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Security report for sgilesltd.co.uk

S Giles Ltd · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

S Giles Ltd is a small, family-run building and bespoke joinery company based in Codsall near Wolverhampton, UK. With over 27 years of experience, the company offers general building contracting services including extensions, alterations, and custom joinery. The website serves as a local business presence providing contact details, service descriptions, and a gallery of work. The technical infrastructure is based on the IONOS MyWebsite platform, utilizing standard web technologies such as jQuery and lightbox scripts. While the site is functional and provides essential information, it lacks advanced technical features and comprehensive privacy or security policies. Security posture is basic with HTTPS enabled but no additional security headers detected. The absence of WHOIS data due to an invalid query limits domain trust analysis, but the website content and contact information appear consistent with a legitimate small business.

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

7 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

  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

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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
35
Email security
55
DNS health
65
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 local construction and joinery sector, targeting homeowners and property owners in the Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire area. Its business model focuses on personalized service and quality craftsmanship, leveraging over two decades of experience. The website positions the company as a trusted local contractor with references available upon request, though it lacks digital marketing sophistication such as social media presence or analytics tracking. The absence of privacy and cookie policies suggests limited regulatory compliance focus. The company appears to maintain direct customer relationships primarily via phone and email. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries. Overall, the business is a small, essential entity within the local real estate and construction market.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication, but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating potential GDPR compliance gaps. The contact form is mentioned but no detailed analysis of input validation or anti-spam measures is available. No analytics or tracking scripts reduce privacy risks but also limit user behavior insights. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to an invalid query, which restricts domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the security maturity is basic, suitable for a small local business but with room for improvement to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance web security.
  3. Validate and secure all forms with anti-spam and input sanitization mechanisms.
  4. Correct WHOIS lookup to query the domain 'sgilesltd.co.uk' instead of 'www.sgilesltd.co.uk' to obtain accurate domain registration data.
  5. Consider adding analytics and monitoring tools with privacy-respecting configurations to better understand user engagement and improve the website.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
S Giles Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
S Giles Ltd
Description
S Giles Ltd is a family run building company based in Codsall near Wolverhampton with over 27 years of experience. They offer general building contracting and bespoke joinery services, working closely with clients to meet their needs and provide cost-effective solutions without compromising quality.
Key services
Building contracting, Extensions, Alterations, Bespoke joinery
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
IONOS MyWebsite, jQuery, swipebox, tinyLightbox
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a small local business site for a building and joinery company.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including phone numbers, email, and physical address.
  4. No social media links detected.
  5. No security headers detected; HTTPS is enabled but security posture is basic.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. Website built on IONOS MyWebsite platform with basic technical implementation.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. WHOIS data unavailable due to query on subdomain rather than domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the IONOS MyWebsite platform, using standard web technologies including jQuery and lightbox plugins for image galleries. The site loads resources from IONOS CDN and related domains. The HTML structure is valid and includes meta tags for SEO and Open Graph for social sharing. Performance is moderate with no evident optimization for mobile beyond basic responsiveness. Accessibility features are minimal. No modern JavaScript frameworks or advanced CMS detected. The hosting provider is IONOS, which offers reliable infrastructure but the site lacks advanced technical enhancements. There is an opportunity to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance accessibility and SEO.
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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