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Security report for theshedshop.co.nz

The Shed Shop · Real Estate · New Zealand

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Shed Shop is a New Zealand-based small business specializing in the custom design, manufacture, delivery, and installation of garden sheds made from timber and pre-painted steel. The company emphasizes fully tailored solutions to meet diverse customer needs across the North Island. Their website reflects a professional and customer-focused approach with clear contact details and testimonials, positioning them as a niche provider in the garden shed market. Technically, the website employs modern marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Facebook Pixel, alongside Typekit fonts and Bootstrap framework, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies and lack of visible security headers highlight compliance and security gaps. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy and registration status, though the website content itself appears legitimate and professional. Overall, the site is accessible, well-structured, and user-friendly but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security posture to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

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

7 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
95
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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 Shed Shop operates in the real estate and manufacturing sectors, focusing on custom garden sheds for residential and commercial customers in New Zealand. Their business model centers on bespoke manufacturing with on-site installation services, offering a wide range of shed types and customization options. The company leverages customer testimonials and a 10-year guarantee as trust signals. The website's marketing ecosystem includes Google and Facebook tracking tools, supporting targeted advertising and user engagement analysis. Despite the lack of WHOIS data, the business presents itself professionally with clear contact information and a consistent brand identity. Growth indicators include recent news updates and project showcases. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS as indicated by canonical URLs, but no explicit security headers were detected in the provided HTML content. The presence of multiple third-party tracking scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks, especially without visible cookie consent mechanisms. No forms were found, reducing immediate risk of input-based vulnerabilities, but the lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contacts suggests limited security maturity. The absence of WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy and could impact trust. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires enhancements in headers, privacy compliance, and incident response readiness to reduce risk and improve user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and local privacy laws.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Verify domain registration status with the New Zealand Domain Name Commission and ensure WHOIS data is accurate and publicly available where appropriate.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information.
  5. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve site performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Shed Shop
Description
The Shed Shop offers fully customised garden sheds built to specific customer needs, including timber and pre-painted steel garden sheds. They provide premium quality, exceptional value, and deliver and install sheds across the North Island of New Zealand.
Key services
Custom garden shed design and build, Delivery and on-site installation, Various shed types including timber, steel, industrial, pool pump sheds, lockers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, YouTube Iframe API, Typekit Fonts, Bootstrap CSS framework
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by canonical URL (https://www.theshedshop.co.nz/)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
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 navigation.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  4. Website uses multiple tracking and marketing scripts without visible consent mechanisms.
  5. Contact information is clearly presented with phone, email, and physical address.
  6. No security headers detected in provided data; security posture could be improved.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML snapshot.
  8. No structured data (JSON-LD) found in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, Typekit for custom fonts, and integrates multiple analytics and marketing scripts such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Facebook Pixel. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation and content structure. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements by optimizing third-party scripts. No CMS or hosting provider details were detected. The absence of structured data (JSON-LD) is a missed SEO opportunity. No forms or interactive input elements were found in the provided HTML snapshot, indicating limited data collection on the homepage. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO and security best practices.
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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