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Security report for signuk.com

Sign & Digital UK · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sign & Digital UK is an established event organizer specializing in the signage and digital printing industry, hosting trade shows at the NEC Birmingham. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image targeting industry professionals and businesses. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress with a modern theme and SEO tools, integrating analytics and social media SDKs. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and some security headers, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is limited due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is credible and functional with room for improvement in security and compliance documentation.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
42
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
57

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 media sector, focusing on event hosting for signage and digital printing professionals. Its market position is supported by a long domain history and co-location with related industry events. The business model centers on trade show exhibitions and industry networking. The website content and structured data reflect a medium-sized business with a clear target audience. There is no evidence of parent or subsidiary companies. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed on the site.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and basic security headers. Matomo analytics is configured to disable cookies, enhancing privacy. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure is present, and no incident response contacts are provided. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be strengthened with additional policies and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  3. Add a security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS risks.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure process to build trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sign & Digital UK
Description
Sign & Digital UK returns to the NEC, Birmingham and will again co-locate with Printwear & Promotion LIVE! in February 2026
Key services
Trade show exhibition, Industry networking, Event hosting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, Facebook SDK, Vimeo Video Embed
Frameworks
Rank Math PRO SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No cookies tracking (Matomo configured with disableCookies)
  • Use of CSP not detected
  • No DNSSEC enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo, Gaug.es, Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Rank Math PRO SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress site using Divi theme and Rank Math PRO SEO plugin
  2. Site hosts an industry event for signage and digital printing professionals
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on homepage HTML
  4. Contact email found in meta tags and author schema but no explicit contact page or phone number in provided HTML
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  6. HTTPS is enabled with good security headers but DNSSEC is not enabled
  7. Matomo analytics configured with cookies disabled
  8. Social media integration includes Facebook SDK and Vimeo video embed
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content
  10. No WAF or blocking detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and enhanced with Rank Math PRO SEO plugin. It integrates Matomo analytics with cookies disabled, Facebook SDK, and Vimeo video embeds. The site uses modern web fonts and responsive design techniques, providing good mobile optimization and SEO. Performance is moderate, with no major errors detected. Hosting appears to be managed via phase8.net name servers, but the exact hosting provider is not identified. Accessibility features are basic, and there is potential for improvement in semantic markup and ARIA roles.
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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