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Security report for kennardshire.co.nz

Kennards Hire · Transportation · New Zealand

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kennards Hire is a well-established equipment rental company operating in New Zealand, offering tools, equipment, and supplies for hire with over 70 years of industry experience. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image targeting businesses and individuals requiring reliable equipment hire services nationwide. Technically, the site is built on modern frameworks such as Next.js and Material-UI, with extensive use of analytics and tracking tools including Google Tag Manager, TikTok Pixel, and Facebook Pixel. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring secure communication. However, the absence of WHOIS data for the domain www.kennardshire.co.nz raises concerns about domain registration transparency and trustworthiness. Additionally, the site lacks visible privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, which impacts privacy compliance and user trust. Security headers are not detected, indicating room for improvement in security best practices. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and security measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…
  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook

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

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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
92
Security headers
50
Email security
83
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
72

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
81
Employees
0
Customers
81
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
5%

2 subdomains affected

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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

Kennards Hire holds a strong market position in the equipment rental sector in New Zealand, leveraging a long history and nationwide presence. The business model focuses on rental services for construction, industrial, and general equipment needs. The website supports this with clear service offerings and contact information, although it lacks detailed corporate disclosures such as company registration or VAT numbers. The partnership with the Australian Kennards site suggests a broader regional footprint. The extensive use of tracking and marketing tools indicates a focus on customer acquisition and retargeting. Growth opportunities include improving privacy compliance and publishing more comprehensive corporate and security information to enhance credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and no obvious vulnerabilities detected in the content. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces protection against common web attacks. The absence of a published vulnerability disclosure policy or incident response contact limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. The WHOIS data absence also detracts from trust. Strengthening these areas would significantly improve the security maturity and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Add security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web attacks.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and readiness.
  4. Investigate and resolve the lack of WHOIS data to improve domain registration transparency and trustworthiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and minimize user tracking.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kennards Hire
Description
Need professional equipment, tools or supplies for your next job or build? Kennards Hire has you covered! With more than 70 years of experience we offer fast and reliable rentals, New Zealand wide.
Key services
Equipment hire, Tool hire, Supplies rental
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Material-UI, Google Tag Manager, TikTok Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Bing Ads
Frameworks
Next.js, Material-UI
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), TikTok Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, Bing Ads Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
TikTok Pixel, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
TikTok Analytics, Facebook Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and fully functional with rich content.
  2. No WHOIS data available for domain www.kennardshire.co.nz.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. Contact phone number is present but no email or physical address found.
  5. Extensive use of third-party analytics and tracking pixels.
  6. Good technical implementation with modern frameworks and HTTPS.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; opportunity for improvement.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information published.
  9. Content is business-focused, safe, and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based framework (Next.js) combined with Material-UI for UI components, indicating a contemporary and maintainable tech stack. Multiple analytics and marketing scripts are integrated, including Google Tag Manager, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Bing, which support extensive user tracking and marketing efforts. The site is mobile optimized and uses HTTPS, contributing to good performance and security. However, no CMS or hosting provider information is evident from the data. Accessibility features appear basic, and SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple external scripts. Opportunities exist to optimize loading times and enhance accessibility compliance.
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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