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Security report for scottysgates.co.uk

Scotty's Gates Ltd · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Scotty's Gates Ltd is a small, Bristol-based company specializing in bespoke gates, railings, and metal fabrication services, including installation and servicing of gate automation. The company positions itself as a local specialist with over 15 years of experience and CAME approved gate automation installation credentials. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation and relevant content targeting homeowners and property managers in the Bristol area. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Google Analytics, and Snowplow for analytics, and is hosted on a static CDN platform with moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though there is room for improvement in security headers and incident response transparency. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration issues, which slightly impacts trust but the website content and social presence support legitimacy. Overall, the site is a credible digital presence for a small manufacturing business with a focus on quality and customer service.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 29 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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"

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • 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
49
Security headers
15
Email security
98
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
68

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 manufacturing sector, specifically metal fabrication and gate automation installation. Its business model is service and product provision with a focus on bespoke solutions. The market position is local and specialized, targeting residential and commercial property owners in Bristol. The website indicates a stable business with social media engagement and customer review presence on Yell.com. Revenue streams likely include product sales and installation services. The company does not show evidence of subsidiaries or parent companies. The partnership ecosystem includes platforms like Yell.com for reviews and social media for marketing. Strategic observations suggest a focus on quality, customer satisfaction, and leveraging digital channels for local market penetration.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which is a compliance gap. The site uses third-party analytics and tracking scripts, which require ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with recommendations to enhance header policies and incident response transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file and provide explicit incident response contact information to improve vulnerability disclosure and incident management.
  3. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Develop a long-term security strategy that includes employee training, regular penetration testing, and compliance monitoring.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Scotty's Gates Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scotty's Gates Ltd
Description
Scotty's Gates Ltd is a Bristol-based company specializing in bespoke gates, railings, and metal fabrication services including installation and servicing of gate automation. They are CAME approved gate automation installers with over 15 years of experience.
Key services
Gates, Railings, Installation, Gate automation servicing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Snowplow Analytics, Mapbox, Ecwid e-commerce script
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Cookie consent banner present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Snowplow Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snowplow Analytics
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 navigation
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error
  4. Professional design and clear business focus
  5. Cookie consent and privacy policy present
  6. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram
  7. Use of modern analytics and tracking tools
  8. No security.txt or explicit incident response info found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a CMS platform identified as MultiScreenSite, utilizing jQuery 3.7.0 and modern analytics tools like Google Analytics and Snowplow. Hosting is via a static CDN provider ensuring reasonable performance. The site includes Ecwid e-commerce scripts, indicating some online store functionality. Mobile optimization is basic but present, with responsive design elements. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to modernize by adopting newer JavaScript frameworks and improving accessibility compliance. The infrastructure is stable but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance optimizations.
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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