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Security report for alpinecars.com

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Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

Alpine Cars presents itself as a specialized automotive brand focused on high-performance sports cars with a strong racing heritage. The website highlights the launch of the new A290 electric sports car, emphasizing performance, agility, and French craftsmanship. The business model revolves around localized country-specific websites providing brochures, configurators, and contact points for potential customers. Technically, the website uses modern web standards with lazy loading images and Google Tag Manager for analytics and event tracking, ensuring a good user experience and moderate performance. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS implied and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is partial with a cookie policy present but no clear privacy policy found on the main domain. The WHOIS data is missing, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, although the professional presentation and multiple country domains suggest a legitimate business presence. Overall, the website is professional and functional but would benefit from improved transparency in privacy and security disclosures.

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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
90
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
80

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 operates in the premium sports car segment with a focus on electric and racing vehicles. Its market positioning leverages French automotive heritage and innovation in electric sports cars. The company targets racing enthusiasts and premium car buyers through localized websites tailored to various countries. The partnership with regional dealers like Wearnes Auto in Singapore indicates a distributed sales network. The business model includes direct marketing, configurators, and brochure downloads to engage customers. The absence of detailed company registration and contact information on the main site suggests reliance on country-specific sites for localized compliance and customer support. The use of Google Tag Manager and event tracking indicates a data-driven marketing approach. Growth potential lies in expanding electric vehicle offerings and leveraging racing brand equity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS usage and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No visible forms on the main page limit attack surface, but security of country-specific sites is unknown. Lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure programs indicates limited transparency in security governance. The missing WHOIS data is a significant concern for domain legitimacy and trust. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved by implementing standard security headers, publishing security policies, and ensuring domain registration transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy on the main domain to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS data is publicly available or justified by privacy protection policies.
  4. Establish and publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to demonstrate security governance maturity.
  5. Enhance contact information availability on the main site or provide clear links to localized contact points for customer support and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Alpine Cars is a sport specialty brand focused on racing and performance vehicles, notably the A110 series and the new A290 electric sports car, emphasizing performance, agility, lightweight design, and French craftsmanship.
Key services
Car configurator, Brochure downloads, Country-specific sales and marketing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, lazysizes (lazy loading images)
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical link and Google Tag Manager usage)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multiple country-specific links.
  2. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page.
  3. No privacy policy page explicitly found; cookie policy and legal mentions pages exist.
  4. No forms detected on the main page; contact forms likely on country-specific sites.
  5. Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics and event tracking is evident.
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations detected in HTML.
  7. WHOIS data is missing, indicating potential domain registration issues or privacy protection.
  8. Website branding and content are consistent and professional.
  9. No social media links found on the main page.
  10. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards with JavaScript enhancements including lazy loading images via lazysizes and Google Tag Manager for analytics and event tracking. The site is mobile responsive with good navigation clarity and consistent branding. No CMS or hosting provider information is directly detectable. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by meta description and canonical links. The absence of visible security headers and WHOIS data are technical risks. The site architecture relies on multiple country-specific domains for localized content and marketing, indicating a distributed digital infrastructure.
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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