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Security report for tonyhamer.co.uk

Tony Hamer & Sons Ltd · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, DNS health and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tony Hamer & Sons Ltd is a small UK-based haulage and decorative aggregate supply company operating primarily in Shropshire and surrounding regions. The company offers transportation services for goods and vehicles across the UK and abroad, emphasizing reliability and cost-effectiveness. The website reflects a professional business presence with clear service offerings and a consistent brand image. Technically, the site is built on the IONOS MyWebsite platform, utilizing common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and lightbox plugins, and is hosted by IONOS. The site is mobile-optimized and has good SEO fundamentals but lacks advanced accessibility features. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS but lacks important security headers and includes an external script loaded over an unsecured HTTP connection, which poses a potential vulnerability. There are no visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies, which indicates a gap in compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR. The WHOIS lookup failed due to domain naming rules violations, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy and registration status, although the website content itself appears legitimate and business-focused. Overall, the website presents a moderate security posture with room for improvement in privacy compliance and technical security hardening. The absence of contact emails and phone numbers on the site limits direct communication channels for customers and security incident reporting. Strategic recommendations include securing all external resources, implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, adding clear contact information, and conducting a security audit to address potential vulnerabilities. The domain registration issues should be investigated further to ensure legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

8 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 14 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

  3. 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

    • 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
52
Security headers
35
Email security
55
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
57

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

Tony Hamer & Sons Ltd operates in the transportation sector, focusing on haulage and decorative aggregates supply. The company targets businesses and individuals requiring freight and decorative materials within the UK market. Their business model combines service provision with product supply, positioning themselves as a reliable regional player with a professional team. The website content suggests a small-sized enterprise with a local market focus. There is no evidence of parent companies or subsidiaries. The company leverages the IONOS MyWebsite platform for digital presence, indicating moderate digital maturity. The lack of privacy and security policies, as well as missing contact details, suggests areas for operational improvement. No partnerships or related domains were identified from the website content or external links.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. The presence of an external script loaded over HTTP introduces a mixed content vulnerability that could be exploited for man-in-the-middle attacks. No forms with sensitive input fields were detected, reducing immediate risk exposure. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or security contact information is provided, limiting the ability to report or respond to security incidents. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires significant improvements to meet best practices and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Remove or update all external scripts to load over HTTPS to eliminate mixed content vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  3. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer support and security incident reporting.
  5. Investigate and resolve domain registration issues to ensure domain legitimacy and improve trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tony Hamer & Sons Ltd
Description
Tony Hamer & Sons Ltd is a Shropshire haulage company and decorative aggregate supplier providing transportation for goods and vehicles throughout the UK and abroad, with a professional team.
Key services
Haulage services, Decorative aggregates supply
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
IONOS MyWebsite, jQuery, swipebox, tinyLightbox
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the site.
  4. External script loaded over HTTP is a security risk.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation.
  6. Website uses IONOS MyWebsite CMS and hosting.
  7. No social media links or business certifications found.
  8. Site content is relevant and professionally presented for haulage and aggregates business.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the IONOS MyWebsite CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and lightbox plugins for UI enhancements. It is hosted by IONOS, with DNS and CDN resources from website-start.de domains. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata including Open Graph tags. However, the inclusion of an HTTP external script is a technical risk. The site lacks advanced accessibility features and security headers. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading but also no advanced optimization techniques detected. The technical stack is standard for small business websites but would benefit from modernization and security hardening.
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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