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Security report for wittonlodge.org.uk

Witton Lodge Community Association · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Witton Lodge Community Association is a small non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom, focused on providing community services such as energy advice, housing support, health and wellbeing programs, and employment and skills training primarily for residents of North Birmingham. The website is built on WordPress, leveraging popular plugins like Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution, and integrates Google Analytics and push notification services for user engagement. The site demonstrates good design quality, mobile optimization, and SEO practices, with consistent branding and a clear navigation structure. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no obvious vulnerabilities detected, though some security headers are missing and no explicit security or incident response policies are published. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no privacy policy or terms of service found. Overall, the domain registration is consistent with the business history, enhancing trustworthiness. Strategic improvements in privacy documentation and security headers would enhance compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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. 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 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

  3. 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

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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
73
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

The organization operates as a community association serving local residents with social and economic support services. Its market position is that of a trusted local non-profit with a focus on energy advice, housing, and employment support. The business model is service-oriented, relying on community engagement and partnerships, such as with the North Birmingham Economic Recovery initiative. The website content and social media presence indicate active community involvement and outreach. Growth indicators include ongoing projects like empty home renovations and job vacancies. The partnership ecosystem includes local economic recovery programs, enhancing its community impact.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates security best practices such as nonce usage in AJAX calls. However, it lacks explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, indicating a potential gap in security transparency. The use of plugins like Slider Revolution, known for past vulnerabilities, necessitates regular updates and monitoring. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a non-profit community site but with room for improvement to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Regularly update WordPress core and all plugins, especially Slider Revolution, to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic security audits to maintain a strong security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Witton Lodge Community Association
Description
Community Association providing services including free energy advice, housing support, health and wellbeing programs, employment and skills training, and community development in North Birmingham.
Key services
Energy advice, Housing support, Health and wellbeing programs, Employment and skills training, Community development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Slider Revolution, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, WonderPush (push notifications), Typekit Fonts
Frameworks
WordPress CMS, Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce for AJAX calls in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
WonderPush
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, Google Site Kit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a community association site focused on local services in North Birmingham.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins like Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution.
  3. Has active social media presence on major platforms.
  4. No privacy policy or terms of service pages detected on homepage or main menu.
  5. Cookie policy and consent mechanism present via Jetpack EU Cookie Law module.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. Contact information primarily via contact page and social media; no direct emails or phone numbers found in homepage HTML.
  9. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and organization info.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with a well-structured theme and uses popular plugins for SEO, sliders, and push notifications. The tech stack includes jQuery, Google Analytics, and Adobe Typekit fonts, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO meta tags. However, some technical debt is noted in missing security headers and partial privacy compliance. Hosting details are limited but domain registration is stable and long-term. Opportunities exist to modernize security configurations and improve privacy documentation to reduce risk and enhance user trust.
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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