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Security report for whumphries.co.uk

W Humphries · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

W Humphries is a small UK-based real estate agency specializing in village, equestrian, farm, and land property sales with over 25 years of experience. The company offers property sales, auctions, and free valuations, targeting buyers and sellers interested in rural and equestrian properties. The website is professionally designed with good content quality and clear navigation, supporting a positive user experience. Technically, it is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with Bootstrap and integrates social media plugins, showing moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS usage and form validation, but lacks advanced security headers and incident response information. Privacy compliance is basic with a cookie policy and consent mechanism but no comprehensive GDPR indicators. WHOIS data is unavailable due to a domain query error, limiting domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the website is trustworthy and functional, but improvements in security and privacy transparency are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

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

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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 company holds a niche position in the UK real estate market focusing on rural and equestrian properties, leveraging over two decades of local expertise. Its business model centers on property sales and auctions, supported by customer testimonials and recognized certifications. The firm maintains an active social media presence to engage its target audience. Revenue streams likely derive from commissions on property sales and auction services. The website's content and structure indicate a customer-focused approach with clear calls to action such as free valuations and property searches. The absence of detailed company registration or VAT information on the site suggests a small business scale. Strategic partnerships include listings on third-party portals like AllAgents. Growth opportunities may lie in expanding digital marketing and enhancing compliance and security measures.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and client/server-side form validation. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicates limited preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is minimal, with only a basic cookie policy and consent banner present. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small business but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen protection against common web attacks.
  2. Develop and publish a detailed privacy policy aligned with GDPR requirements to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Establish an incident response plan and provide clear contact channels for security issues or abuse reports.
  4. Enhance website accessibility and SEO by adding ARIA roles and structured data markup.
  5. Regularly review and update SSL/TLS configurations to ensure strong encryption and prevent vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
W Humphries
Description
Bill Humphries and team have over 25 years experience in the area dealing with village property, equestrian establishments and land sales.
Key services
Property sales, Auctions, Equestrian and farm property sales, Free property valuation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET Web Forms, Bootstrap 5, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by WebResource.axd usage), Facebook SDK
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URL)
  • Form validation client-side and server-side

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook social plugins
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 challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to real estate.
  3. Multiple forms collect user data with client and server validation.
  4. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is active.
  5. No explicit privacy or security policies beyond cookie policy found.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to query on subdomain rather than root domain.
  7. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected in HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a legacy ASP.NET Web Forms platform combined with modern front-end frameworks like Bootstrap 5 and FontAwesome for styling and icons. It integrates Facebook social plugins for marketing and user engagement. The site uses server-generated WebResource.axd scripts indicating classic ASP.NET resource management. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization. However, the technical stack shows some aging components that could benefit from modernization to improve maintainability and security. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or bespoke solution. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site includes multiple forms with client-side validation scripts enhancing user input quality. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but has room for modernization and 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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