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Security report for carolenash.com

Carole Nash UK · Transportation · United Kingdom

Partial score · DNS & email only

66/100

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

Carole Nash UK is a leading specialist insurance broker focused on motorbike and classic car insurance in the United Kingdom. The company offers a broad range of insurance products including motorbike, classic car, car, van, travel, motorhome, and campervan insurance. The website demonstrates a strong market position supported by FCA regulation, extensive customer testimonials, and integration with Trustpilot for customer reviews. The business targets UK motorbike and classic car owners seeking tailored insurance solutions. Technically, the website is built on the Sitefinity CMS platform and employs modern technologies such as Adobe DTM, Google Tag Manager, and Trustpilot widgets, ensuring a good user experience with mobile optimization and accessibility considerations. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, although explicit security headers and incident response contacts are not publicly disclosed. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly, potentially indicating privacy protection or query limitations, but the website's content and trust signals support its legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, secure, and compliant with privacy regulations, making it a trustworthy platform for its target audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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

2 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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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  • 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
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
66

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Carole Nash operates as an essential entity within the transportation insurance sector, specializing in niche markets of motorbike and classic car insurance. The company leverages its decades of experience to maintain a competitive advantage, offering a wide product portfolio and strong customer support evidenced by 24/7 claims services and approved repairers. The business model is brokerage-based, generating revenue through insurance policy sales and affiliate partnerships. The presence of multiple subdomains dedicated to specific insurance quotes indicates a segmented approach to customer acquisition. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem with trusted third-party services such as Trustpilot and Adobe Analytics. Growth indicators include active content marketing via blogs, news, and newsletters. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance transparency around security policies and incident response to further strengthen customer trust.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. Use of reputable third-party analytics and tag management tools is evident, though explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options are not visible in the HTML source and should be verified server-side. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The lack of a public security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and could hinder rapid response to security incidents. The site would benefit from implementing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to formalize reporting channels. Overall, the security measures are adequate for the business type but could be enhanced to meet best practices and regulatory expectations fully.

Recommendations

  1. Publish and verify security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to protect against clickjacking and MIME sniffing.
  2. Establish and publicly disclose a security policy and incident response contact to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance WHOIS data transparency or ensure domain registration details are accessible to improve trust and legitimacy signals.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Carole Nash UK
Description
Carole Nash is one of the UK’s leading motorcycle and Classic Car Insurance brokers, providing policies with great benefits, you’ll always have peace of mind!
Key services
Motorbike Insurance, Classic Car Insurance, Car Insurance, Van Insurance, Travel Insurance, Motorhome Insurance, Campervan Insurance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Adobe DTM (Dynamic Tag Manager), Google Tag Manager, Trustpilot widget, Sitefinity CMS, Glide.js carousel, Civic Computing Cookie Control
Frameworks
Sitefinity CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of trusted third-party scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Sitefinity Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Adobe Analytics (AppMeasurement)
Marketing tools
Trustpilot widgets, Adobe DTM
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. No WAF or blocking detected.
  3. Strong focus on UK motorbike and classic car insurance.
  4. Multiple insurance product lines offered.
  5. Good privacy and cookie policy presence with consent mechanism.
  6. No explicit security or incident response contact found.
  7. WHOIS data missing or unavailable, which is unusual.
  8. Use of modern CMS (Sitefinity) and analytics tools.
  9. Clear contact phone number and contact forms present.
  10. Trustpilot integration enhances credibility.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Sitefinity CMS platform, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and tag management systems such as Adobe DTM and Google Tag Manager. The use of Glide.js for carousels and Trustpilot widgets for customer reviews enhances user engagement. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and preloading of fonts to optimize rendering. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, supporting a broad user base. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph tags, and canonical URLs. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. The missing WHOIS data represents a potential risk in domain ownership transparency but does not impact technical infrastructure directly.
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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