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Security report for philiphollandcarsales.co.uk

Philip Holland Cars · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Philip Holland Cars is a small, locally focused used car dealership based in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland. The company offers a range of automotive services including used car sales, finance options, warranty, vehicle sourcing, and workshop services. The website is professionally designed with good branding consistency and clear navigation, targeting car buyers in the Northern Ireland region. Structured data and customer reviews enhance trust and credibility. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and is hosted on reliable infrastructure including Amazon AWS for media assets. Performance and mobile optimization are good, though accessibility is basic. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and no obvious vulnerabilities, but lacks some security headers and formal vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, which impacts compliance scores. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration errors, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional website content. Overall, the site is trustworthy and functional but would benefit from improved privacy compliance and domain registration clarity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

3 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  2. 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
57
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
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 the transportation sector as a used car dealership with a focus on the Northern Ireland market. It leverages finance deals and vehicle sourcing to differentiate itself. Positive customer testimonials and structured data indicate a well-established local reputation. The business model relies on direct sales, trade-ins, and financing, targeting individual consumers seeking quality used vehicles. The website's content and services suggest a small-sized enterprise founded around 2019. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified. The company maintains active social media presence on Facebook and Instagram, supporting marketing efforts. The lack of privacy and cookie policies suggests an area for regulatory improvement. The domain registration issues may pose risks to brand trust if not resolved.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communications. JavaScript libraries used are modern and no known vulnerable versions are detected. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No security.txt or incident response contacts are published, limiting transparency for vulnerability reporting. The site does not expose sensitive data in HTML or scripts. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing, which requires careful privacy management. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adding security headers, formal vulnerability disclosure, and privacy compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Add a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen security posture.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact channels for vulnerability reporting.
  4. Resolve domain registration issues to ensure WHOIS data is accurate and domain legitimacy is verifiable.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and broaden user inclusivity.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Philip Holland Cars
Description
Quality Used Cars For Sale in Town, County. Competitive finance deals, part exchanges welcome.
Key services
Used car sales, Finance deals, Warranty, Vehicle sourcing, Services / Workshop, Sell your car
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Swiper.js, Nice Select, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts, FontAwesome
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

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 no blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented and consistent with business location.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (WordPress).
  6. Good SEO and structured data implementation.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. Google Tag Manager used for analytics and marketing.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Swiper.js for sliders, and Nice Select for UI elements. Google Fonts and FontAwesome provide typography and icons. Hosting leverages Amazon AWS S3 for video content delivery, indicating scalable media hosting. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing tags. The site uses responsive design with good mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading and preconnect hints. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies are evident. Opportunities exist to enhance accessibility and security headers for a more robust technical profile.
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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