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Security report for stepbysteprecovery.co.uk

Step By Step Recovery Drug & Alcohol Rehabs Essex, London & Brimingham, UK · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in DNS health, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Step By Step Recovery is a UK-based private healthcare provider specializing in drug and alcohol addiction treatment with residential and outpatient clinics in Essex, London, and Birmingham. The company positions itself as a leading provider offering personalized addiction rehab services including detox, counselling, relapse prevention, and aftercare. The website is professionally designed using WordPress with Elementor and optimized for SEO and mobile devices. It integrates modern tracking and consent technologies such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and CookieYes for GDPR compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and reCAPTCHA, though some security headers and explicit privacy policies are missing. The domain WHOIS data is notably absent or invalid, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional web presence. Overall, the business appears credible and focused on healthcare services with a good digital maturity level.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      No Name Servers Found

      Unable to find name servers for domain

      What to do: Configure proper name servers for the domain

  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 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
44
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
64

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 individuals seeking addiction treatment in the UK, operating a small-sized private rehab business. Its market position is strong in the regional addiction treatment sector with multiple clinic locations. The business model revolves around direct patient care and support through residential and outpatient programs. The website content and structured data reinforce the brand identity and service offerings. Social media channels and testimonials enhance trust and customer engagement. However, the lack of WHOIS transparency and privacy policy documentation could impact regulatory compliance and trust. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the data provided.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from spam. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed categories, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Incident response and security policies are not publicly documented. The domain registration irregularities pose a risk to trustworthiness. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in headers and policy transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing GDPR compliance and data handling.
  2. Add security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and partners.
  4. Address domain registration issues by ensuring WHOIS data is accurate and consistent with business information.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks and improve privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Step By Step Recovery Drug & Alcohol Rehabs Essex, London & Brimingham, UK
Description
Step By Step Drug & Alcohol Rehab Clinics offer the best treatment in London, Essex & Birmingham. Purpose-built clinic for detox and rehab.
Key services
Residential drug and alcohol detox, Outpatient rehab centres, Addiction counselling, Relapse prevention, Aftercare
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare (likely CDN), CookieYes (cookie consent), jQuery, Kadence Theme
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Marketing tools
CookieYes
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and structured data
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. Uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and Yoast SEO
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed cookie categories
  5. Multiple contact phone numbers with clear labels and contact forms present
  6. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter (X), LinkedIn, and YouTube
  7. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the scanned content
  8. WHOIS data is missing or invalid, which is a concern for domain legitimacy
  9. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content
  10. SSL is enabled and appears properly configured
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the Kadence theme and Elementor page builder, indicating a modern and flexible infrastructure. It leverages popular SEO plugins like Yoast and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Cookie consent is managed by CookieYes, providing granular user control. The site loads multiple external scripts for analytics and chat support, which may impact performance but are industry standard. Mobile optimization and responsive design are well implemented. No major technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit but Cloudflare is likely used as CDN. Performance is moderate with potential for optimization in script loading and caching.
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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