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Security report for mcdonaldjoneshomes.com.au

McDonald Jones Homes · Real Estate · Australia

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

McDonald Jones Homes is a prominent Australian home builder specializing in scalable modern home designs and packages primarily serving Sydney, ACT, and NSW regions. The company offers a wide variety of home designs including single storey, two storey, acreage, narrow block, and architecturally designed homes, supported by a customer portal and multiple display home locations. Their market position is strong with a large portfolio and comprehensive digital presence. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 with integration of modern analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and LiveChat, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, use of reCAPTCHA, and no visible vulnerabilities, although some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and business credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

4 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 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 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 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

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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
95
Security headers
40
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
78

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

The company operates in the Real Estate sector focusing on new home building and related services. Their business model includes direct home sales, display homes, and customer engagement via a portal. The target customers are home buyers in Australia seeking new homes with architectural and lifestyle options. The website content and structure support strong brand consistency and customer trust. The use of multiple analytics and marketing tools suggests active customer acquisition and retention strategies. No suspicious or privacy-invading practices were detected. The domain WHOIS data is privacy protected but consistent with a legitimate commercial entity.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and uses security best practices such as reCAPTCHA on forms and trusted third-party scripts. However, explicit Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options headers are not detected and should be implemented to enhance protection against clickjacking and cross-site scripting. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which is a gap in transparency. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from additional header hardening and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a strict Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate XSS risks.
  2. Add X-Frame-Options header to prevent clickjacking attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance disclosures with data retention policies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
McDonald Jones Homes
Description
McDonald Jones Homes offers scalable modern home designs and packages in Sydney, ACT and NSW. They provide 150+ new home designs for any lifestyle or life stage, including single storey, two storey, acreage, narrow block, split level, and architecturally designed homes.
Key services
New home building, Home design packages, Display homes, House and land packages, Customer portal services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Pinterest Widgets, LiveChat, YouTube API, Google reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and analytics scripts from trusted sources

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads (implied by gtag destinations)
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Pinterest, Crazy Egg, Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
LiveChat
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 with comprehensive content about home building services.
  2. Multiple navigation menus with detailed categories and subcategories.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  4. No signs of phishing or malware.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided with phone number and customer portal.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  7. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools including Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and LiveChat. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple third-party scripts and rich media content. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, structured data (JSON-LD), and clear navigation. There is no indication of outdated or vulnerable technologies. Hosting provider details are not explicit but the domain uses a reputable registrar. Technical risks are low but continuous monitoring is advised to maintain security and performance.
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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