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Security report for vowlesparks.co.uk

Vowles Parks · Real Estate · United Kingdom

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

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Vowles Parks is a family-owned business operating six residential and holiday parks in the South West of England and South Wales, targeting retired and semi-retired individuals as well as families seeking holiday retreats. The company offers luxury park home living with a focus on peaceful, affordable, and high-specification homes. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and clear navigation. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies including jQuery, Google Fonts, Google Maps API, and HubSpot marketing and analytics tools. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, ensuring compliance with cookie regulations. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, HTTPS is enforced, and no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, security headers are not explicitly present, and there is no visible security policy or incident response information. The domain registration is consistent with the business claims, showing a long-established presence since 2008. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid security posture and good privacy compliance, though improvements could be made by publishing explicit security policies and enhancing security headers. The business credibility is high with clear contact information and trust indicators such as testimonials and professional marketing tools.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
55
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
95
Average
50

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

Vowles Parks occupies a niche market in residential and holiday park homes, leveraging family ownership as a competitive advantage. Their business model focuses on selling and managing park homes in scenic locations, appealing to retirees and families. The company benefits from a regional presence with multiple parks, enhancing brand recognition. Revenue streams likely include home sales and park management fees. The use of HubSpot and Facebook Pixel indicates an active digital marketing strategy. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified in the provided data. The company appears to maintain a moderate size with a focused market segment and steady growth potential.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place. The absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a minor gap. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and preparedness perception. GDPR compliance is supported by Cookiebot integration and cookie categorization. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by formalizing security policies and adding security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with WCAG standards.
  5. Maintain regular security audits and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vowles Parks
Description
Vowles Parks is a family-owned business, which currently operates six beautiful parks situated around the South West of England and South Wales. They provide luxury modern living for retired and semi-retired individuals on residential mobile home parks and holiday lodge parks for family retreats.
Key services
Residential mobile home parks, Holiday lodge parks, Park home sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Fonts, Google Maps API, HubSpot, PixelYourSite (Facebook Pixel integration), Cookiebot
Frameworks
Bootstrap (implied by navbar classes), Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent via Cookiebot
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Ads, Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, HubSpot tracking
Marketing tools
HubSpot, PixelYourSite
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well structured
  2. Uses modern marketing and analytics tools
  3. Cookie consent is implemented via Cookiebot
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in provided content
  5. Contact phone number is clearly displayed
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response information available
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Fonts, Google Maps API, and HubSpot marketing tools. It uses Yoast SEO for optimization and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. The site is mobile responsive and has good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with lazy loading images and asynchronous script loading. Hosting provider details are limited but domain registrar is 123-Reg Limited. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and 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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