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Security report for suffolkmedicalclinic.co.uk

Suffolk Medical & Beauty Clinic · Healthcare · United Kingdom

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Suffolk Medical & Beauty Clinic is a well-established healthcare provider specializing in medical aesthetics, minor surgery, and beauty treatments. Operating since 1999, the clinic serves adults seeking professional and natural cosmetic and medical procedures. The website reflects a strong market position with multiple accreditations including the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and professional certifications such as GMC and NMC. The business model focuses on delivering high-quality, patient-centered services in a welcoming environment. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and libraries such as Yoast SEO, Swiper.js, and CleanTalk anti-spam. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, contributing to a positive user experience. Performance is moderate, with caching mechanisms in place. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and employs anti-spam measures. While some security headers are not explicitly detected, no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Privacy and cookie policies are present and indicate GDPR compliance. However, incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are absent, suggesting areas for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and secure with minor recommendations to enhance security headers and incident response transparency. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a query error, but the domain and website content are consistent and legitimate. The site is safe for general audiences and does not contain adult or explicit content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

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

      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. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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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  • 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
37
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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 clinic holds a strong regional presence in the UK healthcare and beauty sector, targeting adult clients interested in medical aesthetics and minor surgical procedures. Its competitive advantages include a qualified medical team, CQC accreditation, and a broad range of advanced treatments. Revenue streams likely derive from service fees for aesthetics, surgery, and beauty treatments, supplemented by product sales and gift vouchers. The company maintains active social media engagement and positive customer reviews, supporting growth and reputation. Partnerships with design and marketing firms enhance digital presence. Strategic observations suggest continued focus on compliance, patient safety, and expanding treatment offerings to maintain market leadership.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, anti-spam protections, and secure form handling. Absence of some security headers and lack of public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicate moderate gaps. No evidence of malware, phishing, or exposed credentials was found. GDPR compliance is supported by privacy and cookie policies. The security culture appears professional but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized incident response mechanisms. Overall, the risk level is low with recommendations to strengthen header policies and publish security contact information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve transparency.
  3. Enhance incident response readiness by providing clear contact channels for security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate emerging vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain and communicate data retention and privacy policies clearly to reinforce GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Suffolk Medical and Beauty Clinic Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Suffolk Medical & Beauty Clinic
Description
At Suffolk Medical, we combine medicine and beauty, striving for natural, long-lasting results that you will love. We specialise in anti-ageing treatments including dermal fillers using market-leader brands such as Revanesse® and Belotero, anti-wrinkle injections, Polynucleotides and Profhilo; advanced skincare treatments using laser IPL; medical chemical peels and micro-needling; radiofrequency skin tightening; fat-dissolving injections and minor surgery for unwanted skin lesions.
Key services
Medical Aesthetics, Minor Surgery, Beauty Treatments
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, Swiper.js, GSAP, CleanTalk Anti-Spam, Contact Form 7, Breeze Cache
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of anti-spam plugin (CleanTalk)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with nonce tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Marketing tools
Mailchimp (newsletter subscription)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong presence of professional medical and beauty services.
  3. Multiple trust signals including accreditations and positive reviews.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to query on 'www.' subdomain causing error.
  7. No security.txt or explicit incident response information found.
  8. Contact information is clearly presented and includes phone, email, address, and forms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern WordPress CMS with well-known plugins for SEO, caching, anti-spam, and form management. The use of Swiper.js and GSAP indicates attention to interactive and visual elements. Performance is moderate with caching enabled but could be optimized further. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility are well addressed. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and implement additional security best practices. Hosting provider details are not explicit but the site uses HTTPS and external services such as Google Analytics and Mailchimp for analytics and marketing.
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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