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Security report for coachhireoxford.com

Pearces Coaches · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pearces Coaches is a small UK-based transportation company specializing in private coach hire services primarily around Oxford and surrounding areas. The company offers group transportation solutions including wedding transport and school trips, positioning itself as a trusted local service provider with a positive customer reputation. The website is professionally designed using WordPress and incorporates modern web technologies such as Yoast SEO, Cookiebot for cookie consent, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The technical infrastructure reflects a moderate level of digital maturity with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and Cloudflare services implied, though explicit security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with cookie consent but lacks a clearly accessible privacy policy page. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front but would benefit from enhanced transparency in privacy and security policies. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a domain naming rules error, which introduces some uncertainty about domain registration legitimacy, though the website content itself appears legitimate.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 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';…
  2. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
42
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
100
Average
70

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

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Pearces Coaches operates in the transportation sector, focusing on private coach hire for groups in Oxfordshire and beyond. Their business model centers on service provision for events, schools, and private groups, leveraging local market knowledge and customer service excellence as competitive advantages. The company benefits from positive customer reviews aggregated via Trustindex, enhancing credibility. Revenue streams likely derive from direct bookings and contracts with organizations. The partnership ecosystem includes payment processing via Stripe, cookie management by Cookiebot, and customer support through Zendesk. The company targets local and regional customers needing reliable group transport. Growth indicators include a well-maintained website with SEO optimization and active customer engagement. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to improve privacy transparency and security disclosures to strengthen market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of Cloudflare services for bot mitigation and performance. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, indicating GDPR awareness. However, explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options are not clearly present, representing an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The absence of a public security policy or incident response information limits transparency. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file. Overall, the security maturity is good for a small business website but could be enhanced by formalizing security policies and improving header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page accessible from the homepage to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Content-Security-Policy to strengthen defense-in-depth.
  3. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and plugins to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting and improve security culture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Pearces Coaches
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pearces Coaches
Description
Private Coach Hire We have been transporting groups in and around Oxford and to destinations much further afield for over…
Key services
Private coach hire, Group transportation, Wedding transport, School trips
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 7.0, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery 3.7.1, Swiper.js, Cookiebot, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare (inferred from cookies)
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare for bot protection
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot tracking pixel
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional WordPress site for a local coach hire company in the UK.
  2. No WHOIS data available due to domain naming rules error, possibly caused by querying 'www.pearcescoaches.co.uk' instead of 'pearcescoaches.co.uk'.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy mechanisms are implemented via Cookiebot.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content.
  5. Multiple customer reviews and trust signals present via embedded structured data.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content provided.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices observed.
  8. No security or incident response policies publicly disclosed.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 7.0 with a modern tech stack including jQuery 3.7.1, Swiper.js for UI components, and Cookiebot for cookie management. SEO is enhanced by the Yoast SEO plugin, and analytics are managed via Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. The site loads resources from reputable CDNs such as jsdelivr and cloudflare, contributing to moderate performance. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design elements. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) to enhance search engine understanding and display of reviews. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing monitoring. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified but Cloudflare presence suggests CDN and security services integration. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small business website with room for performance tuning and accessibility improvements.
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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