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Security report for motels-near.me

Heylab AB · Hospitality · Sweden

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Motels Near Me is a niche hospitality website operated by Heylab AB, a Swedish company founded in 2017. The site provides a location-based motel search service, helping travelers find motels with available rooms near their current location, emphasizing best price guarantees. The business model centers on facilitating motel discovery and potentially bookings, targeting travelers seeking convenient and affordable lodging options. The website is professionally designed with a clear user interface and good mobile optimization, leveraging modern web technologies including Vue.js, Google Analytics, and Google Maps API. Hosting and DNS services are provided via Cloudflare, ensuring reliable performance and security at the infrastructure level. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place; however, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like CSP and HSTS represent areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and lack of consent mechanisms, which could expose the business to regulatory risks. Contact information is minimal, limited to personal links in the about section, with no direct company emails or phone numbers disclosed. Overall, the website is functional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy practices to improve compliance and user trust.

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

7 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 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

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  • 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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
54

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

Heylab AB operates Motels Near Me as a small hospitality sector business focused on local motel search services. The company leverages a straightforward business model targeting travelers needing quick access to motel availability and pricing. The website's market position is niche, with no direct evidence of large-scale partnerships or subsidiaries. Revenue streams likely include advertising and possibly affiliate commissions from motel bookings. The founders are publicly named, adding transparency. The company uses standard marketing and analytics tools but lacks formalized privacy and security policies, which may hinder growth in regulated markets. The absence of direct contact details and formal certifications suggests a lean operation. Strategic partnerships or expansions are not evident from the data. The business appears stable with a domain age consistent with its founding date, supporting credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain registration includes clientTransferProhibited status, reducing risk of unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose DNS spoofing risks. No security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options are detected, leaving the site vulnerable to certain web attacks. There is no visible security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program, indicating limited formal security governance. The use of third-party analytics and advertising scripts introduces potential privacy and security risks, especially without cookie consent mechanisms. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were found in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small informational site but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies and implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to improve security transparency and readiness.
  5. Enhance contact information availability with official company emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Heylab AB
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Heylab AB
Description
Website to find motels with available rooms near the user's current location, offering best price guarantees.
Key services
Location-based motel search, Availability checking, Price comparison
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Google Maps API, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads (AdWords)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information is minimal and only via about page links, no direct company emails or phone numbers.
  4. Uses modern tracking and analytics tools but lacks visible cookie consent mechanisms.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  6. Domain is registered to a Swedish company matching website claims, enhancing trust.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Website content and design are professional and focused on motel search service.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript framework (likely Vue.js) indicated by data-v-* attributes and SPA-like structure. It integrates multiple Google services including Analytics, Tag Manager, and Maps API for tracking and geolocation features. The site loads CSS and JS assets from its own domain and uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, enhancing performance and availability. The site is mobile optimized with responsive meta tags and Google Fonts integration. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA roles present but no advanced features detected. SEO is supported by meta description and Open Graph tags. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom-built platform. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from improved security headers and privacy controls.
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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