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Security report for whraccountants.co.uk

WHR Accountants Ltd · Finance · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

WHR Accountants Ltd is a professional accounting firm based in Northern Ireland, offering a comprehensive range of services including tax, VAT, audits, payroll, accounting, business start-up support, and Making Tax Digital compliance. The company targets businesses and individuals across Northern Ireland, positioning itself as a trusted regional accounting service provider with a focus on personalized service delivered by experienced staff. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear service offerings and contact information. Technically, the website is built on the Webflow platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as Google reCAPTCHA for form security and Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection. The site is mobile-optimized, has good SEO practices, and loads with moderate performance. However, some security headers are missing, and there is no explicit cookie consent mechanism, which could be improved for better privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and integrates anti-bot measures on forms, indicating a good baseline security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response information suggests room for maturity in security governance. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, but the WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rule violations, which introduces some uncertainty about domain legitimacy. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and transparency would enhance trust and security posture.

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

6 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 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';…

  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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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
54
Security headers
30
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
62

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

WHR Accountants Ltd operates in the finance sector, specifically providing accounting and tax-related services to a regional market in Northern Ireland. The business model focuses on professional service delivery to SMEs and individuals, with key revenue streams likely from tax advisory, audit, payroll, and accounting services. The company leverages digital channels including a modern website and social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) to engage clients and build brand presence. The firm appears to be small-sized with no parent or subsidiary companies indicated. The website content and service catalog suggest a stable market position with potential for growth through digital transformation initiatives like Making Tax Digital. The lack of WHOIS transparency may impact some client trust but does not detract from the operational professionalism observed.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is solid with HTTPS enforced and integration of Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile to protect forms from automated abuse. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security hardening. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found in the HTML content. The site lacks a published security policy or incident response contact, which are important for compliance and transparency. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through a privacy policy, but no cookie consent mechanism was detected. Overall, the site demonstrates good baseline security practices but would benefit from enhanced header configurations and documented security governance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider resolving WHOIS domain registration issues or clarifying domain legitimacy to improve trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
WHR Accountants Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
WHR Accountants Ltd
Description
Professional team of accountants providing expert services to businesses and individuals across Northern Ireland. We offer personalised accountancy services delivered by highly experienced staff.
Key services
Tax, VAT, Audits, Payroll, Accounting, Business Start-up, Making Tax Digital
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Webflow, Google reCAPTCHA, Finsweet CMS Slider, Cloudflare Turnstile, jQuery
Platforms
Webflow CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cloudflare Turnstile integration

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
Slater app
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. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rule violation error.
  3. Site uses modern web technologies and CMS (Webflow).
  4. Includes Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile for form security.
  5. Privacy policy and terms & conditions pages are present.
  6. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  7. Contact information includes phone numbers and physical address in Northern Ireland.
  8. Social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn.
  9. No security.txt or incident response information found.
  10. No certifications or security frameworks mentioned.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Webflow CMS platform, leveraging modern front-end technologies including Google Fonts, jQuery, and Finsweet CMS Slider for dynamic content presentation. It uses Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile for bot mitigation on forms. The site is hosted likely on Webflow's infrastructure, with CDN usage for assets. Performance is moderate with responsive design and good mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) describing the business and services. Accessibility is basic with some focus styles and semantic HTML elements. There is opportunity to improve technical robustness by adding security headers and enhancing privacy compliance mechanisms.
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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