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Security report for stoford.com

Stoford · Real Estate · United Kingdom

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stoford is a UK-based property development company specializing in occupier led development and strategic land promotion within the commercial real estate sector. The website presents a professional image with clear business descriptions, targeting landowners, occupiers, and investors. The company positions itself as a leading player in the UK commercial property market, offering bespoke design and build solutions and managing a portfolio of developments. The site includes social media integration and uses modern web technologies such as Foundation CSS, jQuery, and Google Analytics, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and employs Google reCAPTCHA v2 on its contact forms, which helps mitigate spam and automated abuse. However, the absence of key security headers and explicit security or incident response policies suggests room for improvement in security posture. The cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy indicate basic GDPR compliance, but no terms of service or vulnerability disclosure policies were found. The WHOIS data is notably absent, with no registrar, creation date, or registrant information available from the VeriSign database. This inconsistency reduces the domain's trustworthiness despite the professional website content. There are no signs of WAF or content blocking, and no suspicious or malicious content was detected. Overall, the site is safe and professional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and security documentation. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, publishing comprehensive security and incident response policies, improving contact information transparency, and addressing the WHOIS data gap to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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. 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

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 26 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

  2. DNS health

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

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 28 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

  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 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
45
Email security
80
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
70

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

Stoford operates in the UK commercial real estate sector with a focus on strategic land promotion and occupier led development. Its business model revolves around developing bespoke commercial properties and managing a portfolio that appeals to occupiers and investors. The company leverages digital marketing tools and social media to engage its audience. The lack of explicit contact emails and phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel primarily via web forms. The presence of ISO certification indicates a commitment to quality standards. The company appears to be medium-sized with a solid market position but lacks publicly available corporate registration details, which may impact partner and investor confidence. The website's partnership with Cormack Advertising for design indicates a professional marketing approach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA protecting forms. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options weakens its defense against common web attacks. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided. The cookie consent banner supports GDPR compliance but lacks detailed data retention disclosures. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The missing WHOIS data is a significant trust concern. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a commercial website but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen web security.
  2. Publish detailed security and incident response policies on the website, including contact channels for security issues.
  3. Enhance transparency by providing clear company contact emails and phone numbers on the website.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS registration data to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Improve accessibility features and conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and libraries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stoford
Description
Stoford is one of the UK’s leading property developers specialising in occupier led development and strategic land promotion within the main commercial sectors.
Key services
Strategic land promotion, Occupier led development, Bespoke design and build solutions, Portfolio management, Investor relations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Foundation CSS, jQuery, Slick Carousel, Leaflet.js, Google reCAPTCHA v2, Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Frameworks
Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA v2 on forms
  • Cookie consent banner

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

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 real estate development business website with clear navigation
  3. Uses modern frontend technologies and Google services
  4. Includes cookie consent and privacy policy pages
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via form only
  6. No terms of service or security policy pages detected
  7. WHOIS data unavailable, which is a concern for domain legitimacy
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern frontend stack with Foundation CSS framework, jQuery, Slick Carousel for sliders, Leaflet.js for mapping, and Google services including reCAPTCHA v2 and Google Analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes cookie consent functionality. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site lacks advanced accessibility features but maintains basic usability. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph data present but no structured JSON-LD schema was found. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO and accessibility improvements.
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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