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Security report for honda.be

Honda · Transportation · Belgium

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Honda Belgium's French website serves as a regional portal for Honda's extensive product range including cars, motorcycles, marine engines, industrial equipment, lawn and garden tools, and snow throwers. The site targets French-speaking consumers in Belgium and reflects Honda's global brand presence with consistent branding and professional content. The business model is primarily manufacturing and retail of transportation and equipment products, supported by a mature digital presence. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript modules, Google Tag Manager, and OneTrust for cookie consent, indicating a well-maintained infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, though some accessibility features are basic. Security posture is good with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, but could be improved by adding security headers and publishing explicit security policies. WHOIS data is restricted due to registry policy, but the domain is consistent with Honda's brand and regional presence, indicating legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, secure, and compliant with GDPR, suitable for its enterprise-level business operations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. 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

  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 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
67
Security headers
80
Email security
40
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
65

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

Honda Belgium operates as a regional extension of the global Honda brand, focusing on transportation and equipment sectors. The website supports multiple product categories and regional languages, indicating a broad target audience within Belgium's French-speaking community. The business benefits from Honda's strong market position and brand recognition. The digital ecosystem includes multiple sister sites across Europe, reflecting a coordinated regional strategy. The absence of direct contact information on the homepage suggests a focus on brand and product presentation rather than direct sales or support via the website. The use of Google marketing and analytics tools indicates active engagement in digital marketing and user behavior analysis. The business model is primarily B2C with some B2B elements in industrial equipment. Growth potential is supported by comprehensive product offerings and digital maturity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. The use of OneTrust for cookie management and Google Tag Manager for analytics is standard for enterprise sites. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and readiness perception. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing additional HTTP security headers and publishing clear security and incident response documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a clearly accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages linked prominently in the footer or header.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure they are up to date and free from vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Honda
Description
Découvrez Honda et sa large gamme de voitures, motos, tondeuses à gazon, équipements pour bateaux, moteurs industriels et véhicules tout-terrain, sans oublier les pièces et accessoires Honda d'origine.
Key services
Cars, Motorcycles, Marine engines, Industrial generators, Lawn and garden equipment, Snow throwers, Parts and accessories
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript ES6 modules, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent, YouTube embedded videos
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional French-language portal for Honda Belgium.
  2. Content is rich with product categories and multimedia.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with OneTrust.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage.
  5. WHOIS data is restricted by registry policy, no registrar or dates available.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  7. No explicit privacy policy URL found but accessibility statement present.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. Use of modern JavaScript modules and Google Tag Manager indicates mature digital infrastructure.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including ES6 JavaScript modules and integrates Google Tag Manager and OneTrust for analytics and cookie consent respectively. The structure and URLs suggest use of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) as the CMS platform, which is common for enterprise-level corporate sites. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive CSS and includes multimedia content such as embedded YouTube videos. Performance is moderate with some room for optimization. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but present. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and suitable for a large enterprise brand presence.
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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