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Security report for dawescycles.com

Tandem Group Cycles · Retail · United Kingdom

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Tandem Group Cycles is a British retail group specializing in cycling products, including four bike brands and a range of accessories. The website serves as a portal to these brands and offers an online catalog for cycling enthusiasts. The company targets the UK market and positions itself as a key player in British cycling retail. Technically, the website employs common analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, and uses modern JavaScript libraries for UI components. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. However, the absence of visible privacy and terms of service policies, along with malformed WHOIS data, limits the overall trust and compliance posture. Security headers and advanced security practices are not evident, which suggests room for improvement in security hardening. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and security measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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. 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

  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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
70
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
78

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

The business operates in the retail sector focused on cycling products, leveraging multiple brands under the Tandem Group Cycles umbrella. Its business model centers on e-commerce and brand management, targeting cycling enthusiasts primarily in the UK. The company maintains a moderate market position with a medium-sized operational scale. The presence of social media and structured data indicates an effort to maintain brand visibility and trust. However, the lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies may impact customer confidence. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website content. The company appears to be established but lacks publicly available corporate registration details on the site.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and common tracking technologies but lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policies are found, and no incident response contacts are visible. The malformed WHOIS data and absence of registrant information reduce domain trustworthiness. Cookie consent is implemented, indicating some privacy awareness. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing security best practices, publishing privacy and security policies, and improving domain registration transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and terms of service policies prominently on the website.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Improve WHOIS data transparency or use a reputable registrar with clear registrant information.
  4. Add a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance security communication.
  5. Enhance contact information availability to improve business credibility and customer trust.

Contact details published on the site

Registration number
Registration Number 01700202
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tandem Group Cycles
Description
Welcome to Tandem Group Cycles, the home of British cycling. With 4 bike brands and a range of cycling accessories, we have something for everyone.
Key services
Bike brands management, Cycling accessories retail, Online product catalog
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Slick Slider
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
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 rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data is malformed and incomplete, limiting domain trust analysis.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is present and functional.
  5. No visible privacy policy or terms of service pages detected.
  6. Use of common analytics and tracking tools like Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
  7. No security headers or advanced security policies detected in the HTML content.
  8. Business appears to be a medium-sized UK retail cycling group with multiple brands.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with JavaScript libraries such as Slick Slider and tracking tools like Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity. The site is mobile responsive and has good SEO metadata including JSON-LD structured data for organization and website schema. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. Accessibility features are basic but present. The CMS or hosting provider is not explicitly identified. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided HTML content. Technical debt appears low, but security and privacy implementations require enhancement.
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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