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Security report for stmaryschurcholdswinford.org.uk

St Mary's Church Oldswinford · Non-profit · United Kingdom

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

St Mary's Church Oldswinford is a local Church of England parish church serving the Oldswinford community in Stourbridge, UK. It operates as a registered charity providing religious services such as Sunday worship, baptisms, weddings, funerals, and community engagement activities. The website reflects a small non-profit organization focused on community outreach and worship facilitation. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using the Mesmerize theme, integrating common plugins for events and social media. The infrastructure is modern with HTTPS enabled and basic mobile optimization, but lacks advanced security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms. Security posture is moderate with no critical vulnerabilities detected but room for improvement in headers and privacy policies. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rule violations, which raises some concerns about domain registration legitimacy, though the website content and contact information appear authentic and consistent with a legitimate church entity. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy compliance measures.

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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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"

    • 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';…

  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

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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
45

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 church holds a stable position as a local religious institution with a clear community focus. Its business model is non-profit, relying on community engagement and charitable activities. The website targets parishioners and local residents interested in church services and events. The presence of social media channels indicates an effort to maintain community connection and outreach. There is no indication of commercial revenue streams beyond donations typical for a church. The lack of WHOIS transparency is a notable anomaly but does not currently impact the church's operational credibility. The organization appears to maintain a consistent brand and provides clear contact information, supporting trust and accessibility.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, which is a fundamental security measure. However, it lacks several important HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which could mitigate risks like clickjacking and MIME sniffing. No forms are present on the homepage, reducing attack surface, but no vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided. Privacy compliance is minimal with no cookie consent mechanism detected, which may expose the organization to GDPR compliance risks. No evidence of data protection officer contact or security frameworks is found. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard best practices and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards for broader user inclusivity.
  5. Investigate and resolve domain WHOIS registration issues to improve domain legitimacy and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
St Mary's Church Oldswinford
Registration number
1132146
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
St Mary's Church Oldswinford
Description
An Anglican Church in the Parish of Oldswinford, Stourbridge. A Church of England parish church within the diocese of Worcester. Registered charity number 1132146.
Key services
Sunday services, Christenings & Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, Community groups, Music events, Family history and churchyard information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 7.0.2, Mesmerize theme, jQuery 3.7.1, Facebook SDK, The Events Calendar plugin, WPVR plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook Page Plugin
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-based church site with community focus.
  2. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected despite GDPR relevance.
  3. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain trust verification.
  4. No visible security headers beyond HTTPS.
  5. Social media integration present via Facebook and Instagram.
  6. No forms detected on homepage; contact via email and phone only.
  7. No evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with the Mesmerize theme and several plugins for events and virtual reality content. It loads jQuery 3.7.1 and Facebook SDK scripts for social media integration. The site is mobile responsive with custom mobile image handling. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of CSS and JS assets. SEO is basic with meta viewport and canonical tags but lacks advanced structured data or Open Graph tags. Accessibility features are minimal but include skip links and some ARIA attributes. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical implementation is solid for a small non-profit but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security hardening.
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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