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Security report for peelports.com

Peel Ports · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Peel Ports operates as a major UK port group providing port operations and logistics services. The website presents a corporate presence targeting businesses in the transportation and logistics sectors. The technical infrastructure includes modern web technologies such as Font Awesome for icons, Cookiebot for cookie consent management, and Google Tag Manager for analytics, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. However, the absence of WHOIS data and lack of visible privacy and terms of service policies suggest gaps in transparency and compliance. Security posture is moderate with cookie consent implemented but lacking advanced security headers and incident response contacts. Overall, the website is accessible and safe but would benefit from enhanced compliance documentation and security practices to improve trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 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

  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
  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
67
Security headers
35
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
70

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

Peel Ports holds a significant position in the UK's transportation sector as a port operator and logistics provider. The business model focuses on port management and related services, targeting commercial clients and stakeholders in shipping and logistics. The website's content is basic but consistent with corporate branding. The lack of detailed business registration and contact information online limits the ability to fully assess business credibility. No explicit partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the provided data. The use of cookie consent and analytics tools indicates awareness of digital marketing and compliance requirements, though further transparency is needed.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, which are positive security indicators. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, and no vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published. The absence of WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by publishing security policies, implementing security headers, and providing clear incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service on the website.
  2. Implement and configure security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response and data protection officer contacts.
  4. Verify and publish domain registration details to improve trustworthiness.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to enhance security transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Peel Ports
Description
Peel Ports is a major UK port group operating multiple ports and providing logistics and transportation services.
Key services
Port operations, Logistics, Transportation services
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Font Awesome 6 Pro, Cookiebot, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is accessible and not blocked by WAF
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible domain registration issues
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via Cookiebot
  4. No privacy policy or terms of service found on the homepage
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet
  6. Use of modern icon fonts and Google Tag Manager for analytics
  7. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations detected
  8. Website content is corporate and safe for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses modern front-end technologies including Font Awesome 6 Pro for icons and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking. The site appears mobile-optimized with responsive meta tags. However, no CMS or hosting provider information was detected. Performance is moderate based on included scripts and resources. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO optimization is minimal with empty meta description and keywords. There is an opportunity to improve technical SEO, accessibility, and security configurations to enhance overall site quality and resilience.
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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