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Security report for riverside-property.co.uk

Riverside · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Riverside is a small independent real estate agency based in the United Kingdom, specializing in residential property sales in Hull and surrounding areas since 2004. The company offers personalized services including property sales, free valuations, and mortgage advisory partnerships. The website reflects a professional and trustworthy business with clear contact information, customer testimonials, and certifications such as Client Money Protection. The business targets local property buyers and sellers, leveraging major property portals and social media for marketing. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, lazy loading, and Google services such as Analytics and reCAPTCHA. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and basic accessibility features. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though the absence of explicit security headers and published security policies suggests room for improvement. The WHOIS lookup for the domain failed due to a naming rules violation error for the 'www' subdomain, but the root domain is active and the website fully accessible, indicating legitimacy. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, with consent mechanisms implemented. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid business presence with good digital maturity but could enhance security transparency and technical hardening. Strategic recommendations include adding security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, implementing a security.txt file for vulnerability disclosure, and improving accessibility compliance to strengthen trust and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

5 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 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
    • 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. 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. Network security

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

    • 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

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  • 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
83
Average
54

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

Riverside operates as a local real estate agency with a focus on residential property sales in Hull, UK. The company has established a niche market position since 2004, emphasizing personalized service and local expertise. Their business model relies on property sales commissions, valuation services, and partnerships with mortgage brokers. The website integrates with major property portals and social media platforms to reach target customers effectively. Positive customer testimonials and certifications enhance credibility. The company appears to maintain a lean operation with a small team, focusing on quality service rather than scale. The partnership ecosystem includes mortgage brokers and property listing services, supporting a comprehensive customer journey from search to sale.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from spam, and applies client-side validation for input fields. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML source. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces the overall security hardening. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response information, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by implementing recommended headers and publishing security documentation to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to improve site security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to increase transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security communication.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Riverside
Description
Successfully selling residential properties in Hull and surrounding areas since 2004. Offering a personalised experience, committed to exceeding expectations in service combining local knowledge and technology.
Key services
Residential property sales, Free property valuations, Property registration and alerts, Mortgage advisory partnership
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, lozad.js (lazy loading), Google reCAPTCHA v2, Google Analytics, Superfish menu
Frameworks
Joomla CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on contact form
  • Form validation with jQuery Validate
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google reCAPTCHA
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 rich content and interactive features.
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected.
  3. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules error for 'www' subdomain.
  4. Site uses HTTPS with valid SSL and modern JavaScript libraries.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  6. Contact information is comprehensive and includes phone, email, address, and contact form.
  7. Multiple social media channels are linked and active.
  8. Site uses Joomla CMS with several jQuery plugins and Google services.
  9. Security headers are not explicitly detected; recommend adding.
  10. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with extensive use of jQuery and Bootstrap for UI components and interactivity. It employs lazy loading for images (lozad.js) to optimize performance and uses Google Analytics for traffic monitoring. The site integrates Google reCAPTCHA v2 for spam protection on forms. The presence of multiple jQuery plugins for autocomplete, multiple select, and validation indicates a rich interactive user experience. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and accessibility compliance. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and functional but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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