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Security report for northside.co.uk

Northside Truck & Van Ltd · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Northside Truck & Van Ltd is a reputable commercial vehicle dealership specializing in Mercedes-Benz and FUSO trucks and vans, primarily serving the Yorkshire region in the United Kingdom. The company offers new and used vehicle sales alongside servicing and maintenance, positioning itself as a trusted regional specialist. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and user experience, targeting businesses and individuals seeking commercial vehicles. Technically, the site employs modern technologies including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Osano consent management, and Vue.js, hosted via Amazon Cloudfront CDN, delivering moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers and explicit security policies are absent. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie banner. However, WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration issues, slightly impacting trustworthiness. Overall, the website is professional, secure, and compliant, with room for improvement in contact transparency and security documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  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 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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  • 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
64
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
69

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 business operates in the transportation sector as a medium-sized entity focused on commercial vehicle sales and servicing. Its market position as an official Mercedes-Benz and FUSO dealer provides competitive advantages through brand association and specialized offerings. The business model centers on direct sales and after-sales services, targeting regional customers in Yorkshire. The website's integration with social media platforms and use of analytics tools indicates a mature digital presence. Absence of explicit contact emails and phone numbers on the site suggests reliance on contact forms for customer engagement. No evidence of parent or subsidiary companies was found. The company demonstrates consistent branding and trust signals, including privacy compliance and social proof via social media.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS and cookie consent management. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No dedicated security policy or incident response contact information is published, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident handling. The absence of a security.txt file is a missed opportunity for transparency. Overall, the site is secure for typical user interactions but could enhance its security maturity by implementing recommended headers and explicit security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page and consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident response.
  3. Add explicit company contact emails and phone numbers on the website to improve transparency and customer trust.
  4. Develop and publish terms of service to clarify user rights and obligations.
  5. Enhance SEO metadata completeness and accessibility features to improve discoverability and user inclusiveness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Northside Truck & Van Ltd
Registration number
SC275307
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Northside Truck & Van Ltd
Description
Northside Truck & Van is a trusted Yorkshire dealership and servicing specialist offering Mercedes-Benz and FUSO vehicles. They provide a full range of new and used trucks and vans, servicing, and related offers.
Key services
New vehicle sales, Used vehicle sales, Vehicle servicing and maintenance, Offers and promotions on commercial vehicles
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Osano Consent Management, jQuery, Vue.js, Cloudfront CDN
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Snowplow Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snowplow Analytics
Marketing tools
Osano Consent Management, Moneypenny Chat
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. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy implemented.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in provided HTML snippet; contact form present.
  4. Modern analytics and consent management technologies in use.
  5. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error; domain likely registered without 'www' prefix.
  6. No security.txt or explicit security policy page found.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. No exposed vulnerabilities or sensitive data detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Vue.js and jQuery, with analytics and consent management integrated via Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Osano. Hosting is via Amazon Cloudfront CDN, supporting good performance and scalability. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features. SEO is basic with some meta tags present but incomplete Open Graph and Twitter card metadata. No CMS is explicitly identified but inferred to be NetDirector based on script sources and URL patterns. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were detected in the analyzed content.
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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