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Cloudflare TurnstileJavaScriptHTML5CSS3
Analyzed 9/5/2025Completed 3:35:41 PM
57
Security Score
MEDIUM RISK

AI Summary

The website www.ofcom.org.uk is currently inaccessible beyond a Cloudflare Turnstile security challenge page, preventing access to any substantive content or business information. The domain WHOIS lookup fails due to domain naming rules, indicating that 'www.ofcom.org.uk' is likely a subdomain or alias rather than a separately registered domain. The presence of Cloudflare security mechanisms suggests a legitimate effort to protect the site from automated access or attacks, but no further technical or business details can be extracted from the provided data. Consequently, the security posture cannot be fully assessed, and no privacy or compliance policies are visible. The overall risk assessment is limited by the lack of accessible data, but the use of a reputable WAF provider is a positive indicator.

Detected Technologies

Cloudflare TurnstileJavaScriptHTML5CSS3

🧠AI Business Intelligence

Technology stack, business insights, and market analysis powered by AI.

Business Intelligence

Market & Strategic Analysis

Due to the lack of accessible content and metadata, no detailed business intelligence can be derived. The domain appears related to Ofcom, a UK communications regulator, but no direct evidence from the page confirms this. No contact information, company details, or market positioning data are available. The domain's WHOIS data is unavailable, limiting verification of ownership or legitimacy.

Security Posture Analysis

Comprehensive Security Assessment

The site employs Cloudflare's Turnstile CAPTCHA as a security measure, indicating a proactive approach to mitigating automated threats. However, no security headers or SSL configuration details are available from the data provided. The inability to access the actual website content limits the ability to evaluate vulnerabilities, incident response readiness, or compliance with data protection regulations. The security score is low due to blocked content and missing data.

Strategic Recommendations

Priority Actions for Security Improvement

1

Provide access to the website content or a staging environment for comprehensive analysis.

Observations

AI-powered comprehensive website and business analysis.

AI-Enhanced Website Analysis

Cloudflare Detected

Page is a Cloudflare security challenge with Turnstile captcha verifying human visitor before access.

Analysis results may be incomplete. For accurate analysis, please contact guard@offseq.com

Business Insights

Content Quality:

poor

Technical Stack

Technologies:
Cloudflare TurnstileJavaScriptHTML5CSS3

Security Assessment

0

Analytics & Tracking

Advertising & Marketing

Website Quality Assessment

Design Quality:poor
User Experience:poor
Content Relevance:poor
Navigation Clarity:poor
Professionalism:poor
Trustworthiness:low

Key Observations

1

Website content is blocked by Cloudflare Turnstile security challenge.

🛡️Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis and recommendations.

Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis

55/100
Score

Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

HIGH

Forces HTTPS connections

Missing Content-Security-Policy header

HIGH

Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

Missing X-XSS-Protection header

MEDIUM

Legacy XSS protection (deprecated but still recommended)

Weak Referrer-Policy configuration

LOW

Current value: "same-origin"

👤GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment under GDPR regulations.

GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment

35/100
Score

No Privacy Policy found

HIGH

GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

No Cookie Policy found

HIGH

GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

No Cookie Consent Banner found

HIGH

GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

Third-party services without privacy policy

HIGH

Detected services: Cloudflare

GDPR Compliance Analysis

Privacy Policy0% confidence
Cookie Policy0% confidence
Contact Information Found90% confidence
phone

🛡️NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive compliance assessment.

NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive

2/100
Score

No information security framework found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity and information security measures

No vulnerability disclosure policy

MEDIUM

NIS2 encourages coordinated vulnerability disclosure

No security policy documentation found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity governance and risk management

No incident response procedures found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented incident response and business continuity plans

No business continuity planning found

MEDIUM

NIS2 emphasizes operational resilience and business continuity

No security contact information

HIGH

NIS2 requires clear incident reporting channels

No vulnerability reporting mechanism

MEDIUM

Clear vulnerability reporting supports coordinated disclosure

No NIS2 reference found

LOW

Consider explicitly mentioning NIS2 compliance efforts

Critical sector without clear security compliance

HIGH

Detected sectors: energy, transport, digital

📧Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation and email security assessment.

Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation

98/100
Score

No BIMI Record

LOW

BIMI displays brand logos in email clients

SPF
Sender Policy Framework
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication
MX Records
Mail Exchange Records
BIMI
Brand Indicators
MTA-STS
Mail Transfer Agent Security
TLS-RPT
TLS Reporting
DNSSEC
DNS Security
SPF Details
Record:
v=spf1 ip4:185.84.1.120 ip4:185.84.1.121 ip4:185.84.1.202 ip4:146.101.78.115 ip4:207.82.80.115 ip4:164.39.36.115 ip4:162.247.160.0/21 ip4:51.105.16.176/28 ip4:20.108.90.64/28 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf.crea tesend.com include:servers.mcsv.net -all
DNS Lookups:4/10
Policy:-all
DKIM Selectors Found
Selector:selector1(1296-bit rsa)
DMARC Details
Policy:reject
Aggregate Reports:secops@ofcom.org.uk
MTA-STS Details
Mode:enforce
Max Age:14 days

🏆SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis.

SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis

75/100
Score

SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

MEDIUM

SSL certificate expires in 53 days

Weak SSL Key Length

HIGH

SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

Partial SSL/TLS Assessment

LOW

Completed 2 of 4 security checks due to time constraints

Certificate Details

Subject:www.ofcom.org.uk
Issuer:WE1
Valid Until:10/29/2025 (53 days)
SANs:www.ofcom.org.uk

OCSP Status

OCSP Stapling Disabled

📊DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment.

DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment

70/100
Score

DNSSEC Not Enabled

MEDIUM

DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

CAA Records Not Configured

LOW

Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) records not found

Domain Transfer Lock Not Enabled

MEDIUM

Domain can be transferred without authorization

Domain Delete Lock Not Enabled

LOW

Domain can be deleted without additional verification

Domain Registration Details

Domain Age
25 years(mature)
Expiry Risk
low(266 days)
Protection Level
none
Suspicious Indicators Detected
  • No domain protection locks enabled

DNS Records

A Records:217.114.94.2
Name Servers:
ns1.netnames.netDNS only
ns2.netnames.netDNS only
ns5.netnames.netDNS only
ns6.netnames.netDNS only
MX Records:
5: ofcom-org-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com
SOA:Serial: 2018073313, TTL: 3600s

DNSSEC Status

DNSSEC Not Enabled

DNS Performance

Resolution Time:163ms

SPF Analysis

SPF Record:
v=spf1 ip4:185.84.1.120 ip4:185.84.1.121 ip4:185.84.1.202 ip4:146.101.78.115 ip4:207.82.80.115 ip4:164.39.36.115 ip4:162.247.160.0/21 ip4:51.105.16.176/28 ip4:20.108.90.64/28 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf.crea tesend.com include:servers.mcsv.net -all

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis.

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis

100/100
Score

Good Network Security Posture

LOW

No unnecessary services detected on common risky ports

🔧Technical Analysis

Detailed technical findings and analysis from AI assessment.

Technical Analysis

Comprehensive security assessment findings

Additional Findings

The website is hosted behind Cloudflare, utilizing their Turnstile CAPTCHA for bot mitigation. The HTML content is minimal and serves only to verify human visitors before granting access. No CMS, frameworks, or analytics tools are detectable from the provided data. The technical implementation cannot be fully assessed due to the WAF challenge blocking content. Performance, SEO, and accessibility metrics are unknown.
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