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Security report for ford.nl

Ford Nederland · Transportation · Netherlands

Partial score · DNS & email only

60/100

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

Ford Nederland operates the official website for Ford Motor Company in the Netherlands, providing information on passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The site targets Dutch consumers and businesses interested in Ford's automotive offerings. The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager and hosted via Akamai, leveraging modern web technologies and service workers for performance and security. The site demonstrates good digital maturity with professional design, mobile optimization, and extensive analytics tracking. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though explicit security headers and formal security policies are absent. Overall, the website is legitimate, trustworthy, and well-positioned to serve its audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
6of 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. 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
0
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
60

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Ford Nederland maintains a strong market position as the official Ford brand presence in the Netherlands, focusing on automotive sales and information dissemination. The business model centers on vehicle sales and brand promotion through digital channels. The website supports this by showcasing product offerings and facilitating customer engagement. The use of Adobe Experience Manager indicates investment in scalable content management. The absence of direct contact details or privacy policies in the analyzed content suggests areas for improvement in customer support and compliance transparency. The site integrates multiple marketing and tracking tools, reflecting a mature digital marketing strategy aligned with enterprise standards.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Akamai service workers to enhance security and performance. Cookie consent mechanisms comply with GDPR requirements, and analytics are managed via Adobe and Google services. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, which could hinder security incident management. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The overall security posture is good but could be enhanced by publishing formal security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response and vulnerability disclosure channels.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and cookies to minimize privacy risks and ensure GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ford Nederland
Description
Welkom op de officiële website van Ford Nederland. Bekijk hier ons aanbod en kom alles te weten over onze nieuwste personenauto's en bedrijfswagens.
Key services
Showcasing Ford passenger cars, Showcasing Ford commercial vehicles, Providing vehicle information and offers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Akamai Service Worker, Adobe DTM (Dynamic Tag Manager), Video.js
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Service worker for performance and security
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics (inferred from _ga cookie), Pinterest (inferred from _pinterest_ct_ua cookie)
Marketing tools
Adobe DTM, LivePerson Chatbot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Ford Netherlands website with professional design and content
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent and analytics tracking implemented
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in the provided HTML snippet
  4. No direct contact information or forms detected in the analyzed content
  5. Strong branding and consistent use of Ford assets
  6. Use of Adobe Experience Manager CMS and Akamai hosting for performance and security
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Adobe Experience Manager CMS, supported by Akamai CDN and service workers for optimized delivery. JavaScript libraries include Adobe DTM for tag management and Video.js for media playback. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and includes SEO best practices such as canonical URLs and meta tags. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement by optimizing script loading and reducing cookie bloat. Accessibility is basic, suggesting room for enhancement to meet WCAG standards. The technical infrastructure is robust and suitable for an enterprise automotive brand, though ongoing modernization and security hardening are recommended.
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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