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Security report for hendy.co.uk

Hendy Group · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hendy Group is a well-established UK automotive dealership group founded in 1858, representing over 24 automotive brands. The company operates multiple showrooms across the UK, targeting customers seeking new and used cars and vans. The website reflects a mature digital presence with good content quality, consistent branding, and extensive marketing and analytics integrations. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Google Fonts, Google Maps API, Facebook and TikTok pixels, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Cookiebot for GDPR compliance. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, CSRF tokens, and cookie consent mechanisms, though some security headers are not explicitly confirmed. No critical vulnerabilities or security issues were detected. The WHOIS data for the queried subdomain is unavailable due to domain naming rules, but the overall legitimacy of the business is supported by consistent branding and structured data. The website is safe for general audiences with no adult or explicit content. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing security policies, and maintaining regular audits of third-party scripts.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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

4 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.

    • 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.

    • 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

  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"

    • 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';…

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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
77
Security headers
35
Email security
40
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
70

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

Hendy Group holds a strong market position as a large multi-brand automotive dealership in the UK with a long history since 1858. Their business model focuses on new and used vehicle sales, supported by physical showrooms and a comprehensive online presence. The company leverages multiple marketing and analytics platforms to optimize customer engagement and advertising effectiveness. Partnerships with domains like hendy-group.com and hendycarstore.co.uk indicate a broad brand ecosystem. The extensive use of tracking pixels and cookie consent tools reflects a mature approach to digital marketing and privacy compliance. The target customer segment is UK-based automotive buyers, and the company demonstrates growth potential through digital channel investments.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled, CSRF protection, and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Multiple third-party tracking and marketing scripts are used, which necessitates ongoing security audits to mitigate risks from external dependencies. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. However, explicit presence of key security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options was not confirmed and should be verified. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Overall, the site is secure but could improve by publishing security documentation and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking pixels to reduce security risks.
  4. Enhance accessibility compliance to improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hendy Group
Registration number
registration number is
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hendy Group
Description
Hendy Group are proud to represent over 24 automotive brands. Make sure to explore more for yourself by visiting one of our showrooms across the UK.
Key services
New car sales, Used car sales, Van sales, Showroom visits
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, Google Maps API, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), Cookiebot, Cloudflare (implied by scripts), Snowplow Analytics, Infinity Tracking, Impel Analytics, jQuery (implied by legacy scripts)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token meta tag present
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • Use of reCAPTCHA v3

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, TikTok Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, Snowplow Analytics, Ahrefs Analytics, Visual Website Optimizer
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Meta Platforms, Inc., Adalyser, Criteo
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Infinity Tracking, Visual Website Optimizer, Snowplow Analytics, Pixel by Spotify, Twitter Pixel
Marketing tools
Cookiebot, Google AdSense, Google DoubleClick
Transparency
good

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 multiple tracking and marketing integrations.
  2. Strong use of cookie consent and privacy mechanisms indicating GDPR awareness.
  3. No security challenge or WAF blocking detected.
  4. WHOIS data incomplete due to querying invalid subdomain rather than base domain.
  5. Multiple social media and marketing pixels integrated for extensive user tracking.
  6. No explicit security.txt or incident response information found.
  7. No visible contact forms in provided HTML snippet; contact info mainly via phone and address in structured data.
  8. Website uses modern fonts and asynchronous script loading for performance.
  9. Cookie categories and detailed cookie info provided via Cookiebot dialog.
  10. No adult or NSFW content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with asynchronous loading of scripts, Google Fonts, and integration of multiple analytics and marketing platforms such as Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Visual Website Optimizer. Cookiebot is used for cookie consent management, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. The site appears to be hosted on a platform that supports HTTPS and likely uses Cloudflare or similar CDN services. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. No CMS was explicitly detected from the provided data. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced accessibility features and explicit security header configurations.
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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