen trust and compliance posture.

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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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. DNS health

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

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 29 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

  4. 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

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
41

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Qudos Salisbury operates in the hospitality sector, focusing on accommodation, dining, and entertainment services. Its market positioning is local and community-oriented, leveraging its historic building and central location. The business model relies on direct bookings, food and beverage sales, and event hosting. The presence of social media links and a booking widget indicates a digital engagement strategy. The lack of detailed company registration or VAT information suggests a small business scale. Partnerships with related bar businesses and third-party booking platforms support operational efficiency. Growth opportunities may include enhanced online marketing and expanded event offerings.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS usage for booking transactions and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, indicating limited formal security governance. The lack of cookie consent and privacy compliance features suggests gaps in GDPR adherence. The WHOIS domain registration inconsistency is a concern for domain legitimacy and trust. Overall, the security maturity is basic and would benefit from formalized policies, enhanced technical controls, and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR compliance requirements.
  3. Clarify domain registration status and consider registering a compliant domain to improve trust and legitimacy.
  4. Establish and publish security and incident response policies to demonstrate commitment to security governance.
  5. Enhance SEO and accessibility features to improve user experience and broaden market reach.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Qudos
Description
Qudos is a hospitality business located in Salisbury offering guest rooms, dining, drinks, live music, and local area experiences. The building dates back to the late 19th century and operates as a guest house with a grill themed restaurant and bar.
Key services
Guest rooms (various types), Restaurant dining, Bar and drinks, Live music and sports events
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery UI Datepicker, Google Fonts, Custom CSS, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by booking widget URL
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and booking functionality.
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected.
  3. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error.
  4. Contact information and social media links are clearly presented.
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms detected on homepage.
  6. Booking form submits to a third-party secure booking provider.
  7. No visible security headers in HTML source.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Content is hospitality focused and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, Google Fonts for typography, and JavaScript for interactivity. The booking functionality is outsourced to a secure third-party provider, ensuring transactional security. The site lacks a detectable CMS, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Performance is moderate with no major blocking scripts detected. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO metadata is minimal, and no structured data (JSON-LD or Open Graph) was found. The absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates technical debt in security and privacy compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is adequate for a small hospitality business but has room for modernization and compliance improvements.
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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