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Security report for oakshotels.com

Oaks Hotels and Resorts · Hospitality · Australia

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Oaks Hotels and Resorts operates a hospitality business offering hotels, serviced apartments, and resorts primarily across Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and the UAE. The website presents a professional and well-structured platform for booking accommodations, targeting both business and leisure travelers. The brand is part of the Minor Hotels group, indicating a large and established market presence. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries, tag management via Tealium, and Google Tag Manager, supporting a moderate to good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and secure booking forms, though explicit security headers and policies are not evident in the provided data. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks visible privacy and terms of service pages. WHOIS data is missing or inconsistent, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy despite the active and professional website. Overall, the site is trustworthy and functional but would benefit from enhanced transparency in privacy, terms, and security disclosures.

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. 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

  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. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
57
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
76

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 positions itself as a major hospitality provider with a broad portfolio of properties in key travel markets. Its business model focuses on accommodation services for diverse traveler segments, leveraging a loyalty program and eGift cards to enhance customer engagement. The website's integration with Minor Hotels' infrastructure and external booking platforms suggests a mature operational ecosystem. However, the absence of explicit contact details and corporate information on the site limits direct customer engagement channels. The brand's digital presence is supported by modern marketing and analytics tools, indicating an investment in digital maturity and customer insights. Strategic partnerships with Minor Hotels and related domains reinforce its market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS and secure form handling. Cookie consent mechanisms indicate awareness of privacy regulations. However, the lack of explicit security headers (such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps in security transparency and readiness. The missing WHOIS data introduces uncertainty about domain registration legitimacy, which could be a risk factor. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by publishing comprehensive security and privacy documentation and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and configure HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide explicit security policies and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with accessibility standards and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oaks Hotels and Resorts
Description
Oaks Hotels offers a range of apartment and resort accommodation options for business and leisure travellers throughout Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and UAE
Key services
Hotel accommodation, Serviced apartments, Resorts, Long and short-term stays
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, Litepicker, Select2, Tealium Tag Management, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure booking forms with POST method
  • Consent management for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Tealium
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Tealium
Marketing tools
Tealium Tag Management
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 rich content and booking functionality
  2. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found in provided HTML
  3. Consent mechanism for cookies is implemented
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML
  5. Domain WHOIS data is missing or domain appears unregistered in raw WHOIS output
  6. Website uses modern JavaScript libraries and tag management
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  8. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack including jQuery 3.7.0, Litepicker for date selection, Select2 for enhanced select inputs, and Tealium for tag management. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tags. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements and accessible navigation. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. No CMS was explicitly detected from the HTML content. Hosting provider details are not evident. The booking system integrates with external platforms via secure forms. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and 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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