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Security report for grovegroup.co.za

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Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

The website grovegroup.co.za is currently inaccessible, returning a 403 Forbidden error page that blocks access to any meaningful content. Due to this restriction, no business information, metadata, or technical details could be extracted or analyzed. The lack of accessible content prevents assessment of the company's market position, services, or digital maturity. Security posture evaluation is limited by the absence of visible security headers, SSL configuration, or privacy compliance indicators. Overall, the site appears to be protected by access control mechanisms that restrict public access, resulting in a critical limitation for any external security or compliance analysis.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

1 finding 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • 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
75
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
Average
76
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: 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

No business intelligence data could be derived from the website due to the access restriction. There is no visible information about the company's industry, size, services, or partnerships. Without accessible content or metadata, it is impossible to evaluate the company's market positioning, competitive advantages, or operational model.

Security posture

The security posture cannot be fully assessed because the website content is blocked. No security headers or SSL/TLS information is available. The presence of a 403 Forbidden error suggests some level of access control, but it also prevents verification of security best practices, vulnerability disclosures, or incident response readiness. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps.

Recommendations

  1. Restore public access to the website or provide a publicly accessible landing page to enable analysis and user engagement.
  2. Implement and display comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and other regulations.
  3. Ensure HTTPS is enabled with valid SSL certificates and configure standard security headers.
  4. Publish clear contact information and incident response details to improve trust and compliance.
  5. Improve website content quality, accessibility, and SEO to enhance user experience and business credibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. Website returns a 403 Forbidden error page with minimal HTML content indicating access is blocked or restricted. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor
Branding
inconsistent

Technology

Performance
slow
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
poor
SEO
poor

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to 403 Forbidden error.
  2. No metadata, scripts, forms, or external links detected in the HTML content.
  3. No contact information or business details available on the page.
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  5. No security headers or SSL configuration information available.
  6. Website likely protected by access control or firewall restricting content access.
  7. Unable to perform full analysis due to blocked content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website currently serves a minimal HTML page with a 403 Forbidden status, indicating restricted access. No scripts, metadata, or technologies could be detected. This suggests either a firewall, server configuration, or access control mechanism is blocking content delivery. The lack of performance, mobile optimization, and accessibility data points to a need for technical improvements once access is restored.
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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