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Security report for keithhayhomes.co.nz

Keith Hay Homes · Real Estate · New Zealand

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 4 other checks.

Security score

33/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Keith Hay Homes is a well-established New Zealand family-owned business specializing in the design, manufacture, and sale of transportable and pre-built homes and buildings. Founded in 1938, the company has a strong market presence and reputation for quality and affordability in the residential and commercial construction sectors. Their services include a wide range of home plans, pre-built houses, classrooms, and commercial buildings, supported by financing options and a 5-year personal guarantee. The website reflects a professional and trustworthy brand with comprehensive content and clear contact information. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, HubSpot, Bootstrap, and lazy loading for images, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. The site is well-structured with SEO best practices and accessible navigation. However, some security headers are not explicitly detected, and no explicit privacy or terms of service pages were found in the provided content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and secure form submissions, but lacks published security policies or incident response information. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a concern for transparency, although the website content and social media presence strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid security posture but could improve by adding explicit security headers, privacy policies, and vulnerability disclosure information. The overall risk is moderate with recommendations to enhance transparency and security practices to further build trust and compliance with privacy regulations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

10 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. 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

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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
0
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
33

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

Keith Hay Homes operates in the New Zealand real estate and construction market, targeting home buyers, property developers, and educational institutions. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing history, family ownership, and comprehensive service offerings including transportable homes and commercial buildings. Revenue streams likely include home sales, pre-built building sales, and financing services. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem with building partners and digital marketing tools like HubSpot. Growth indicators include active social media engagement and ongoing promotions. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining transparency and enhancing digital security to support continued market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate gaps in security governance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Compliance with GDPR or similar privacy regulations is not clearly demonstrated due to missing privacy policy pages. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are minimal based on available data. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
  2. Add explicit security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy to strengthen security posture.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Improve WHOIS transparency or provide domain registration details to reduce concerns about domain legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Keith Hay Homes
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Keith Hay Homes
Description
New Zealand's trusted new home builders. Building affordable, quality transportable homes, since 1938. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
Key services
Transportable homes, Prefab homes and buildings, Pre-built houses and classrooms, House and land packages, Educational and commercial buildings, Finance assistance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, HubSpot, Bootstrap, jQuery, Owl Carousel, LazySizes (lazy loading images), Picturefill (responsive images polyfill)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external scripts
  • Forms use POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
HubSpot
Marketing tools
HubSpot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Content is rich and relevant to the home building industry in New Zealand.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages explicitly found in the provided HTML.
  4. Cookie consent banner script is present but no explicit cookie policy page detected.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided including phone and physical address.
  6. Multiple social media profiles linked and active.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, which reduces transparency but does not necessarily indicate malicious intent.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, HubSpot, Bootstrap framework, and lazy loading for images, contributing to good performance and mobile responsiveness. The HTML is valid and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but functional. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require regular updates to avoid vulnerabilities.
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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