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Security report for carsnow.lv

SIA CarsNOW · Transportation · Latvia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CarsNOW is a Latvian-based automotive business specializing in used car sales, purchasing, and leasing services. The company targets the Latvian market, offering a catalog of verified vehicles from across Europe. Their website is built on the Tilda CMS platform, leveraging Tilda's CDN and modern web technologies, including Google Tag Manager and Google Ads for marketing and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a professional user experience with clear navigation and detailed vehicle listings. Security-wise, the website uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms such as a privacy policy or cookie consent banner. WHOIS data is unavailable due to query limits, which limits domain trust verification. Overall, the site presents a legitimate business front with room for improvement in privacy and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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

  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 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';…

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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
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
58

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

CarsNOW operates in the transportation sector focusing on used vehicle sales and leasing in Latvia. Their business model includes direct sales, commission sales, and auto leasing, targeting individual and business customers interested in European cars. The company maintains an active social media presence across multiple platforms, enhancing customer engagement and brand visibility. The website's content and structure support a small-sized enterprise with a localized market focus. Absence of detailed WHOIS data and privacy policies suggests areas for compliance enhancement. The company appears to have a straightforward revenue stream from vehicle sales and leasing, with potential growth through digital marketing and expanded service offerings.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information is present, indicating limited incident response readiness. The site does not display privacy or cookie policies, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements in headers, privacy compliance, and incident response transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Establish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure process to improve incident response and transparency.
  4. Improve accessibility features to meet standards and enhance user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly monitor and audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SIA CarsNOW
Description
Auto tirdzniecība, auto no izsoles, auto līzings Latvijā. Pārbaudītas automašīnas no visas Eiropas, piedāvājot auto tirdzniecību, uzpirkšanu un līzingu.
Key services
Auto sales, Auto purchasing, Auto leasing, Commission sales, Ordering cars from auctions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (AW-16815863356), Tilda CMS, Tilda CDN, Manrope font
Frameworks
Tilda Blocks
Platforms
Tilda
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Ads Conversion Tracking
Marketing tools
Google Ads
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 no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  3. Website uses Tilda CMS platform with standard Tilda CDN hosting.
  4. Business focuses on used car sales, leasing, and purchasing in Latvia.
  5. Contact phone number +371 24876244 is prominently displayed.
  6. Multiple social media channels linked: Instagram, Telegram, YouTube, TikTok, WhatsApp.
  7. No visible privacy policy, cookie policy, or terms of service pages found.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. HTTPS is enabled; no explicit security headers detected in provided data.
  10. Website content is professional and relevant to the automotive sales industry.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Tilda CMS platform, utilizing Tilda's CDN for static content delivery. It employs modern web fonts (Manrope) and integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Ads for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed and accessibility. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance features. No CMS vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content.
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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