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Security report for subaru.ca

Subaru Canada, Inc · Transportation · Canada

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Subaru Canada, Inc operates the official Canadian website for Subaru vehicles, providing detailed information on their product lineup including sedans, wagons, and SUVs. The site serves as a marketing and informational platform targeting Canadian consumers interested in Subaru automobiles. The company has a well-established market presence with a domain registered since 2000, reflecting a mature digital footprint. Technically, the website employs a variety of modern analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, and Visual Website Optimizer, indicating a focus on data-driven marketing and user experience optimization. However, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies on the analyzed page, which is a notable compliance gap. Security posture is moderate with no DNSSEC and no explicit security headers detected in the HTML content, suggesting room for improvement in security best practices. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security hardening.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

  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

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  • 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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
62

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

Subaru Canada holds a strong position in the Canadian automotive market as the official national brand site. Their business model revolves around vehicle sales through a dealer network, supported by comprehensive digital marketing efforts. The website integrates multiple tracking and optimization tools to enhance customer engagement and conversion. The absence of explicit contact information and privacy policies on the main page may indicate these are located elsewhere or require better visibility. The company appears to maintain consistent branding and a clear focus on the automotive sector, with partnerships indicated by related dealer domains. Growth opportunities may include improving transparency and compliance to align with evolving privacy regulations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. The domain is registered with a reputable registrar and shows no signs of privacy protection misuse. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS are evident in the HTML content. The site uses HTTPS (implied by domain and scripts loaded over HTTPS), but explicit SSL configuration details are not available. The extensive use of third-party scripts increases the attack surface and necessitates robust security controls. The lack of visible privacy and cookie policies, as well as no security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information, suggests limited transparency in security governance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website.
  3. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve incident response readiness.
  5. Review and minimize third-party script usage to reduce tracking and potential security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Subaru Canada, Inc
Description
Official Subaru Canada site providing photos, videos, specs, and reviews on Subaru sedans, wagons, and SUVs. Includes dealer locator.
Key services
Vehicle information and specifications, Dealer locator, Marketing and promotional content
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Application Insights, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), Crazy Egg, Bing Ads, Clarity (Microsoft)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status OK
  • No DNSSEC enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Visual Website Optimizer, Crazy Egg
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Crazy Egg
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Visual Website Optimizer
Marketing tools
Visual Website Optimizer, Crazy Egg
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official Subaru Canada site with comprehensive marketing content.
  2. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on this page.
  3. Extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing scripts.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML content.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. WHOIS data confirms long-term registration by Subaru Canada, Inc.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; site content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or proprietary platform with heavy reliance on JavaScript libraries including jQuery and multiple analytics and marketing tools. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts to optimize user experience. Mobile optimization appears good, but accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. Hosting is likely through Tucows as per WHOIS data. The site lacks CMS indicators and uses a mix of external services for tracking and optimization. Technical debt may exist due to the large number of third-party scripts, which could impact performance and security. Modernization opportunities include consolidating analytics tools and improving compliance-related metadata.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 62/100 +7Medium35 findingsView report
  2. 55/100Medium29 findingsView report
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