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Security report for wilkeswills.co.uk

Wilkes Wills · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and GDPR outside view.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Wilkes Wills is a small UK-based service provider specializing in will writing and estate planning services. The company offers personalized legal services including will creation, estate administration, lasting power of attorney, and advance decisions. Their business model focuses on direct client engagement with options for both face-to-face and virtual consultations. The website content is professional and relevant to their niche market, targeting individuals seeking legal will services. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 6.7.5 and uses legacy technologies such as jQuery 1.3.2 and Flash, which are outdated and pose security and compatibility risks. The site includes Google Analytics for visitor tracking but lacks modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Performance and mobile optimization are basic, with room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. From a security perspective, the site does not exhibit critical vulnerabilities in the visible content but uses deprecated technologies and lacks security best practices such as security headers and updated libraries. The WHOIS data is incomplete and shows an error for the www subdomain query, which reduces trustworthiness but the site content and structure appear legitimate. Privacy compliance is minimal with a basic privacy policy but no explicit GDPR or cookie consent features. Overall, the website presents a moderate risk profile with no immediate critical security issues but several areas for improvement in technical modernization, security hardening, and privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include updating legacy technologies, implementing security headers, enhancing privacy and cookie consent mechanisms, and improving WHOIS transparency to increase trust and compliance.

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

3 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 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

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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
64
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
74

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

Wilkes Wills operates in a niche legal services market focused on will writing and estate planning in the UK. Their competitive advantage lies in personalized client service with flexible meeting options including virtual consultations. The business model is service-oriented with revenue likely generated from will preparation and related legal services. The website indicates a small business size with no parent or subsidiary companies. The partnership ecosystem is not evident from the website. Growth indicators are not explicit but the presence of multiple service pages suggests a stable offering. The company maintains a basic but functional online presence with moderate trust signals such as a privacy policy and contact page.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic. The website uses outdated jQuery 1.3.2 and deprecated Flash content, which are known security risks. No security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, or HSTS are detected, reducing protection against common web attacks. The site uses HTTPS but SSL configuration details are unknown. Privacy compliance is minimal with no cookie consent mechanism and a basic privacy policy lacking explicit GDPR statements. Incident response and security policy information are absent. Overall, the security posture requires significant improvement to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current supported versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Remove all Flash content and replace with modern HTML5 or other supported technologies to improve security and compatibility.
  3. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to enhance protection.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner and update the privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance and user data rights.
  5. Improve WHOIS transparency by ensuring domain registration data is complete and consistent with website ownership to build trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Wilkes Wills
Description
Wilkes Wills provides will writing and related legal services, including estate administration, lasting power of attorney, and advance decisions. They emphasize personalized service with options for face-to-face or virtual meetings.
Key services
Will writing, Estate administration, Lasting Power of Attorney, Advance Decisions
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.5, jQuery 1.3.2, Google Analytics, Yoshki image protection
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
45/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data is incomplete and shows an error for the www subdomain query.
  3. Website uses outdated jQuery and deprecated Flash content.
  4. No explicit privacy cookie consent mechanism found.
  5. Privacy policy page exists but is basic and lacks explicit GDPR compliance statements.
  6. Contact information is only via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  7. No security headers detected in HTML source.
  8. Google Analytics is used for tracking.
  9. Website content is safe and professional, targeting general audience.
  10. Design and technical implementation are basic but functional.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.7.5 with legacy JavaScript libraries (jQuery 1.3.2) and includes deprecated Flash content, indicating technical debt and potential security risks. Google Analytics is used for visitor tracking. The site lacks modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with standard meta tags but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but outdated and in need of modernization to improve security, performance, and 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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