Security.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
38% 
Server
86% 
External factors
90% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.41 s
File size
91.60 kB
Words
1221
Media files
8
Number of links
118 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - UK Government Security - Beta
The length of the page title is perfect. (352 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
This website is where people across the UK government can find security-related strategies, standards, and guidance, along with the organisations involved in the security profession.
The meta description is too long: 1119 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.security.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: Germany
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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og:localeen_GB
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome
og:descriptionThis website is where people across the UK government can find security-related strategies, standards, and guidance, along with the organisations involved in the security profession.
og:urlhttps://www.security.gov.uk/
og:site_nameUK Government Security - Beta
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 25.29 words is high.
This page contains 1221 words. That's ok.
27.4% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 24 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...themes/gsfc/public/images/logo-white.pngGovernment Security Homepage
...7_CO_Government-Security_Icons_Cyber.pngNo alt attribute provided
..._Government-Security_Icons_Personnel.pngNo alt attribute provided
...O_Government-Security_Icons_Physical.pngNo alt attribute provided
..._Government-Security_Icons_Technical.pngNo alt attribute provided
...tent/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Favicon.pngA placholder image for the content
...tent/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Favicon.pngA placholder image for the content
/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Image-B.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 40 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Search Policy, Standards & Guidance
H2 In this section
H2 Latest updates
H2 Search Services & Resources
H2 In this section Duplicate text
H2 Latest updates Duplicate text
H2 Careers & Learning
H2 In this section Duplicate text
H2 Latest jobs
H2 Search News & Events
H2 In this section Duplicate text
H2 Latest news
H2 Search Policy, Standards & Guidance Duplicate text
H2 In this section Duplicate text
H2 Latest updates Duplicate text
H2 Search Services & Resources Duplicate text
H2 In this section Duplicate text
H2 Latest updates Duplicate text
H2 Careers & Learning Duplicate text
H2 In this section Duplicate text
H2 Latest jobs Duplicate text
H2 Search News & Events Duplicate text
H2 In this section Duplicate text
H2 Latest news Duplicate text
H2 Government Security
H2 Government security consists of four areas
H2 Latest News (See all)
H2 Annual Security Conference 1 May 2025: Celebrating skills, talent and collaboration
H2 Leak and we all lose
H2 Share With Care
H2 Newly added content
H2 Contact us
H2 Cyber Security Research and Innovation
H2 Secure by Design Example Controls Taxonomy
H2 Sign up to UK Government Security
H2 Support links
H3 Cyber
H3 Personnel
H3 Physical
H3 Technical
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/cookie-policy/Some of these cookies are essential to how the site functions and others are optional
/preference-centre/Subdomain Set cookie preferences
/preference-centre/Subdomain change your cookie settings
/preference-centre/Subdomain Text duplicate change your cookie settings
https://www.security.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.security.gov.uk/Subdomain IMG-ALT Government Security Homepage
https://www.security.gov.uk/Subdomain Home
/about-us/Subdomain About Us
/policy-and-guidance/Subdomain Search Policy, Standards & Guidance
/policy-and-guidance/strategy/Strategy
/policy-and-guidance/policy/Subdomain Policy
/policy-and-guidance/standards/Subdomain Standards
/policy-and-guidance/guidance/Subdomain Guidance
/policy-and-guidance/govassure/Subdomain GovAssure
/policy-and-guidance/secure-by...Subdomain Secure by Design
/policy-and-guidance/artificia...Subdomain Artificial Intelligence (AI)
/policy-and-guidance/gsec-inte...Subdomain Travel advice - GSeC International
/policy-and-guidance/departmen...Subdomain Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC)
/policy-and-guidance/cyber-ass...Subdomain Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) for local government
/policy-and-guidance/secure-by...Subdomain Secure by Design Example Controls Taxonomy
/policy-and-guidance/gsec-inte...Subdomain Helsinki Post security fact sheet
/policy-and-guidance/govassure...Subdomain GovAssure Newsletter Issue 23 – June 2025
/policy-and-guidance/mobile-de...Subdomain Device Policy Suite
/policy-and-guidance/cyber-ass...Subdomain Overview of the self-assessment
/policy-and-guidance/cyber-ass...Subdomain How to complete a self-assessment workbook
/services-resources/Subdomain Search Services & Resources
/services-resources/gsecs/Subdomain Government Security Centres (GSeCs)
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/New window External Subdomain National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
/services-resources/government...Subdomain Government Cyber Coordination Centre (GC3)
https://www.gov.uk/government/...New window External Government Digital Service
https://www.gov.uk/government/...New window External UKSV
/policy-and-guidance/contracti...Subdomain Contracting securely
/services-resources/rosa-servi...Subdomain Rosa Service Organisation (RSO)
/services-resources/cloud-host...Subdomain Cloud hosting at SECRET with Citadel
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Cyber and Domains Protection
/services-resources/government...Subdomain Contact us
/services-resources/cyber-secu...Subdomain Cyber Security Research and Innovation
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Glue is required but not provided. No IPv4/IPv6 glue found on some authoritative or parent name servers
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain CNAME chain ends in NXDOMAIN
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Potential subdomain takeover
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Domain pointing to non-existing page on a service
https://www.security.gov.uk/jobs/Subdomain Careers & Learning
/careers-and-learning/careers/Subdomain Careers
/careers-and-learning/learning...Subdomain Learning
https://www.security.gov.uk/jobs/Subdomain Security vacancies
/careers-and-learning/about-th...Subdomain About the Government Security Profession
/government-security-professio...Subdomain Government Security Profession Career Framework
/services-resources/government...Subdomain Government Cyber Security Academy
/government-security-professio...Subdomain Cyber Resourcing Hub
/government-security-professio...Subdomain Workforce Commission 2025
https://www.civilservicejobs.s...New window External Subdomain MGS - Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Security Supervisor - Shift Worker - DM Longtown
https://www.civilservicejobs.s...New window External Subdomain MGS - Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Operations Manager
https://www.civilservicejobs.s...New window External Subdomain Ministry of Defence Police - Part Time Kennel Assistant - RAF Menwith Hill
https://www.security.gov.uk/jobsShow All
/news-and-events/Subdomain Search News & Events
/annual-security-conference-1-...Subdomain Annual Security Conference 1 May 2025: Celebrating Skills, Talent and Collaboration
/annual-security-conference-1-...Subdomain Annual Security Conference 1 May 2025: Celebrating skills, talent and collaboration
/leak-and-we-all-lose/Subdomain Leak and we all lose
/share-with-care/Subdomain Share With Care
/search/Subdomain Search
/contact/Subdomain Contact
/auth/loginSign in
/policy-and-guidance/Subdomain Text duplicate Search Policy, Standards & Guidance
/policy-and-guidance/strategy/Text duplicate Strategy
/policy-and-guidance/policy/Subdomain Text duplicate Policy
/policy-and-guidance/standards/Subdomain Text duplicate Standards
/policy-and-guidance/guidance/Subdomain Text duplicate Guidance
/policy-and-guidance/govassure/Subdomain Text duplicate GovAssure
/policy-and-guidance/secure-by...Subdomain Text duplicate Secure by Design
/policy-and-guidance/artificia...Subdomain Text duplicate Artificial Intelligence (AI)
/policy-and-guidance/gsec-inte...Subdomain Text duplicate Travel advice - GSeC International
/policy-and-guidance/departmen...Subdomain Text duplicate Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC)
/policy-and-guidance/cyber-ass...Subdomain Text duplicate Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) for local government
/policy-and-guidance/secure-by...Subdomain Text duplicate Secure by Design Example Controls Taxonomy
/policy-and-guidance/gsec-inte...Subdomain Text duplicate Helsinki Post security fact sheet
/policy-and-guidance/govassure...Subdomain Text duplicate GovAssure Newsletter Issue 23 – June 2025
/policy-and-guidance/mobile-de...Subdomain Text duplicate Device Policy Suite
/policy-and-guidance/cyber-ass...Subdomain Text duplicate Overview of the self-assessment
/policy-and-guidance/cyber-ass...Subdomain Text duplicate How to complete a self-assessment workbook
/services-resources/Subdomain Text duplicate Search Services & Resources
/services-resources/gsecs/Subdomain Text duplicate Government Security Centres (GSeCs)
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
/services-resources/government...Subdomain Text duplicate Government Cyber Coordination Centre (GC3)
https://www.gov.uk/government/...New window External Text duplicate Government Digital Service
https://www.gov.uk/government/...New window External Text duplicate UKSV
/policy-and-guidance/contracti...Subdomain Text duplicate Contracting securely
/services-resources/rosa-servi...Subdomain Text duplicate Rosa Service Organisation (RSO)
/services-resources/cloud-host...Subdomain Text duplicate Cloud hosting at SECRET with Citadel
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Text duplicate Cyber and Domains Protection
/services-resources/government...Subdomain Text duplicate Contact us
/services-resources/cyber-secu...Subdomain Text duplicate Cyber Security Research and Innovation
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Text duplicate Glue is required but not provided. No IPv4/IPv6 glue found on some authoritative or parent name servers
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Text duplicate CNAME chain ends in NXDOMAIN
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Text duplicate Potential subdomain takeover
/services-resources/cyber-and-...Subdomain Text duplicate Domain pointing to non-existing page on a service
https://www.security.gov.uk/jobs/Subdomain Text duplicate Careers & Learning
/careers-and-learning/careers/Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/careers-and-learning/learning...Subdomain Text duplicate Learning
https://www.security.gov.uk/jobs/Subdomain Text duplicate Security vacancies
/careers-and-learning/about-th...Subdomain Text duplicate About the Government Security Profession
/government-security-professio...Subdomain Text duplicate Government Security Profession Career Framework
/services-resources/government...Subdomain Text duplicate Government Cyber Security Academy
/government-security-professio...Subdomain Text duplicate Cyber Resourcing Hub
/government-security-professio...Subdomain Text duplicate Workforce Commission 2025
https://www.civilservicejobs.s...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate MGS - Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Security Supervisor - Shift Worker - DM Longtown
https://www.civilservicejobs.s...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate MGS - Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Operations Manager
https://www.civilservicejobs.s...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Ministry of Defence Police - Part Time Kennel Assistant - RAF Menwith Hill
https://www.security.gov.uk/jobsText duplicate Show All
/news-and-events/Subdomain Text duplicate Search News & Events
/annual-security-conference-1-...Subdomain Text duplicate Annual Security Conference 1 May 2025: Celebrating Skills, Talent and Collaboration
/annual-security-conference-1-...Subdomain Text duplicate Annual Security Conference 1 May 2025: Celebrating skills, talent and collaboration
/leak-and-we-all-lose/Subdomain Text duplicate Leak and we all lose
/share-with-care/Subdomain Text duplicate Share With Care
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/...New window External Subdomain feedback
/policy-and-guidance/?taxonomi...Subdomain Cyber Protecting information systems, the data on them and the services they provide, from unauthorised access, harm or misuse:
/policy-and-guidance/?taxonomi...Subdomain Personnel Mitigating the risk of our trusted people exploiting their legitimate access to an organisation’s assets for unauthorised purposes:
/policy-and-guidance/?taxonomi...Subdomain Physical Protecting physical assets, including people, services, infrastructure, systems, places, equipment and networks:
/policy-and-guidance/?taxonomi...Subdomain Technical Holistically protecting sensitive information and technology from close access acquisition by hostile threat actors, as well as from any other form...
/news-and-events/(See all)
/annual-security-conference-1-...Subdomain Text duplicate Annual Security Conference 1 May 2025: Celebrating skills, talent and collaboration
/leak-and-we-all-lose/Subdomain Text duplicate Leak and we all lose
/share-with-care/Subdomain Text duplicate Share With Care
/services-resources/government...Subdomain Text duplicate Contact us
/services-resources/cyber-secu...Subdomain Text duplicate Cyber Security Research and Innovation
/policy-and-guidance/secure-by...Subdomain Text duplicate Secure by Design Example Controls Taxonomy
https://security.us21.list-man...New window External Subdomain Sign up now
https://www.security.gov.uk/helpSubdomain Help
/privacySubdomain Privacy
/cookie-policy/Subdomain Cookie policy
/accessibility-statementSubdomain Accessibility statement
/contactSubdomain Text duplicate Contact
/terms-and-conditionsSubdomain Terms and conditions
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/...New window External Subdomain Feedback
https://www.nationalarchives.g...External Subdomain Open Government Licence v3.0
https://www.nationalarchives.g...External Subdomain © Crown copyright

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.security.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.41 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (92 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
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referrer-policyno-referrer-when-downgrade
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cross-origin-opener-policysame-origin
cross-origin-resource-policysame-origin
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varyAccept-Encoding
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External factors

This page is very well linked from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 30 referring domains.
This page has 114 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 30 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://www.security.gov.uk/sitemap_index.xml
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