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Security report for jacksonvolkswagen.com.au

Jackson Volkswagen · Transportation · Australia

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Jackson Volkswagen is a reputable automotive dealership specializing in new and used Volkswagen vehicles, operating primarily in Tasmania, Australia with locations in Launceston and Hobart. The website serves as a digital showroom allowing customers to browse inventory, book test drives, and access exclusive offers. The business targets local car buyers seeking Volkswagen vehicles and related services. Technically, the website is built on a modern React-based Gatsby framework, leveraging Mapbox for mapping and integrating Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices but lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which impacts privacy compliance. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS and secure cookie flags, though security headers are not evident. Overall, the domain appears legitimate despite privacy-protected WHOIS data, consistent with commercial privacy practices. Strategic improvements include adding privacy and cookie policies, enhancing security headers, and implementing vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

5 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…
  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  4. 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
65
Security headers
70
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Jackson Volkswagen holds a solid market position as a local Volkswagen dealership in Tasmania, focusing on vehicle sales and servicing. Their business model revolves around direct sales of new and used cars, supported by customer engagement through test drives and expert advice. The company leverages digital marketing tools such as Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics to track user behavior and optimize campaigns. The absence of detailed WHOIS data is typical for commercial entities using privacy protection. The website content and branding are consistent and professional, indicating a mature business operation. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website data. The company targets individual consumers and local markets, with growth potential tied to automotive demand in the region.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with secure cookie flags and anonymized IP tracking in Google Analytics, reflecting good baseline security practices. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in security governance and transparency. The site does not appear to be protected by a WAF or show signs of blocking, which facilitates accessibility but also requires proactive security hardening. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a commercial dealership but improvable to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting and improve security posture.
  4. Improve accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and enhance user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to ensure privacy compliance and minimize data exposure risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Jackson Volkswagen
Description
Explore new and used Volkswagen vehicles at Jackson Volkswagen. Browse our virtual showroom, book a test drive, and discover exclusive offers on Volkswagen cars. Visit us today for quality service and expert advice.
Key services
New Volkswagen vehicle sales, Used Volkswagen vehicle sales, Test drive bookings, Vehicle servicing and expert advice
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Gatsby 5.13.7), Mapbox GL JS, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
Gatsby
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS with secure cookie flags
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
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 no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. WHOIS data is privacy protected and minimal
  3. No privacy or cookie policy found on homepage or metadata
  4. No visible contact forms detected in provided HTML snippet
  5. Phone and physical addresses are present in structured data
  6. Uses modern React-based Gatsby framework
  7. Includes tracking scripts for Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  9. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content
  10. Content is professional and relevant to automotive sales
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Gatsby, a React-based static site generator, which supports fast loading and good SEO. It uses Mapbox GL JS for interactive maps and integrates Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. Fonts are loaded from AWS S3 buckets, indicating a custom or headless CMS backend. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses modern CSS and JavaScript techniques. However, no hosting provider information was found. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and asset optimization. The absence of security headers and privacy policies suggests technical debt in compliance and security areas. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-implemented but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
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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