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Security report for frenchmarine.com

French Marine Motors Ltd · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

French Marine Motors Ltd is a UK-based specialist company focused on marine engine sales, spares, service, and repair. The company targets marine industry professionals, boat owners, and marine engineers, offering a broad range of marine engines and spare parts from multiple manufacturers. Their market position is that of a niche supplier with e-commerce capabilities and physical service offerings. The website is professionally designed with good navigation and mobile responsiveness, leveraging ASP.NET WebForms technology alongside modern front-end libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks explicit security headers and privacy/cookie policies, which are compliance gaps. The WHOIS data is missing or indicates the domain may not be properly registered, which is a concern for legitimacy. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from improved privacy compliance and domain registration transparency.

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

8 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 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

    • 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
42
Security headers
40
Email security
90
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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 company operates in the transportation sector, specifically marine engines and related products. Their business model combines e-commerce sales with service and repair offerings. The presence of a partner domain (yanmarshop.com) suggests strategic partnerships with marine engine manufacturers or distributors. The company provides clear contact information and legal identifiers, supporting business credibility. Growth potential exists through expanded online presence and enhanced compliance. The website content is relevant and well-structured, supporting customer engagement and sales. However, the lack of WHOIS data and privacy policies may impact trust with privacy-conscious customers and partners.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, which is mandatory for secure communications. However, no security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. The absence of privacy and cookie policies and incident response contacts indicates gaps in compliance and security readiness. The use of Google Tag Manager introduces moderate user tracking, which should be disclosed in privacy documentation. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, policies, and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance website security.
  3. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration to ensure transparency and legitimacy, or use privacy protection services properly documented.
  4. Establish and publish incident response contact information to improve security communication and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and improve performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
French Marine Motors Ltd
VAT number
GB 341 6434 73
Registration number
1455234
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
French Marine Motors Ltd
Description
UK based marine engine sales, service and repair. Marine engines from all manufacturers supported. French Marine motors.
Key services
Marine engine sales, Marine engine spares, Marine engine service and repair, Boat chandlery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET WebForms, jQuery 3.3.1, Bootstrap 5.2.2, FontAwesome, Google Tag Manager, Highcharts, Google Charts, Modernizr
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Platforms
Windows Server (implied by ASP.NET WebForms)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URL https://)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and e-commerce functionality.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. WHOIS data is missing, indicating possible domain registration issues or privacy protection.
  4. Website uses modern front-end libraries and frameworks but is based on older ASP.NET WebForms technology.
  5. Contact information is clearly presented with phone and physical address.
  6. No security.txt or incident response contacts found.
  7. No explicit security headers detected in provided data.
  8. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET WebForms, a mature but older web framework, combined with modern front-end technologies like Bootstrap 5.2.2, jQuery 3.3.1, FontAwesome, and charting libraries (Highcharts, Google Charts). The site is mobile responsive and has good SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. No CMS detected, suggesting a custom or bespoke platform. Hosting provider details are not available from the data. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization to improve maintainability and security. Accessibility features are basic, and there is room for improvement in compliance with modern standards.
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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