Brysons Haulage Ltd is a family-owned haulage and storage company based in Leicester, UK, with over 40 years of experience in the transportation and logistics sector. The company offers a range of services including road haulage, storage, and freight forwarding across the UK, operating a fleet of vehicles from vans to articulated trailers equipped with modern tracking and safety technologies. The website reflects a professional and customer-focused business with strong trust signals such as verified Google reviews and clear contact information.
Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Elementor framework, incorporating modern web technologies such as Google reCAPTCHA v3 for form security and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO practices, although some improvements in accessibility and security headers could be made.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses CAPTCHA to protect forms, but lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response plan. The absence of WHOIS domain registration data is a notable concern, potentially impacting trustworthiness despite the professional presentation and business legitimacy indicated by the website content.
Overall, the website presents a solid business presence with good technical and security practices, but the domain registration opacity warrants further verification. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and clarifying domain registration details to improve trust and compliance.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
Network security
Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.
High
High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP
Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer
What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication
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"
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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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
50
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention brysonshaulage.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for brysonshaulage.com right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Brysons Haulage operates in the UK transportation sector, targeting businesses and individuals requiring haulage and storage services. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing family ownership, extensive fleet, and customer-centric approach. The business model focuses on service delivery with a mix of full and part load haulage, storage, and freight forwarding. The company leverages digital tools for customer engagement and operational efficiency. Growth indicators include positive customer reviews and a well-maintained online presence. Partnerships with web service providers like osamweb.com support their digital infrastructure. The company appears to maintain a stable local/regional market position with potential for expansion through enhanced digital marketing and security transparency.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA v3 protecting the contact form against automated abuse. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces the overall security robustness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact information indicates a gap in security governance and transparency. The missing WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain legitimacy and ownership verification, which is critical for trust. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a small business but could be improved with better header implementation and formal security documentation.
Recommendations
Implement and configure standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance site security.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and customer trust.
Verify and update domain WHOIS registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and reduce suspicion.
Maintain regular updates of WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Brysons Haulage Ltd
Description
Brysons Haulage is a family-owned storage and distribution company based in Leicester, UK, with over 40 years of experience. They provide haulage services including road haulage, storage, and freight forwarding across the UK. The company operates a fleet ranging from vans to articulated trailers, equipped with tracking and safety technology.
Key services
Road haulage, Storage, Freight forwarding, Full loads, Part loads, Tail lift deliveries
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Google Tag Manager, YouTube iframe API, LiteSpeed Cache
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Google reCAPTCHA v3 on contact form
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of tracking and analytics scripts with consent
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Marketing tools
Trustindex reviews widget
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia
Professional design with clear navigation and contact options
Strong customer trust signals via Google reviews
Use of modern web technologies and security features like HTTPS and reCAPTCHA
WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and reduces domain trust
Privacy and cookie policies are present and consent mechanisms implemented
No explicit security policy or incident response information found
No evidence of adult or questionable content
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress CMS with the Elementor page builder framework, leveraging Google services such as reCAPTCHA v3 and Tag Manager for security and analytics. The site uses LiteSpeed caching for performance optimization and loads multimedia content including embedded YouTube videos. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, and the site includes structured data in JSON-LD format for SEO enhancement. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for a small to medium-sized business, though some improvements in accessibility and security headers could be made to further enhance the user experience and security posture.
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.
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