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Security report for plantforce.com

TSC Simulation · Transportation · United Kingdom

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

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Plantforce.com is a UK-based plant hire and machinery rental company offering a broad range of equipment and skilled operators primarily targeting the construction industry. The company positions itself as one of the largest and most diverse plant hire providers in the UK, with services including self-drive and operated plant hire, safety systems, and multiple specialized divisions. The website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including popular plugins for SEO, GDPR compliance, and analytics. The site demonstrates good design quality, mobile optimization, and SEO practices, although some privacy and security documentation is missing or minimal. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and GDPR cookie consent implemented, but lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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. 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. 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"

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
30
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
73

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 operates in the transportation sector, focusing on plant hire machinery rental services. It targets construction professionals and companies in the UK, leveraging a medium-sized business model with a long-established domain since 1999. The business model centers on equipment rental with skilled operators and related services such as safety systems and digital solutions. The website reflects a professional brand with consistent messaging and a clear market position. The use of multiple plugins and analytics tools suggests an active marketing and customer engagement strategy. However, the absence of direct contact details and formal privacy or terms documentation may limit customer trust and compliance transparency.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and GDPR cookie compliance, indicating baseline security and privacy awareness. However, no explicit security headers were detected, and there is no visible security policy or incident response contact information. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests limited transparency in security practices. Forms are present but lack visible advanced security controls in the provided data. The site uses several third-party scripts, which could introduce risks if not regularly updated. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved by implementing recommended headers, publishing security policies, and enhancing form security.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve transparency and legal compliance.
  3. Add a security policy and incident response contact information, including a security.txt file, to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve trust.
  4. Ensure all forms include anti-CSRF tokens and input validation to prevent injection attacks and data leakage.
  5. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
TSC Simulation
Description
Plantforce provides one of the largest and most diverse ranges of plant hire machinery and skilled operators in the UK. Find a machine for your site here.
Key services
Plant hire machinery rental, Operated plant hire, Self-drive plant hire, Safety systems, Divisions including crushing and screening, digital, attachments, compact, heavy haulage
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Font Awesome, Google Tag Manager, Yoast SEO, Everest Timeline plugin, Ninja Forms, Moove GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin, YouTube Embed Plus plugin, Responsive Menu plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of GDPR cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by GDPR compliance)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on homepage
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via a GDPR compliance plugin
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML
  5. Use of multiple third-party scripts for analytics and marketing
  6. No visible security headers in the provided data
  7. Domain registration is stable and consistent with business claims
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress, utilizing a variety of plugins for SEO (Yoast), GDPR compliance (Moove GDPR Cookie Compliance), form handling (Ninja Forms), and enhanced user experience (Everest Timeline, Responsive Menu). The tech stack includes jQuery, Font Awesome, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Hosting is managed via IONOS SE with DNS servers at livedns.co.uk. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and social media integration via Open Graph tags. Technical debt appears low, but security enhancements and formal documentation are needed to improve overall digital maturity.
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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