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Security report for thegardenguru.co.uk

The Garden Guru · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Garden Guru is a small UK-based garden services business specializing in creating and maintaining traditional and contemporary gardens. Their key offerings include consultation, design, construction, and maintenance services targeted at garden and property owners primarily in the UK. The website is built on Joomla CMS and uses common web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Font Awesome. The site is accessible, mobile-optimized, and presents clear contact information and social media presence, supporting moderate business credibility. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies and lack of security headers indicate gaps in compliance and security best practices. The domain WHOIS data is unavailable due to an invalid domain registration error from Nominet, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional website content. Overall, the site demonstrates moderate technical maturity and business professionalism but requires improvements in security and compliance to enhance trustworthiness.

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

8 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 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Google APIs

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

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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
52
Security headers
20
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
57

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 Garden Guru operates as a local garden services provider in the UK, focusing on garden design and maintenance. The business model is service-oriented with direct client engagement. The website content and social media links suggest active marketing efforts but limited digital analytics or advertising. The company appears to be a small entity without subsidiaries or parent companies. The lack of detailed company registration or VAT information limits deeper business intelligence. The website's moderate content quality and clear contact details support customer trust, but the invalid domain registration could impact brand reputation. There is no evidence of partnerships or payment processing domains linked to the site.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. No forms or input fields were found on the homepage, reducing attack surface. The Joomla CMS platform requires regular updates to avoid vulnerabilities, but no version information is available. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency. The invalid domain registration status is a significant concern from a trust perspective. Overall, the security posture is basic and requires enhancements to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Regularly update Joomla CMS and all plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Resolve domain registration issues to ensure domain legitimacy and improve trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Garden Guru
Description
Creating & Maintaining Traditional & Contemporary Gardens
Key services
Consultation, Design, Construction, Maintenance
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Bootstrap, Font Awesome
Frameworks
Joomla
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information including email, phone, and address is clearly displayed.
  4. No forms detected on the homepage or main content.
  5. Social media links to Facebook and Instagram are present.
  6. Website uses Joomla CMS with common libraries like jQuery and Bootstrap.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; HTTPS is enabled.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  9. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  10. WHOIS data is missing and domain registration appears invalid per Nominet.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with a technology stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, Bootstrap, and Font Awesome. The site uses external resources from Google APIs and MaxCDN. The design is responsive and mobile-friendly with a moderate performance profile. No advanced analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal user tracking. The site lacks modern security headers and privacy compliance features. The domain registration is invalid per Nominet UK, which may indicate a misconfiguration or improper domain use. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but could benefit from modernization and improved security practices.
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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