Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art · Education · United Kingdom
Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.
Richard Wilson Online is a scholarly digital catalogue raisonné dedicated to the works of the 18th-century British landscape artist Richard Wilson. Funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, the site serves as an evolving research tool for academics, collectors, and the public interested in British art history. The platform offers comprehensive access to paintings, drawings, prints, biographies, exhibitions, and bibliographical resources, supported by advanced search and interactive features. The project is non-commercial and positioned as a specialized educational resource with strong academic credibility. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including ES modules and CSS with a custom CMS solution developed by iBase Ltd. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and performs moderately well. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and implements GDPR-compliant privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms. However, no explicit security policies or vulnerability disclosures are published. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure login forms. While no security headers were detected in the HTML content, no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. The lack of WHOIS data due to privacy protection is typical for academic projects and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Overall, the site demonstrates a good security posture but could improve by adding explicit security policies and headers. The overall risk assessment is low given the academic nature, absence of suspicious content, and professional presentation. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response contacts, and adding vulnerability disclosure information to further strengthen trust and compliance.
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NIS2 Art. 21(2)
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.
4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.
Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing
What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately
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.
Controls resources the browser is allowed to load
What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application
These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.
GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage
What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes
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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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.
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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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