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Security report for boxcar.com

Boxcar · Transportation · United States

High risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Boxcar is a regional transportation company specializing in commuter bus services and complementary local services such as grill cleaning, knife sharpening, and auto detailing. The company targets commuters in the New Jersey and New York City metropolitan area, offering reserved seating, Wi-Fi, and other amenities to enhance the commuting experience. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear service offerings and customer testimonials, positioning Boxcar as a trusted local transportation provider. Technically, the website is built on the Webflow platform, leveraging modern frontend technologies including jQuery and Google Fonts, and is hosted behind Cloudflare. While the site is mobile-optimized and well-structured, performance data is missing, and the SSL/TLS configuration is critically deficient, lacking a valid certificate and modern protocol support. This represents a significant security risk. From a security perspective, the absence of HTTPS and TLS protocols severely undermines the site's security posture, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining trust. Although privacy and terms of service policies are present and comprehensive, the lack of a cookie consent mechanism despite active tracking scripts indicates partial privacy compliance. Contact information is clearly provided, supporting business credibility. Overall, Boxcar's website demonstrates good content quality and business credibility but suffers from critical security shortcomings that must be addressed urgently to protect user data and maintain trust. Strategic improvements in SSL/TLS deployment and privacy compliance will significantly enhance the site's security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 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 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
0
Security headers
30
Email security
50
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
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

Boxcar operates in the transportation sector, focusing on commuter bus services in the New Jersey and NYC area. Its business model combines ticket sales and membership subscriptions, supplemented by local service offerings that diversify revenue streams. The company targets suburban commuters seeking a premium, stress-free commuting experience with amenities like reserved seating and Wi-Fi. The presence of media logos and customer testimonials indicates a positive market reputation and growing brand awareness. The website's integration of multiple marketing and tracking tools suggests active customer engagement and data-driven marketing strategies. However, the lack of cookie consent mechanisms may expose the company to regulatory risks. The business appears medium-sized with a regional focus and no publicly disclosed parent or subsidiary companies.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, resulting in no HTTPS encryption. This exposes all data transmissions to interception and undermines user trust. Security headers are partially implemented but insufficient without HTTPS. No advanced security frameworks or incident response contacts are disclosed. Tracking scripts are present without explicit user consent mechanisms, raising privacy compliance concerns. The site does not implement OCSP stapling or session resumption, and certificate transparency compliance is lacking. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues is critical. The current security score is low, reflecting these vulnerabilities and the potential business impact of insecure communications.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and configure strong cipher suites.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  4. Enable and configure HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload flags to enforce HTTPS.
  5. Add explicit security and incident response policies, including dedicated security contact information.
  6. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
  7. Improve accessibility features to enhance usability for all users, including those with disabilities.
  8. Enhance performance monitoring and optimization to improve load times and user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Webflow CMS platform, utilizing jQuery 3.6.0, Google Fonts, and several marketing/tracking scripts including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Twitter Pixel. Hosting is provided via Cloudflare with CDN support. The site is mobile-optimized and well-structured with clear navigation and good design quality. However, performance metrics are missing or zero, indicating a lack of performance monitoring or reporting. The critical technical deficiency is the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, which is a major security risk. The site uses modern frontend technologies but requires urgent security upgrades and better privacy compliance mechanisms. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but security and performance monitoring need enhancement.
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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