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Security report for budpet.com.au

Pet Health Insurance Services Pty Ltd · Other · Australia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BudPet is a digital educational platform focused on pet health awareness and linked to Budget Direct's pet insurance offerings. The website targets pet owners and prospective pet owners in Australia, providing interactive quizzes and tailored pet profiles to enhance pet care knowledge. The business operates under Pet Health Insurance Services Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Auto & General Services Pty Ltd, indicating a solid corporate backing and market presence in the insurance sector. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript frameworks, SVG animations, and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and GrowthBook for A/B testing. The site is well-optimized for mobile and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms, which is a notable gap given the tracking technologies in use. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

9 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. 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"

    • 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 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

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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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

BudPet occupies a niche in the pet insurance and education market, leveraging Budget Direct's brand to provide value-added services to pet owners. Its business model combines educational content with insurance product promotion, targeting Australian pet owners and those considering pet ownership. The platform's interactive quiz and custom pet profiles serve as engagement tools to drive awareness and potentially insurance uptake. The partnership with Budget Direct and the backing of Auto & General Services Pty Ltd provide competitive advantages through brand recognition and financial stability. The use of advanced analytics and A/B testing indicates a data-driven approach to user engagement and marketing optimization. However, the lack of direct contact information and privacy policies may limit user trust and regulatory compliance. The company appears to focus on digital marketing and customer education as growth drivers, with potential to expand services or integrate more comprehensive pet health management tools.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented to mitigate automated abuse. 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 like clickjacking and MIME sniffing. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided, which may hinder timely vulnerability reporting and response. The use of multiple third-party scripts increases the attack surface, necessitating regular audits to prevent supply chain risks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, while basic security measures are in place, the site would benefit from enhanced security headers, published policies, and incident response readiness to improve its security maturity and compliance posture.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pet Health Insurance Services Pty Ltd
Description
BudPet is a digital learning tool focused on educating pet owners about their pets' habits, behaviours, and environment to impact lifelong health. It offers a custom profile tailored to each pet.
Key services
Pet health education, Custom pet profiles, Pet insurance promotion
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, GrowthBook A/B Testing, Google reCAPTCHA v3, SVG animations, ES Modules
Frameworks
GrowthBook
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Async loading of scripts

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Ads, Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
GrowthBook
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a pet health educational tool linked to Budget Direct pet insurance.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  3. Uses multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  6. Good use of HTTPS and modern JavaScript technologies.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based frontend with ES modules and SVG animations for engaging visuals. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and GrowthBook for experimentation and user tracking. The site loads scripts asynchronously to optimize performance and uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot mitigation. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design evident. However, no CMS or hosting provider information is directly discernible. The site lacks some SEO and accessibility best practices such as comprehensive meta tags and ARIA attributes. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple third-party scripts. Technical debt appears low but could be improved by consolidating scripts and enhancing security configurations.
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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