United Kingdom
HTTP Security Headers Monitoring for UK Websites
Monitor Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and other HTTP security headers for UK websites. Free scoreboard and domain scan included.
What VP Pulse Monitors
Security Headers Scoreboard
VP Pulse continuously audits major UK domains β BBC, GOV.UK, HMRC, and others β against six security headers, providing a sector-level benchmark for UK website security posture.
Domain Scan Integration
Run a live security headers check against any UK domain in seconds via the VP Pulse domain scan. Results include which headers are present, which are missing, and a composite score.
Six-Header Coverage
Checks Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy β the six headers that form the baseline of UK website security.
Remediation Guidance
Each missing header links to implementation guidance for Cloudflare, Vercel, Nginx, Apache, and Next.js β so you can fix gaps without needing to research how to add headers on your specific platform.
HTTP security headers are the simplest, fastest security improvement available to most UK websites β often implementable in under an hour with no code changes. Yet many UK domains, including some high-profile organisations, are missing one or more of the six headers that form the security baseline. VP Pulse's Security Headers Scoreboard and domain scan provide instant visibility.
Why Headers Matter
Content-Security-Policy prevents XSS attacks from executing injected scripts. HSTS prevents SSL stripping attacks. X-Frame-Options prevents clickjacking. These are not theoretical protections β they block real attack vectors that are actively exploited against UK websites daily. The NCSC's secure development guidance explicitly references security headers as a baseline requirement for UK government and regulated-sector websites.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which security headers should every UK website have?
- At minimum: Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff, X-Frame-Options: DENY, and Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin. Ideally also Content-Security-Policy and Permissions-Policy. Together these defend against XSS, clickjacking, MIME sniffing, and information leakage.
- How do I check my website's security headers?
- Use VP Pulse's free domain scan at pulse.vpnetworks.co.uk/scan. The scan checks all six security headers and returns a score with remediation guidance for any missing headers.
- Does Cloudflare add security headers automatically?
- Cloudflare adds some headers by default (like X-Content-Type-Options) but requires manual configuration for others (especially Content-Security-Policy). Use Cloudflare's Transform Rules to add or modify response headers.
Need expert support?
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