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Security report for scottishshellfish.co.uk

Scottish Shellfish · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in DNS health, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Scottish Shellfish is a UK-based producer specializing in high-quality shellfish such as mussels, oysters, lobster, and crab. They supply supermarkets, wholesalers, and restaurants, positioning themselves as the premier shellfish producer in the UK. The website reflects a professional business with a clear focus on product quality, sustainability, and consumer education through a dedicated consumer site. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern theme and uses common web technologies including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and rich content. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled, but lacks some security headers and visible privacy and cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. WHOIS data is unavailable due to an erroneous query on the full hostname rather than the base domain, limiting domain registration trust insights. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but could enhance compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: mxstandby1.hosts.co.uk

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

  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. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
98
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
61

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 company operates in the retail and food production sectors, targeting wholesale and consumer markets. Their business model focuses on sustainable shellfish farming and distribution, supported by partnerships with major retailers like Morrisons and industry bodies such as Seafood Scotland. The presence of testimonials and EU grant assistance indicates a credible and established operation. The company leverages social media and consumer education to strengthen brand awareness and market reach. Growth indicators include new product launches and recipe development collaborations. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving retail chains and sustainability organizations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, which is fundamental. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML source. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and preparedness perception. Privacy compliance is partial, with no visible privacy or cookie policies, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is functional but could be significantly improved with standard best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update all plugins and themes to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve user experience for all visitors, including those with disabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scottish Shellfish
Description
Scottish Shellfish is the UK’s premier producer of finest quality shellfish; supplying supermarkets, wholesalers and restaurants with mussels and oysters farmed in the pristine seas and sheltered sea lochs of the West coast of Scotland and the Shetland Isles.
Key services
Production and supply of mussels, oysters, lobster, crab, Wholesale distribution, Consumer education via dedicated consumer website
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 7.0.1, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Fonts (Lato), Google Analytics, Enfold Theme 7.1.4
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress site using the Enfold theme.
  2. Content is rich with business information, product details, recipes, and social media integration.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the provided content.
  4. Contact information is clearly displayed in the header with phone and email.
  5. Social media presence includes Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
  6. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for tracking.
  7. No visible security headers detected in the HTML source.
  8. WHOIS data is missing or queried incorrectly; domain registration info not available.
  9. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site content is fully accessible.
  10. No adult or NSFW content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 7.0.1 using the Enfold theme version 7.1.4, a popular and well-supported theme. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and Google Fonts for typography. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are integrated for visitor tracking and marketing analytics. The site is mobile responsive and has good SEO meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for enhanced search engine visibility. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected in the HTML source. However, the site lacks some modern security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from security and compliance enhancements.
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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