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Security report for cyclemiles.co.uk

CycleMiles · Retail · United Kingdom

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

CycleMiles is a small UK-based e-commerce retailer specializing in cycling products such as complete bicycles, trailers, and spare parts. The website currently serves as a closure notice due to the discontinuation of their payment system by Barclays, effectively ending their webshop operations. The business has a long domain registration dating back to 2012, indicating an established presence in the cycling retail niche. The website design is simple, dark-themed, and responsive but lacks advanced technical and security features. There are no privacy or cookie policies, and contact is limited to a single company email address. No forms, social media, or analytics tools are present, reflecting a minimal digital footprint.

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. 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';…

  2. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
43

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

CycleMiles operated as a niche cycling product retailer targeting cycling enthusiasts in the UK. Their business model was direct e-commerce sales via their webshop. The closure notice suggests a small-scale operation reliant on third-party payment systems. The lack of extensive digital marketing, social media presence, or analytics indicates limited growth or scaling efforts. The partnership with eBay as an alternative sales channel suggests reliance on established marketplaces. The company has maintained domain registration consistency and a loyal customer base but lacks broader market positioning or diversification.

Security posture

The website exhibits a low security maturity level with no detected security headers, no privacy or cookie policies, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. The absence of HTTPS configuration details is a concern, though it may be present but unconfirmed. No forms or user input fields reduce attack surface but also limit user engagement. The lack of GDPR compliance indicators and security best practices exposes the business to compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is basic and requires improvements to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance.
  2. Enforce HTTPS site-wide and configure standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, etc.).
  3. Add incident response contact information and consider a vulnerability disclosure policy.
  4. Enhance website technical infrastructure with modern frameworks and analytics for better business insights.
  5. Improve trust and professionalism by adding contact phone numbers, physical address, and social media presence.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CycleMiles
Description
CycleMiles operated a webshop specializing in cycling-related products including complete bicycles (monkiis or gorillas), T2 trailers, and spares. The business has ceased webshop operations due to discontinued payment system support.
Key services
Sale of complete bicycles, Sale of T2 trailers, Sale of spare parts
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Google Fonts (Sanchez)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a closure notice for the CycleMiles webshop.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact provided only via email (miles@cyclemiles.co.uk).
  4. No phone numbers or physical addresses listed.
  5. No forms or data collection mechanisms present.
  6. No social media links detected.
  7. Minimal external linking limited to Google Fonts and eBay.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Simple, dark-themed design with responsive CSS.
  10. No security headers or advanced security features detected in provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses basic HTML5 and CSS3 with Google Fonts for typography. There is no evidence of CMS or JavaScript frameworks. The site is responsive and mobile-friendly but lacks advanced SEO metadata and structured data. Hosting is likely via Ionos SE as the registrar, but no hosting provider details are explicit. Performance is moderate given the minimal content and styling. The absence of analytics and tracking scripts indicates minimal data collection and user tracking. Technical debt appears low due to simplicity but modernization opportunities exist to improve security, SEO, and user engagement.
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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