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Security report for evsforsale.com.au

Transportation · Australia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Evsforsale.com.au is an Australian online marketplace specializing in electric vehicle sales, offering listings for new and used EVs. The platform targets consumers interested in purchasing electric vehicles within Australia, positioning itself as a niche player in the transportation sector. The website's business model revolves around facilitating EV sales and providing vehicle history information. Technically, the site employs JavaScript, Facebook Pixel, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, with assets hosted on Google Cloud Storage. The site is served over HTTPS, ensuring basic transport security, but lacks advanced security headers and comprehensive privacy or cookie policies. The mobile optimization and accessibility are basic, and no structured data or rich metadata is present to enhance SEO or user experience. Security posture is moderate with no visible vulnerabilities but missing important security best practices such as security headers and incident response information. Overall, the site is functional but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security policies, and contact transparency to enhance trust and compliance.

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. 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

  2. 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"

  3. 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

    • 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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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
52
Security headers
50
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

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 website operates in the growing electric vehicle market in Australia, targeting environmentally conscious consumers and car buyers interested in EVs. Its competitive advantage lies in specialization in EVs, but it lacks visible certifications or trust signals that could strengthen market position. Revenue likely derives from listing fees or partnerships with dealers. The absence of detailed company information, contact details, or privacy policies may limit customer confidence. The partnership with dealers.virtualyard.com.au suggests some integration with vehicle dealers. Growth potential exists given the increasing EV adoption in Australia, but the site needs to improve transparency and compliance to capitalize fully.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain verification for Facebook and Google. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are important to mitigate common web attacks. No privacy policy or cookie consent mechanism is present, indicating non-compliance with GDPR and similar regulations. No incident response or security contact information is published, reducing readiness for security incidents. Tracking scripts are present, but data protection practices are unclear. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with significant room for improvement in compliance and best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and local privacy laws.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish clear contact information including support and incident response contacts to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.
  5. Incorporate structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph metadata to improve SEO and social media sharing.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Online platform focused on electric vehicles sales in Australia, providing listings for new and used EVs.
Key services
EV listings, Vehicle history checks, Car sales facilitation
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts, XMLHttpRequest
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Facebook domain verification
  • Google site verification
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. No privacy policy, cookie policy, or terms of service found on the site.
  2. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found in the HTML content.
  3. Site uses Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager for tracking and analytics.
  4. No visible forms or data collection fields detected in the HTML content.
  5. Site is served over HTTPS with Google Cloud Storage hosting assets.
  6. No security headers detected in the provided HTML content.
  7. No structured data (JSON-LD or Open Graph) found in the HTML content.
  8. Site targets Australian market with electric vehicle sales focus.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  10. No certifications or trust badges visible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based frontend with multiple bundled scripts and CSS files. It leverages third-party services such as Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Assets are hosted on Google Cloud Storage, indicating cloud hosting infrastructure. The site is served over HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication. However, the absence of security headers and limited SEO metadata suggest technical debt and opportunities for modernization. Mobile optimization is basic, and accessibility features are minimal. No CMS or framework is explicitly detected, implying a custom or lightweight frontend solution. Performance is moderate with preloading and preconnect hints used to optimize resource loading.
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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