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Security report for optane.co.uk

Steel & Speed · E-commerce · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Steel & Speed is a UK-based specialist retailer focusing on Harley-Davidson motorcycle parts, operating since 2013. The company offers a curated selection of new, take-off, and hard-to-find Harley-Davidson parts, targeting motorcycle enthusiasts and owners in the UK. The website is built on the Shopify platform, leveraging modern e-commerce technologies and marketing tools such as Facebook Pixel and Klaviyo for customer engagement and analytics. The site demonstrates good technical maturity with fast performance, mobile optimization, and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of hCaptcha for form protection, though explicit security policies and incident response information are absent. The lack of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy, which impacts overall trustworthiness. Privacy and cookie policies are not clearly presented, indicating room for compliance improvement.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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 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 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';…

  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

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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
37
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
68

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 a niche e-commerce segment specializing in Harley-Davidson parts within the UK market. Its competitive advantage lies in expert knowledge and a carefully selected inventory of parts, including hard-to-find items. The business model is direct retail via an online Shopify store, with marketing efforts supported by integrated analytics and email marketing tools. The absence of visible contact details and official registration information may limit customer trust and regulatory compliance. Growth potential exists through enhanced transparency and expanded digital presence. The company appears independent with no parent or subsidiary affiliations detected.

Security posture

The website benefits from Shopify's secure hosting environment, including HTTPS and standard security headers. Use of hCaptcha adds protection against automated abuse. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates a lower maturity level in security governance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no clear GDPR-related disclosures or cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an e-commerce site but could be strengthened by formalizing policies and improving transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms of service pages with clear links in the website footer.
  2. Provide visible and verified contact information including company email and phone numbers for customer and security inquiries.
  3. Implement and publish a security policy and incident response contact details to improve trust and compliance.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to minimize security risks and ensure privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Steel & Speed
Description
Independent UK Harley-Davidson parts specialist since 2013. Carefully selected new, take-off & hard-to-find H-D parts, backed by years of experience.
Key services
Sale of new Harley-Davidson parts, Sale of take-off and hard-to-find Harley-Davidson parts, Expert parts support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, JavaScript, Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo, Buddha Mega Menu, hCaptcha
Frameworks
Shopify Dawn Theme
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of hCaptcha for form protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Shopify's secure checkout and payment tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Shopify Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Shopify Pixel, Klaviyo
Marketing tools
Klaviyo Email Marketing, Shopify Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Shopify-based e-commerce store specializing in Harley-Davidson parts.
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, raising questions about domain legitimacy.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in HTML content.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers found in the content.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and tracking pixels for marketing and analytics.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  7. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site content fully accessible.
  8. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
  9. Good technical implementation and mobile optimization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Shopify using the Dawn theme, incorporating modern JavaScript libraries and third-party integrations such as Facebook Pixel and Klaviyo. The site uses a mega menu navigation system and is optimized for mobile devices. Performance is fast with CDN delivery of assets. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. The site lacks explicit security headers in the HTML but likely inherits them from Shopify's hosting environment. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and well-maintained.
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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