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Security report for truroartscompany.co.uk

Truro Arts Company · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Truro Arts Company operates as a prominent independent art shop and creative hub located in Truro, Cornwall, UK. The business offers a wide range of art supplies catering to beginners through professional artists, alongside hosting art workshops under the Cornwall School of Art brand. Complementing its retail and educational services, the company runs an arts café and provides venue hire with catering options, positioning itself as a community-focused creative destination. The website reflects a medium-sized business with a clear market position as the largest independent art shop in the South West region. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Cookie Law Info, leveraging jQuery and other JavaScript libraries for UI components like sliders and lightboxes. The site is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic SEO and accessibility features. Tracking is implemented via Google Analytics and Facebook SDK, with a cookie consent mechanism in place, indicating a reasonable level of digital maturity. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent banners, but lacks advanced security headers and publicly available security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The WHOIS lookup failed due to querying the 'www' subdomain instead of the registered domain, but the website content and contact information suggest a legitimate and established business. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy online presence with room for improvement in security best practices and transparency. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, publishing a security policy, and maintaining up-to-date software to enhance security posture and compliance.

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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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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  • 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
32
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
60

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

Truro Arts Company holds a strong position in the regional retail and creative education market, leveraging its status as the largest independent art shop in the South West. Its diversified business model includes retail sales, workshops, café services, and venue hire, targeting artists, hobbyists, and the local community. The company benefits from a clear brand identity and consistent messaging, supported by active social media engagement. Revenue streams are likely diversified across product sales, educational services, and hospitality. The partnership with Cornwall School of Art enhances credibility and educational offerings. Growth potential exists through expanded workshop programs and enhanced digital marketing. The absence of detailed corporate registration data limits deeper financial or ownership insights.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security contact information is publicly available, which may hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security incidents. The use of standard WordPress plugins necessitates vigilant patch management to prevent vulnerabilities. No signs of malware or phishing were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a medium-sized retail and educational website but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen defense against web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Ensure all WordPress core, themes, and plugins are regularly updated to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility and SEO features to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
  5. Consider conducting periodic security audits and penetration testing to proactively identify and remediate risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Truro Arts Company
Description
Truro Arts Company is the largest independent art shop in the South West of England, offering art supplies, an arts café, and a creative hub in Truro. They provide art workshops under the Cornwall School of Art brand, host professional artist tutors, and offer catering and venue hire services.
Key services
Art supplies retail, Art workshops and courses, Arts café and catering, Venue hire for functions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Nivo Slider, Lightbox, Contact Form 7, Cookie Law Info plugin, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based site for an art supply and workshop business in Truro, UK.
  2. Content is rich with clear navigation and multiple service offerings.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with consent mechanisms.
  4. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. WHOIS lookup failed due to querying the 'www' subdomain instead of the registered domain.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content detected.
  7. Social media presence includes Facebook and Instagram links.
  8. Uses Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for tracking and marketing.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a custom theme 'H5' and several common plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Cookie Law Info. It employs jQuery and JavaScript libraries like Nivo Slider and Lightbox for interactive UI elements. Google Analytics and Facebook SDK are integrated for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile responsive with a moderate performance profile. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Accessibility features are minimal but present. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical stack is standard for small to medium business websites, with opportunities for modernization and improved security hardening.
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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