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Security report for spirithairdesign.com

Spirit Hair Design · Hospitality · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Spirit Hair Design is a small, established hairdressing salon based in Christchurch, UK, operating since 2001. The business offers a comprehensive range of hairdressing services including cuts, colours, wedding packages, and discount schemes targeting students, NHS staff, and children. The website reflects a professional local business with clear contact details and a focus on customer care and quality products. Technically, the site is built using Adobe Muse with a static architecture and includes common web technologies such as jQuery and RequireJS. While the site is accessible and functional, it lacks modern security headers and privacy compliance features. The Facebook SDK is loaded insecurely over HTTP, posing a mixed content risk. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, although the website content and contact information appear genuine. Overall, the site demonstrates moderate digital maturity with room for security and compliance improvements.

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

10 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

  2. 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

  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
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
27
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
52

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 salon positions itself as a reputable local service provider with a strong emphasis on quality and customer experience. Its partnerships with well-known hair product brands enhance its market credibility. The business model is service-oriented with additional revenue streams from gift vouchers and apprenticeship schemes. The target market includes local residents, students, NHS workers, and wedding clients. The website supports the business by providing essential information and social media integration but lacks advanced digital marketing or analytics tools. The absence of privacy and cookie policies may expose the business to regulatory risks. The domain registration inconsistency is a notable risk factor that should be addressed to maintain trust.

Security posture

The website's security posture is moderate but has notable gaps. HTTPS is implied but not explicitly confirmed in the data. No security headers such as CSP, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options are detected, which are important for protecting against common web attacks. The loading of Facebook SDK over HTTP introduces a mixed content vulnerability. No forms collecting sensitive data are present, reducing immediate risk. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. The missing WHOIS data reduces domain trust and could indicate privacy protection or registration issues. Overall, the site would benefit from implementing standard security headers, ensuring all external resources load securely, and adding compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Ensure all external scripts and resources, especially Facebook SDK, load over HTTPS to prevent mixed content issues.
  3. Add a clear privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to demonstrate security maturity.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Spirit Hair Design
Description
Spirit Hair Design is a hairdressing salon located at 26-28 Bridge Street, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 1EB. They offer a full hairdressing experience including cuts, colours, luxury professional hair products, and tailored services such as wedding packages and discount schemes for students and NHS staff. The salon has been operating since 2001 under Charlotte Durno and her team.
Key services
Hair cutting, Hair colouring, Wedding packages, Discount schemes for students and NHS, Apprenticeship schemes
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Adobe Muse, jQuery 1.8.3, RequireJS, Google Fonts (Open Sans), Facebook SDK
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by canonical URL (https://www.spirithairdesign.com)
  • No forms detected that collect sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook social plugins (Like, Follow)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating potential compliance gaps
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with phone, email, and physical address
  4. No forms present that collect user data
  5. Use of Adobe Muse suggests a static site with limited dynamic features
  6. External links mostly to professional hair product brands and Facebook social media
  7. Facebook SDK loaded over HTTP is a security concern
  8. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and reduces domain trust
  9. No security headers detected in provided data
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Adobe Muse, a static site generator, with jQuery 1.8.3 and RequireJS for JavaScript management. Google Fonts are used for typography. The site includes Facebook social plugins for engagement. The technical implementation is basic with moderate performance and limited mobile optimization. No CMS or dynamic backend is detected. The site lacks modern security features and accessibility enhancements. The use of older JavaScript libraries may pose security risks. There is an opportunity to modernize the tech stack, improve mobile responsiveness, and enhance SEO and accessibility compliance.
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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