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Security report for scouts.org.uk

Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.scouts.org.uk appears to represent a large non-profit organization focused on scouting activities. However, the WHOIS lookup failed due to domain naming rules violations, and no registration data could be extracted, limiting verification of domain legitimacy. The website content is currently inaccessible or blocked by a Cloudflare security mechanism (Turnstile), preventing a full content and technical analysis. The site uses modern web technologies such as Vue.js and Google Tag Manager for analytics, indicating a contemporary technical infrastructure. Security posture cannot be fully assessed due to lack of visible security headers and SSL details, but the presence of Cloudflare suggests some level of protection. Privacy and cookie policies are not detected in the provided content, which is a compliance gap. Overall, the site is safe for general audiences with no adult content detected. The current risk assessment is moderate due to limited data availability and access restrictions.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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. 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 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. 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

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

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

  3. 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

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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
25
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
65

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

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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
9
Registered
9
Resolving
9
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-07-17

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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

Due to the lack of accessible content and WHOIS data, detailed business intelligence is limited. The site likely serves the scouting community in the UK, targeting youth and volunteers. The use of Google Tag Manager suggests active marketing and analytics efforts. No explicit business model or revenue streams are discernible from the data. The domain's registration irregularity is unusual for a large organization, warranting further investigation. The partnership ecosystem and growth indicators cannot be assessed from the available data.

Security posture

The security posture is difficult to evaluate fully due to content blocking by Cloudflare Turnstile and absence of security headers in the provided data. The site uses HTTPS as implied by script sources, but no explicit SSL configuration details are available. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the limited content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not found. Overall, the security maturity appears basic with room for improvement in transparency and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Improve WHOIS registration to ensure domain legitimacy and transparency.
  2. Ensure privacy and cookie policies are clearly published and accessible.
  3. Implement and verify security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts.
  5. Review and optimize WAF settings to balance security with accessibility for analysis.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Cloudflare detected. Presence of Cloudflare Turnstile script and minimal HTML content indicates WAF challenge or security mechanism blocking full content. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare Turnstile, Vue.js (implied by chunk-vendors and chunk naming), Google Fonts
Frameworks
Vue.js

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate

Site quality

Key observations

  1. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules violation
  2. Website content is blocked or protected by Cloudflare Turnstile challenge
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected in provided HTML snippet
  4. No contact information or forms detected in provided content
  5. Use of modern JavaScript framework (Vue.js) implied by chunked JS files
  6. Presence of Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking
  7. No explicit security headers or SSL configuration details available
  8. No adult or explicit content detected; site is safe for general audience
Technical notes

Notes

The website employs a modern JavaScript framework (Vue.js) with chunked scripts and stylesheets, indicating a modular and scalable front-end architecture. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. Hosting appears to be behind Cloudflare, providing CDN and security services. Performance, mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO cannot be assessed due to content blocking. No CMS or backend platform details are evident. Technical debt and modernization opportunities cannot be fully evaluated without full content access.
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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