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Security report for alpinecars.com.au

Alpine · Transportation · Australia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Alpine Cars Australia operates as a niche automotive brand focused on sports vehicles and motor racing news within the Australian market. The website serves as a digital platform to showcase the Alpine range of sports cars and provide updates on motor racing events such as F1, WEC, and esports. The brand targets sports car enthusiasts and motor racing fans, positioning itself as a specialized player in the transportation sector. The business model centers on brand promotion and information dissemination rather than direct sales through the website. Technically, the website is built using modern web technologies including Gatsby and React, hosted on Amazon S3 for assets, and integrates marketing and analytics tools such as Marketo Munchkin and Google Tag Manager. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with a professional design and clear navigation enhancing user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for compliance and user trust. No forms or direct contact information were detected, limiting user engagement and support channels. The WHOIS data is privacy protected as per auDA policy, which is common and justified for commercial domains in Australia. Overall, the website presents a moderate risk profile with strengths in technical implementation and business credibility but weaknesses in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic improvements in privacy policy publication, security headers implementation, and contact transparency are recommended to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

6 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
75
Security headers
70
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
66

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

Alpine Cars Australia occupies a specialized niche in the automotive and motor racing sector, focusing on sports cars and related news. The brand leverages digital channels to engage a targeted audience of enthusiasts and fans, supporting brand awareness and community building. The business model is primarily informational and promotional, with no direct e-commerce detected. The use of advanced web frameworks and marketing automation tools indicates a moderate level of digital maturity. The absence of detailed company registration or contact data on the site suggests a focus on brand rather than direct customer service. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data, indicating a standalone brand presence. Growth potential lies in expanding digital engagement and enhancing compliance to meet evolving regulatory standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with mandatory HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party marketing and analytics scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require regular auditing. Lack of privacy and cookie policies, as well as missing incident response contacts, indicate gaps in compliance and readiness. The WHOIS privacy protection is standard and not suspicious. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements in policy transparency and header implementation to improve resilience and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against attacks.
  3. Publish explicit contact information including support emails and phone numbers to improve user trust and engagement.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alpine
Description
Discover the Alpine range of sports vehicles and keep up with all the latest motor racing news from: F1, WEC, Racing and esport.
Key services
Sports vehicles range presentation, Motor racing news updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Gatsby, React, Mapbox GL JS, Marketo Munchkin, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Gatsby
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Marketo Munchkin
Marketing tools
Marketo
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 WAF or blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data is restricted due to auDA policy; no registrant details available.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the provided HTML.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. Website uses modern web technologies and third-party marketing and analytics tools.
  6. Security headers are not explicitly detected; HTTPS is enabled.
  7. No visible forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. Branding and content are consistent with a niche sports car and motor racing brand.
  9. Tracking and marketing tools are present but privacy compliance is minimal.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern static site generator framework (Gatsby) using React, which supports fast rendering and good SEO. Hosting assets on Amazon S3 ensures reliable content delivery. Integration with Marketo and Google Tag Manager indicates a focus on marketing automation and analytics. The site uses custom fonts loaded from S3 and includes Mapbox GL JS for mapping features. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Accessibility is basic, suggesting potential technical debt in inclusive design. No CMS backend is explicitly detected beyond i-Motor CMS references in assets. The technical infrastructure is solid but can benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance features.
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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