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Security report for yorkboutiquelets.co.uk

York Boutique Lets · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

York Boutique Lets is a small UK-based real estate and hospitality business specializing in holiday let management and property rentals in York. The company offers fully managed services for property owners and a curated collection of boutique properties for travelers seeking short to long term stays. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and integrates modern WordPress technologies and SEO tools to enhance user experience and visibility. The business targets travelers and property owners in the York area, positioning itself as a boutique provider with a focus on quality and location.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

7 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 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
27
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
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 operates in the real estate and hospitality sectors, focusing on holiday lets and property management. Its business model revolves around managing properties for owners and providing rental options for travelers. The website content and structured data indicate a well-curated portfolio of properties, targeting niche customer segments such as large groups, dog-friendly accommodations, and properties with hot tubs. The company appears to have a stable market position within the York region, leveraging digital marketing and SEO to attract customers. No parent or subsidiary relationships were identified, suggesting an independent small business operation.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses nonce tokens in AJAX calls, indicating a baseline security posture. However, it lacks several security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could improve protection against common web attacks. There is no visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page, and no explicit incident response or security policies are published. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism and GDPR compliance indicators suggests privacy compliance gaps. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with additional headers, policies, and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate XSS and data injection risks.
  2. Add a security.txt file to provide a clear vulnerability disclosure channel.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner and update privacy policies to reflect GDPR compliance.
  4. Enhance form security with explicit anti-CSRF tokens and input validation.
  5. Publish incident response and security policies to improve transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
York Boutique Lets
Description
Holiday let management in York with fully managed services for owners, plus a collection of boutique properties available to rent.
Key services
Holiday let management, Property rental listings, Fully managed property services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Maps API, Yoast SEO, WPBakery Page Builder, Slider Revolution, Elementor, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights plugin)
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce tokens in forms
  • Opt-out mechanism for Google Analytics tracking

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin
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 rich content and property listings
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. Uses modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner found
  5. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules error
  6. Contact phone number clearly displayed with mobile call functionality
  7. No social media links detected in the provided HTML
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using popular plugins such as WPBakery, Elementor, Slider Revolution, and Yoast SEO. It integrates Google Maps API and Google Analytics via MonsterInsights. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses modern JavaScript libraries like jQuery. Performance is moderate with some room for optimization. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO is well addressed through meta tags and structured data. No hosting provider information was detected. The technical stack is mature and suitable for the business size but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced accessibility.
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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