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International Cars Ltd · Transportation · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

60/100

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

International Cars Ltd is a medium-sized, employee-owned automotive dealership group operating multiple franchise locations across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company offers a broad range of new and used vehicles from brands including Audi, Chevrolet, Honda, Kia, Porsche, and Volkswagen, alongside vehicle servicing and parts. Their market position is that of a regional multi-franchise dealership with a focus on customer satisfaction and community engagement. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence built on the Dealer.com platform, leveraging React and Redux technologies, with integrations for analytics and accessibility tools. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and use of monitoring tools, though explicit security and incident response policies are not publicly documented. Privacy and cookie policies exist but are basic, with some consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the site is well-structured, performant, and trustworthy, supporting a positive user experience for their target audience of car buyers and service customers in New England.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 100 · High
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. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  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

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
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

The business operates multiple dealership franchises under the International Cars Ltd umbrella, serving the New England region with a diverse inventory of new and used vehicles. Their business model includes vehicle sales, service, parts, and financing options. The company emphasizes employee ownership and has received several industry awards, enhancing their credibility. The website links to partner franchise sites and OEM brand sites, indicating a strong partnership ecosystem. The presence of multiple locations and brands suggests a stable revenue stream and a broad customer base. The company targets consumers looking for new, used, and certified pre-owned vehicles, as well as vehicle servicing. The digital infrastructure supports online inventory browsing, service scheduling, and financing applications, indicating a mature digital sales funnel.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and likely standard security headers in place. Use of service workers and monitoring tools like New Relic indicate proactive performance and security monitoring. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a publicly available security policy or incident response contact information is a gap in transparency and readiness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. Privacy compliance is basic, with cookie consent mechanisms but no detailed GDPR compliance statements. Overall, the site is secure for typical user interactions but could improve transparency and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user data protection.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR and other data protection regulations.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
International Cars Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
International Cars Ltd
Description
International Cars Ltd is an employee owned auto group offering Audi, Honda, Chevrolet & Porsche in Danvers NH, Stratham & Dover NH. It comprises eight New England area dealerships with locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company emphasizes ownership, accountability, and high-level service and customer satisfaction.
Key services
New vehicle sales, Used and certified pre-owned vehicle sales, Vehicle service and maintenance, Parts and accessories ordering, Trade-in valuation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React 17, Redux, Bootstrap 3.3.7, jQuery, Slick Carousel, New Relic monitoring, Google Tag Manager, AudioEye accessibility tools, Dealer.com platform
Frameworks
React, Redux
Platforms
Dealer.com automotive platform
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Service worker for caching
  • No exposed credentials in HTML
  • Use of security monitoring tools (New Relic)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, New Relic, Dealer.com analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Microsoft Ads
Tracking pixels
New Relic, Clarivoy, Pixall, BlueCava, Fluency Inc
Marketing tools
New Relic, Dealer.com tracking widgets
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a multi-franchise automotive dealership group with multiple locations in New England.
  2. Content is rich with vehicle inventory, service, parts, and company information.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present but basic.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  7. Multiple trusted third-party integrations for analytics and advertising.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including React 17, Redux, Bootstrap 3.3.7, and jQuery, hosted likely on Akamai CDN infrastructure. It uses Dealer.com as the CMS and platform provider, integrating multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, New Relic, Clarivoy, Pixall, and BlueCava. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features including AudioEye integration. Performance is optimized with service workers, lazy loading, and fetch priority hints. SEO is supported with proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD data describing the business. The technical implementation is robust and supports a good user experience with fast loading times and clear navigation.
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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