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Security report for pukekohetravel.co.nz

Pukekohe Travel · Hospitality · New Zealand

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pukekohe Travel is a well-established, owner-operated New Zealand travel agency with 47 years of experience specializing in escorted tours, cruises, rail tours, leisure, and business travel. The website presents a professional and comprehensive overview of their services, targeting travelers seeking curated travel experiences. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Google reCAPTCHA to enhance marketing and security. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and clear navigation, supporting a positive user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure forms, though the absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates room for improvement. The lack of WHOIS data limits domain legitimacy verification, but the business content and trust indicators suggest a credible operation. Overall, the website is functional, professional, and trustworthy with minor security and privacy compliance gaps.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. 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';…

  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

    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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 hospitality and transportation sectors, focusing on travel services within New Zealand and internationally. Their business model revolves around personalized travel planning and exclusive escorted tours, supported by a team of experienced consultants. The market position is strong locally, leveraging decades of experience and industry memberships such as TAANZ and IATA. Revenue streams likely include commissions from tours, cruises, and travel bookings. The target customers are leisure and business travelers seeking expert travel arrangements. Partnerships with industry bodies and a professional website presence support growth and customer trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS and reCAPTCHA integration protecting user data and forms. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response policies are published, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and explicit GDPR indicators. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business size but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and mechanism to comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Create and host a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and responsible disclosure.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration to ensure transparency and trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pukekohe Travel
Description
Established 47 years ago, we are owner-operated and have a team of highly experienced consultants specialising in exclusive escorted tours, cruises, rail tours, leisure and business travel and much more.
Key services
Exclusive escorted tours, Cruise specialist services, Rail tours, Leisure travel, Business travel
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google reCAPTCHA, jQuery, Bootstrap, WebFont Loader, LazySizes
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on contact forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Ads, Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Professional travel agency website with rich content and multiple service offerings
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner detected
  4. WHOIS data unavailable, raising questions about domain registration status
  5. Use of modern tracking and analytics tools
  6. Contact information clearly presented with multiple channels
  7. No visible security headers detected in HTML content
  8. Good mobile responsiveness and SEO metadata present
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Google reCAPTCHA for analytics, marketing, and security. It employs Bootstrap for responsive design and lazy loading for images to improve performance. The site is moderately fast and well-structured with valid meta tags and SEO optimizations. Accessibility features are basic but present. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Technical debt appears low, but adding security headers and privacy compliance features would modernize the infrastructure further.
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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