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Security report for shortermgroup.com

Shorterm Limited · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Shorterm Limited operates as a specialist technical engineering recruitment agency in the UK, positioning itself as one of the largest and fastest growing firms in this multi-billion pound industry. The company offers staffing solutions, IR35 tax reform consultancy, and a candidate job portal, targeting engineering firms and technical professionals. Their client base includes notable companies such as British Airways, Alstom, and Jaguar Land Rover, indicating a strong market presence in transportation and manufacturing sectors. Technically, the website is built on the Webflow platform, leveraging modern web technologies including Google Fonts and jQuery. The site is well-optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness, with a clean and professional design. However, the absence of security headers and a cookie consent mechanism suggests room for improvement in security and privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries. The lack of WHOIS registration data is a notable concern, impacting trust and transparency. No incident response or security policy pages were found, which could be critical for handling security events. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional headers and documented policies. The overall risk assessment indicates a legitimate and professional business with minor compliance and transparency gaps. Strategic recommendations include improving WHOIS transparency, implementing security headers, adding incident response contacts, and enhancing cookie consent mechanisms to align with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 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

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  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 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';…

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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
30
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
66

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

Shorterm Limited holds a strong position in the UK engineering recruitment market, leveraging industry expertise and a growing client portfolio that includes major transportation and manufacturing companies. Their business model focuses on providing specialized staffing solutions and consultancy services around IR35 tax reforms, which is a critical compliance area for contractors and clients. The company targets engineering firms and candidates seeking technical roles, supported by a candidate portal for job search and registration. Growth indicators include a professional web presence, client testimonials, and active engagement with industry challenges such as skill shortages. The partnership ecosystem is limited publicly but includes LinkedIn for professional networking. The absence of WHOIS data may indicate privacy protection or registration issues, which should be addressed to strengthen market credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or security contact information is provided, which limits readiness for handling security incidents. Compliance with GDPR is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy, though the absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a gap. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided HTML content. The missing WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration transparency, which is a trust and security factor. Overall, the security culture appears professional but could benefit from enhanced technical controls and documented policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  2. Add an incident response page or security contact email (e.g., security@shortermgroup.com) to improve readiness and transparency.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy controls.
  4. Verify and publish accurate WHOIS registration data to improve domain transparency and trustworthiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Shorterm Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Shorterm Limited
Description
Shorterm Group is one of the fastest growing companies in a multi billion pound industry specializing in specialist technical engineering recruitment in the UK.
Key services
Technical engineering recruitment, IR35 tax reform consultancy, Candidate job portal, Client staffing solutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Webflow, Google Fonts (Oswald), jQuery 3.5.1
Frameworks
Webflow CMS
Platforms
Webflow Hosting
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Professional recruitment business focused on UK engineering sector.
  3. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust and transparency.
  4. Good privacy and cookie policies present but no explicit cookie consent mechanism.
  5. No visible security headers detected; HTTPS is enforced.
  6. No forms detected on homepage; candidate portal likely contains forms on separate pages.
  7. Social media presence limited to LinkedIn.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in provided HTML.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Webflow CMS and hosted on Webflow's CDN infrastructure, ensuring fast loading times and good mobile optimization. The use of Google Fonts and jQuery 3.5.1 indicates a modern but somewhat traditional front-end stack. The HTML and CSS are valid and well-structured, supporting SEO and accessibility at a basic level. There is no evidence of advanced analytics or tracking scripts, which reduces privacy concerns but also limits marketing insights. The site lacks some security best practices such as security headers and cookie consent banners. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a mid-sized recruitment business but could be modernized further with enhanced security and privacy features.
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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