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Security report for redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk

First aid and health and safety training courses · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website represents the British Red Cross's first aid training services, offering a wide range of courses including first aid, mental health, and health & safety training across the UK. It targets businesses and individuals seeking professional training with a trusted brand. The site features clear navigation, professional design, and integrates modern marketing and analytics tools such as HubSpot, Google Tag Manager, and OneTrust for cookie consent. The technical infrastructure is solid with HTTPS enforced and moderate performance, though some security headers are missing. The WHOIS data is unavailable and indicates the domain is not properly registered, which is a concern from a domain legitimacy perspective but the website content and branding strongly support authenticity. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy consent requirements, but would benefit from explicit privacy and terms of service pages and improved security headers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

2 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. 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

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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
82
Security headers
65
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
81

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 British Red Cross operates this site as a non-profit entity providing essential first aid and health-related training services UK-wide. Their business model includes direct course bookings, onsite training, and supply sales. The site leverages partnerships for booking management and uses customer reviews as trust signals. The target market includes corporate clients and individuals requiring certified training. The organization benefits from strong brand recognition and a comprehensive course offering, positioning it as a leader in the UK first aid training sector. Growth opportunities include expanding digital learning and enhancing compliance transparency.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, indicating a baseline security posture. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of multiple third-party scripts requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. The lack of a published security or incident response policy and no visible vulnerability disclosure program are gaps. Overall, security is adequate but could be improved with enhanced headers, explicit policies, and formal vulnerability management.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish clear privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for security vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
British Red Cross
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
First aid and health and safety training courses
Description
First aid at work training and Mental health at work training courses throughout the UK. Book places with UK wide availability and train with a name you can trust.
Key services
First aid training courses, Mental health training courses, Health & safety training courses, First aid supplies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot scripts, OneTrust cookie consent, Visual Website Optimizer
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
HubSpot Analytics, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, HubSpot Ads Pixel
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Visual Website Optimizer
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. Strong branding consistent with British Red Cross
  3. Multiple training course categories and detailed offerings
  4. Use of modern marketing and analytics tools
  5. Cookie consent implemented with OneTrust
  6. No privacy or terms of service pages explicitly found in provided content
  7. WHOIS data unavailable and domain registration appears invalid per Nominet UK
  8. No security headers detected in provided data
  9. HTTPS is enforced and used site-wide
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including jQuery, HubSpot, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust for cookie consent, and Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing. The site is well-structured with semantic HTML and meta tags supporting SEO. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, and navigation is clear. Hosting provider and CMS are not explicitly identified. The site integrates multiple external domains for analytics and marketing, which requires careful privacy and security management. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security configurations.
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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