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Security report for saltydogbistro.com

Salty Dog Bar & Bistro · Hospitality · Jersey

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Salty Dog Bar & Bistro is a well-established hospitality business located in Jersey, offering a coastal dining experience with a focus on authentic Jersey produce and global fusion cuisine. The website reflects a mature business with over 25 years of local presence, providing services including brunch, lunch, dinner, take away, gift cards, and table reservations. The site is professionally designed with clear navigation and strong branding consistency, targeting a general audience interested in dining and social experiences. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and several popular plugins for SEO, marketing, and social media integration. Hosting is provided by Bluehost Inc., and the domain is long-standing and consistent with the business claims. Security posture is good with HTTPS enabled and some security headers present, though improvements are recommended such as enabling DNSSEC and adding a security.txt file. Privacy compliance is strong with comprehensive policies and a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and well-positioned in the hospitality market.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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. 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';…

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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
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
64

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention saltydogbistro.com, from OffSeq Breach.

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The business operates in the hospitality sector with a focus on local and seasonal cuisine, leveraging its 25+ years of market presence to maintain a strong local brand. The business model includes dine-in, take away, and gift card sales, supported by an online booking system embedded on the site. The partnership with www.food.je for take away services indicates a strategic alliance to expand service channels. The website content and structure suggest a customer-centric approach with emphasis on quality and experience. The company targets local residents and visitors to Jersey, positioning itself as a premium bistro with authentic and fresh offerings. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, indicating an independent small business operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and domain registration includes clientTransferProhibited status to prevent unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice for DNS security. The absence of a Content-Security-Policy header and other security headers like X-Content-Type-Options and Referrer-Policy indicates room for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The cookie consent banner aligns with GDPR compliance, but no explicit incident response or security policy pages were found. The lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure mechanism reduces transparency for security researchers. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small hospitality business but could be enhanced with additional controls and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  3. Add missing security headers such as X-Content-Type-Options and Referrer-Policy for improved browser security.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file to provide a clear vulnerability disclosure channel.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to minimize vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Salty Dog Bar & Bistro
Description
Local roots, global flavours… Proudly part of Island life for over 25 years. We take pride in bringing plates, and people together. Morning brews to evening hues, embrace the rhythms of St Aubin’s Village from the first cup to the final call. Our new Lunch & Dinner menu offers authentic Jersey produce fresh from the sea or soil, skilfully crafted in a celebration of global fusion; flavours shaped by our Genuine Jersey seasons.
Key services
Brunch, Lunch A La Carte, Dinner A La Carte, Happy Hours & Small Plates, Take Away, Gift Cards, Table Reservations
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, MailerLite, Custom Facebook Feed, Instagram Feed, The Events Calendar, Complianz GDPR, Bootstrap, Font Awesome
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
MailerLite
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed hospitality site for a local bistro in Jersey.
  2. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanism implemented.
  3. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
  4. Contact information includes phone number, physical address via Google Maps, and booking form iframe.
  5. Uses modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools.
  6. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  7. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected.
  8. Security headers partially implemented; room for improvement.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  10. No adult or NSFW content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. It integrates multiple third-party plugins for social media feeds, event calendars, GDPR compliance, and marketing automation (MailerLite). Hosting is provided by Bluehost Inc., a reputable provider. Performance is moderate with some optimizations such as image preloading and font subsets. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and adaptive elements. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with more ARIA attributes and semantic HTML. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The site uses Google Analytics for visitor tracking and has a cookie consent mechanism for GDPR compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small hospitality business but could benefit from enhanced security headers and accessibility 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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