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Security report for sgardens.co.uk

Stripe Gardens · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stripe Gardens is a small, locally focused landscaping and garden maintenance company based in Farnham, Surrey, UK. The company offers a range of services including landscape design, construction, and garden maintenance for private homes and commercial developers. Their website reflects a professional business with positive customer feedback and clear contact information, positioning them as a trusted local service provider. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins for SEO, forms, and reviews, showing a moderate level of digital maturity. The site enforces HTTPS and uses basic anti-spam measures in forms, but lacks some advanced security headers and formal privacy and cookie policies, indicating room for improvement in compliance and security posture. Overall, the website is functional, trustworthy, and well-branded, but could benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. 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

  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

      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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, Google APIs

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

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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
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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 targets private homeowners and commercial developers in the Surrey area, offering comprehensive landscaping and garden maintenance services. Their business model is service-oriented with a focus on quality and integrity, supported by positive Google reviews and local reputation. The website content and structure suggest a stable, established business founded in 2013. The absence of privacy and cookie policies is a compliance gap, but the presence of insurance and detailed service descriptions supports credibility. The company maintains active social media profiles on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, indicating engagement with customers and marketing efforts. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content or WHOIS data.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS with enforced redirection, which is a strong baseline for security. Contact forms include a simple quiz-based CAPTCHA to reduce spam. However, the site lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others that could enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The WordPress version and plugins are somewhat outdated (WordPress 5.3.21), which could pose risks if not regularly updated. There is no visible incident response or security policy information, nor a vulnerability disclosure mechanism. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with updated software, security headers, and formal policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to the latest stable versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file and a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct audits to improve compliance with accessibility standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stripe Gardens
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stripe Gardens
Description
Stripe Gardens provide Landscape Design, Construction & Garden Maintenance services for Private Homes and Commercial Developers.
Key services
Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, Garden Maintenance, Groundworks & Grading, Driveways, Patios & Paths, Retaining Walls, Landscape Fencing, Trees and Hedging, Border Planting, Turfing, Seeding & Artificial Turf
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.3.21, PHP, jQuery 1.12.4, Google Fonts, Contact Form 7 plugin, Elementor plugin, Google Reviews Business plugin, Rank Math SEO plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced via script redirect
  • Use of CAPTCHA-like quiz in contact forms to prevent spam
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO, Google Reviews Business plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a small local landscaping and garden maintenance service provider.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear contact information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced but lacks some security headers.
  5. Positive Google reviews enhance trustworthiness.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS version 5.3.21, using plugins including Contact Form 7, Elementor, Google Reviews Business, and Rank Math SEO. It uses jQuery 1.12.4 and Google Fonts for styling. The site enforces HTTPS via a JavaScript redirect and loads resources from trusted external domains such as Google Fonts and WordPress.org. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations detected. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. SEO is supported by Rank Math plugin and proper meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter Cards. Accessibility is basic with skip links and ARIA labels but could be improved. No analytics services were detected. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard for a small business WordPress site but would benefit from modernization and security 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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