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Security report for bojanglesfranchising.com

Bojangles Franchise · Hospitality · United States

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Bojangles Franchise operates a professional website promoting its breakfast and chicken franchise opportunities, targeting experienced entrepreneurs interested in the hospitality sector. The brand emphasizes its Southern heritage and offers franchise training and support. The website is built on WordPress with Elementor and integrates multiple analytics and tracking tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar. The site is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. However, the absence of WHOIS data and lack of explicit privacy, cookie, and security policies indicate areas for improvement in transparency and compliance. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enabled, but could benefit from enhanced security headers and published incident response information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

11 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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"

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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
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
58
Average
43

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Bojangles holds a strong market position as a recognized Southern chicken franchise with over 45 years of history. Its business model focuses on franchising, offering a diverse menu across multiple dayparts to appeal to a broad customer base. The company targets experienced operators and emphasizes growth and expansion across the U.S. The website content and branding are consistent and professional, supporting trust and credibility. The use of advanced marketing and analytics tools indicates a mature digital marketing strategy. However, the lack of publicly available WHOIS data and absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers may limit direct engagement and raise minor trust concerns.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. It uses standard third-party analytics and tracking scripts, which are common but require ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. The absence of explicit security headers and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps in security best practices. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could improve its security maturity by adopting additional headers, publishing policies, and providing clear security contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for sales and support.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bojangles Franchise
Description
Bojangles is a premier breakfast and chicken franchise that offers experienced entrepreneurs the opportunity to own a growing chicken restaurant franchising business. It has more than 45 years of Southern know-how and offers a unique menu with scratch-made favorites. The brand is expanding across the U.S. and targets experienced operators to grow the franchise.
Key services
franchise opportunities, franchise training, franchise support, breakfast and chicken restaurant operations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Gravity Forms, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure analytics and tracking scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Hotjar
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 rich content and professional design.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected.
  3. Contact information is primarily via contact forms; no explicit emails or phone numbers found.
  4. Multiple third-party analytics and tracking scripts are used.
  5. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Gravity Forms for form management. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar, indicating a sophisticated approach to user tracking and marketing optimization. The site is mobile-optimized and uses responsive design principles. Performance appears moderate with some external script dependencies. No major technical issues or broken elements were detected in the HTML content. Hosting provider details were not identified. Opportunities exist to enhance accessibility and security header implementation to further improve technical robustness.
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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