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Security report for alamo.sv

Alamo El Salvador · Transportation · El Salvador

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Alamo El Salvador operates a localized car rental service website targeting travelers and residents within El Salvador. The website offers vehicle rental reservations, fleet information, and customer support primarily in Spanish with an English option. The business is positioned as a local branch of the global Alamo brand, focusing on multiple rental locations including airports and city centers. The website integrates modern web technologies such as Bootstrap, jQuery, and third-party booking widgets to provide a functional and responsive user experience. Analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel are actively used for user tracking and marketing purposes. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure, but lacks advanced security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is basic with privacy and cookie policies present but no explicit consent mechanisms. Contact information is available mainly via phone and contact forms, with social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. WHOIS data aligns well with the business claims, supporting domain legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and functional but could improve in security and privacy compliance to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

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  • Security score drift

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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
46

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 transportation sector, specifically vehicle rentals, serving a medium-sized market in El Salvador. It leverages the global Alamo brand to establish trust and market presence. The business model centers on direct online reservations supported by a third-party booking platform. Revenue streams likely include rental fees and ancillary services. The target audience includes tourists, business travelers, and local customers needing temporary vehicle access. The website's partnership with bookingkit.com indicates a strategic alliance for booking management. Social media channels support customer engagement and marketing. The company maintains a consistent brand image and offers multiple rental locations, enhancing market coverage. No subsidiaries or parent company details are disclosed, suggesting a focused local operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no obvious exposure of sensitive information. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No public security or incident response policies are found, indicating limited transparency in security governance. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require regular auditing. Privacy compliance is basic, with no cookie consent banner or GDPR explicit compliance indicators. Incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent. Overall, the security posture is functional but could benefit from enhanced policies, headers, and compliance measures to reduce risk and improve customer trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Publish clear security and incident response policies accessible to users and partners.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and reduce attack surface.
  5. Enhance privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance and data retention practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alamo El Salvador
Description
Car rental service operating in El Salvador offering vehicle rentals at multiple locations including airport and city centers.
Key services
Car rental reservations, Fleet information, Customer support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Font Awesome, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, PartnerBookingKit widget
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, PartnerBookingKit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in Spanish with English language option available.
  3. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies exist but lack advanced consent mechanisms.
  5. Use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing scripts.
  6. Clear business focus on car rental services in El Salvador.
  7. Contact information is available but no direct emails found in HTML.
  8. Mobile responsive design with good navigation and branding consistency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for DOM manipulation. It integrates Google Fonts and Font Awesome for styling and icons. Analytics and marketing are handled via Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel, indicating a mature digital marketing approach. The booking functionality is outsourced to PartnerBookingKit, embedded via asynchronous scripts and stylesheets. The site is mobile optimized with a responsive navigation menu and accessible layout. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading but room for optimization. No CMS or hosting provider details are detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Accessibility features are basic, with potential for improvement in ARIA roles and semantic markup. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no structured data or Open Graph tags detected.
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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