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Security report for strikingplaces.com

Striking Places · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Striking Places is a UK-based small business specializing in commercial photography and immersive 3D virtual tours aimed at enhancing brand visibility and trust online. Their services include Google Street View integration, exhibition photography, timelapse, and drone photography, targeting businesses seeking professional visual content. The website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and cookie consent tools, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are not evident. Privacy compliance is limited due to the absence of a privacy policy and terms of service. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced compliance documentation and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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. 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

  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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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

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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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
63

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 with a niche focus on commercial photography and virtual tours. Their market position is that of a specialized service provider catering to businesses requiring high-quality visual branding assets. The business model is service-oriented, likely generating revenue through project-based contracts. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram supports marketing efforts. The domain age of over a decade aligns with the business founding date, indicating stability. No parent or subsidiary relationships are evident. The lack of explicit contact information on the homepage may limit direct customer engagement.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain transfer protections, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No incident response or security policy information is published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is found. Cookie consent is implemented via CookieYes, supporting GDPR compliance to some extent. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Add incident response contact information and a security policy page to demonstrate security readiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide clearer contact information to improve user experience and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Striking Places
Description
Transform your brand with expert commercial photography and immersive 3D virtual tours designed to attract attention and build lasting trust online.
Key services
Commercial Photography, 3D Virtual Tours, Google Street View, Exhibition Photography, Timelapse, Drone Photography
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, FontAwesome, Simple Lightbox, CookieYes
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
CookieYes
Marketing tools
CookieYes
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional commercial photography service provider.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO and CookieYes for cookie consent.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on homepage.
  4. Social media presence includes Facebook, Twitter (X), and Instagram.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML.
  6. Domain is well-established and registered with a reputable registrar.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  8. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO for search optimization and CookieYes for cookie consent management. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, and FontAwesome for icons. Hosting appears to be managed via IONOS SE with UI-DNS name servers. The site shows good mobile optimization and moderate performance. No major technical issues or broken elements are detected in the provided content. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates some technical debt in security hardening. The site could benefit from performance optimization and enhanced 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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