Security for guesthouses, hotels, and self-catering
Your booking system, guest data, and email are exposed to the same internet as everyone else's — but you don't have a full season to spend chasing it down. Here's what an automated scan catches, and what still needs a human.
// why this matters for tourism
Seasonal demand means your site gets a burst of bookings and card payments in a short window, often with the least staff time available to check anything is actually secure. Guests hand over names, addresses, and card details expecting that to be handled properly — and one bad headline about a leaked booking database travels fast in a small community.
Booking and payment pages
AutomatedWhatever you use — a plugin bolted onto WordPress, a third-party widget, or a bespoke booking form — the scan checks TLS is actually enforced, the certificate isn't close to expiry mid-season, and the security headers around that page (cookie flags, HSTS, CSP) are set correctly.
Guest confirmation emails and impersonation
AutomatedSPF, DKIM, and DMARC on your domain determine whether someone can send a convincing fake booking confirmation or payment-details email pretending to be you. This is checked on every scan and is one of the highest-value, lowest-effort fixes we see.
Old plugins and forgotten config files
AutomatedA lot of Hebridean B&B and self-catering sites are WordPress sites set up once and rarely touched. The scan fingerprints outdated plugin/CMS versions and probes for the specific files (.env, wp-config.php.bak, debug logs) that a rushed migration leaves exposed.
Guest Wi-Fi segmentation and POS devices
Manual / advisoryWhether your guest network is actually isolated from the till and the office PC isn't something a website scan can see — it needs a look at your router and network setup. This falls under our Internal Network Assessment, not the automated Security Score.
Seasonal staff access
Manual / advisoryShared logins and accounts that never get switched off after the season ends are a real, common gap — but it's a process question, not something visible from outside your site. We cover this as part of a Local Business Package review, not the automated scan.
Every “Automated” item above runs as part of the standard Security Score scan — see the full technical checklist. “Manual / advisory” items need a person, not a scanner — they're part of our Local Business Package and Internal Network Assessment.
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