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Security report for salonadvantage.com

Salon Advantage · Other · Australia

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

28/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Salon Advantage is an established Australian business coaching company specializing in the hairdressing and beauty industry. With over 20 years of experience and more than 5,000 salon owners coached, it offers personalized coaching packages, team education, workshops, webinars, and business tools to improve salon profitability and performance. The company positions itself as a pioneer and leader in industry-specific business coaching within its niche. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities and uses common plugins such as WPBakery Page Builder and Contact Form 7. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with good SEO practices implemented. Security posture is basic with HTTPS enabled and reCAPTCHA protection on forms, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, and Google Analytics is installed but not configured. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but could improve in privacy and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
5of 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

10 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

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

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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
15
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
28

Not counted

  • Email security: did not complete in this scan.
  • DNS health: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Salon Advantage operates in a niche market providing business coaching and training services tailored to the hairdressing and beauty sectors in Australia. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing industry experience, proprietary coaching programs, and a comprehensive suite of business tools and educational materials. Revenue streams include coaching packages, workshops, keynote speaking, and sales of digital and printed business tools. The target customers are salon owners and managers seeking to improve profitability and operational efficiency. The company maintains an active social media presence and has partnerships with industry leaders. Growth indicators include a large client base and recognition through industry awards. The business model is service-oriented with a strong emphasis on education and empowerment of salon teams.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 for form protection. However, it lacks DNSSEC implementation and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No incident response or security policy information is published, which may impact readiness for security events. The use of outdated or unconfigured analytics plugins could pose privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent spoofing
  2. Implement essential security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options)
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance
  4. Configure or remove unused Google Analytics plugins to avoid unnecessary data collection
  5. Establish and publish incident response and security policies to improve transparency and readiness
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Salon Advantage
Description
Pioneers of Industry-Specific Business Coaching in Australia for the Hairdressing and Beauty Industry with 20 years’ experience assisting over 5,000 salon owners and thousands of team members to improve business profitability and performance.
Key services
One on One Personalised Business Coaching Packages, In Salon Education Team Sessions, Masters Classes, Business Education Workshops, Webinars, Keynote Speaking Presentations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, WPBakery Page Builder, LayerSlider, Google Fonts, Contact Form 7, jQuery
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
PHP, MySQL
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Contact form uses reCAPTCHA v3 invisible
  • No exposed sensitive data found

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based business coaching service for hairdressing and beauty industry in Australia
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages found, indicating potential compliance gaps
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and contact form
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  5. Multiple business tools and products are offered for sale via WooCommerce
  6. Social media presence on Facebook and LinkedIn is active
  7. Google Analytics plugin is installed but not configured
  8. HTTPS is enabled but DNSSEC is not
  9. No security headers detected in provided data
  10. Content is professionally presented with good branding consistency
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature and widely used CMS platform (WordPress) with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality. It uses modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Fonts, and layered sliders for enhanced UI. The site is moderately performant with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. However, some technical debt is evident such as unconfigured analytics plugins and lack of DNSSEC. The hosting provider is consistent with the registrar information, and the domain is long-established, supporting business credibility. Opportunities exist to modernize security configurations and improve privacy compliance to reduce risk and enhance user trust.
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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