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Security report for swissfarm.co.uk

Swiss Farm Ltd. · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Swiss Farm Ltd. is a well-established family-run butcher business operating since 1972 with multiple physical store locations in the UK, including Ashbocking, Aldeburgh, Great Bromley, and Trimley St. Martin. The company focuses on providing quality meat products and pantry items to local consumers, positioning itself as 'The Country Butcher'. Their website serves as an informational and promotional platform featuring product offers, recipes, and newsletter subscriptions. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using common libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Font Awesome, with SEO optimization via Yoast and analytics through Google Analytics and Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and consistent branding. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA on forms, though some security headers are missing and no cookie consent mechanism is present. WHOIS data is unavailable due to a domain lookup error, which slightly reduces trust but the website content and business information appear legitimate and consistent with a local UK retail business. Overall, the site scores well in content quality, technical implementation, and business credibility, with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security headers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

  2. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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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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
57
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
65

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

Swiss Farm Ltd. operates in the retail sector specializing in butcher services and related pantry products. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing local presence since 1972 and multiple store locations serving communities in Suffolk and Essex. The business model is traditional retail with an online presence for marketing and customer engagement. Revenue streams likely come from in-store meat sales and pantry products. The target customer segment is local consumers seeking quality meat products at affordable prices. The company maintains active social media channels on Facebook and Instagram to engage customers. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries. The website reflects a stable, small-sized business with consistent branding and trust indicators such as food hygiene ratings and company registration details.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and Google reCAPTCHA is used to protect forms from spam. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. There is no published security or incident response policy, nor a vulnerability disclosure mechanism. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent banner or explicit GDPR compliance indicators. Incident response readiness and data protection officer contact information are not found. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small retail business but could be improved to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Consider creating a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security communication.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Swiss Farm Ltd.
Registration number
09722382
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Swiss Farm Ltd.
Description
Swiss Farm is a family run butchers with shops in Ashbocking, Aldeburgh, Great Bromley & Trimley St. Martin. They have been trading since 1972 and provide great quality meat at affordable prices.
Key services
Retail meat sales, Special offers on meat, Pantry products (chutneys, conserves, condiments, sauces), Newsletter subscription
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 3.3.7, Font Awesome 4.6.3, Google Fonts (Nunito Sans), Yoast SEO plugin, Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA v2 Invisible
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
CreateSend newsletter
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. Content is focused on local butcher retail business with multiple store locations.
  3. No contact emails explicitly found in HTML; contact form present.
  4. No phone numbers explicitly labeled as company contact found in HTML content.
  5. Social media links to Facebook and Instagram are present and valid.
  6. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found.
  7. Security headers not detected in provided data; HTTPS is used.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain lookup error; domain appears legitimate based on website content.
  9. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices observed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap 3.3.7, Font Awesome, and Google Fonts. SEO is managed via the Yoast SEO plugin, and analytics are implemented using Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 Invisible for form spam protection. Performance is moderate with standard CDN usage for libraries (cdnjs.cloudflare.com). The site is mobile-optimized and has a clear navigation structure. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are recommended to reduce risk and improve trust.
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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