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Security report for spedeworth.co.uk

Spedeworth Motorsports · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Spedeworth Motorsports operates as a UK-based motorsports event promoter specializing in stock car racing. The website serves primarily as an introductory landing page featuring an embedded Facebook video and minimal additional content. The business targets motorsports enthusiasts and event attendees within the UK. The digital presence is basic with limited content and dated design elements, indicating a low level of digital maturity. Technically, the site uses simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no modern frameworks or CMS detected. Security posture is weak, lacking essential HTTP security headers and comprehensive SSL/TLS configuration, though HTTPS redirection is implemented via JavaScript. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, and no contact or incident response information is provided, which impacts compliance and trust. The domain WHOIS lookup failed due to the domain name violating Nominet UK naming rules, raising concerns about domain legitimacy and registration consistency. Overall, the site presents a low-risk profile but requires significant improvements in security, privacy compliance, and content richness to enhance trust and professionalism.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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

Spedeworth Motorsports holds a niche position in the UK motorsports event promotion sector, focusing on stock car racing. The business model revolves around organizing and promoting motorsports events to a dedicated audience. The website lacks detailed business information, contact details, or certifications, limiting transparency. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website content. The company appears to be small-sized with a localized market focus. The absence of modern digital marketing tools and analytics suggests limited investment in digital growth strategies. The embedded Facebook video indicates some social media engagement but no direct links to other platforms or marketing ecosystems are present.

Security posture

The website's security posture is minimal. HTTPS is enforced via client-side JavaScript redirect, which is less robust than server-side enforcement. No HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or Strict-Transport-Security are present, increasing exposure to common web attacks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. No forms or input fields are present, reducing attack surface but also limiting user interaction. The WHOIS domain registration inconsistency is a notable risk factor, potentially indicating misconfiguration or domain misuse. Incident response and security contact information are missing, which could delay response to security incidents. Overall, the site requires urgent security enhancements to meet basic best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement server-side HTTPS redirection and upgrade SSL/TLS configuration to current best practices.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  3. Deploy essential HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response channels to improve trust and readiness.
  5. Review domain registration and correct domain naming to comply with Nominet UK rules to restore WHOIS legitimacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Spedeworth Motorsports
Description
Spedeworth Motorsports is a motorsports organization focused on stock car racing and related events in the UK.
Key services
Motorsports event promotion, Stock car racing events
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
poor
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • Redirects HTTP to HTTPS

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses HTTP to HTTPS redirect via JavaScript
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers present
  4. Embedded Facebook video iframe is the main content
  5. Website design is dated with minimal content
  6. No modern SEO or accessibility features detected
  7. No security headers present
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules violation
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript without use of modern frameworks or CMS platforms. The site relies on an embedded Facebook video as primary content, with minimal textual or navigational elements. The HTTP to HTTPS redirect is implemented via JavaScript, which is suboptimal compared to server-side redirects. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal data collection. The site lacks mobile optimization and accessibility features, which may impact user experience on diverse devices. The absence of meta tags beyond the title and charset limits SEO effectiveness. Overall, the technical implementation is dated and requires modernization to improve performance, security, and user engagement.
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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