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Security report for acsteel.cz

AC Steel a.s. · Manufacturing · Czech Republic

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

AC Steel a.s. is a well-established Czech company specializing in the distribution, storage, and sale of steel bars, stainless steel, and brass products. Founded in 1999, it operates multiple warehouses and logistics centers serving industrial clients primarily in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including automotive and manufacturing sectors. The company holds ISO 9001-2000 certification and offers value-added services such as material cutting, testing, and just-in-time delivery models. The website reflects a medium-sized manufacturing distributor with consistent branding and a clear business focus. Technically, the website uses legacy technologies including an older jQuery version and multiple analytics platforms such as Google Analytics and Piwik/Matomo. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot but suffers from a domain authorization misconfiguration. The site is built likely on RapidWeaver with responsive design elements but shows room for modernization and improved mobile optimization. SEO and accessibility are basic but functional. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and uses outdated libraries that may pose vulnerabilities. The cookie consent mechanism is present but misconfigured, and no explicit privacy policy or incident response contacts are found. The domain registration data is consistent with the business claims, showing a long-standing presence and legitimacy. Overall, the website is functional and credible but would benefit from technical updates, improved privacy compliance, and enhanced security practices to reduce risk and improve user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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';…

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  • Security headers
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  • Exposed services
  • 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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
46

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

AC Steel a.s. holds a strong market position as a leading Czech distributor of steel and metal products with exclusive representation agreements and a network of warehouses. Its business model focuses on B2B sales, logistics, and value-added services targeting industrial manufacturers and automotive companies. The company demonstrates growth through expanding service offerings and logistics capabilities. Its partnership ecosystem includes major European steel producers. The website content and structure support a professional image but lack some modern digital maturity features. Revenue indications suggest a medium-sized enterprise with stable operations and a focus on quality certifications and customer service.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate with key strengths including HTTPS usage and ISO 9001 certification indicating quality management. However, there are notable weaknesses such as the use of outdated JavaScript libraries, lack of security headers, and misconfigured cookie consent domain authorization. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available, which may impact compliance with GDPR and NIS2 requirements. The presence of multiple tracking and retargeting scripts indicates moderate user tracking, which requires clear privacy disclosures. Overall, the security culture appears basic with room for improvement in technical controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Fix the Cookiebot domain group authorization error to ensure proper cookie consent compliance and GDPR adherence.
  2. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Implement and publish a clear privacy policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  5. Consolidate analytics scripts and remove legacy Google Analytics ga.js to improve performance and security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AC Steel a.s.
Description
AC Steel a.s. is a leading Czech company specializing in the sale, storage, and distribution of drawn and rolled steel bars, stainless steel, and brass. Founded in 1999, it operates warehouses and logistics centers in Czech Republic and Slovakia, serving clients including automotive industry and manufacturing companies. The company holds ISO 9001-2000 certification and offers services such as material cutting, ultrasonic testing, chemical analysis, and mechanical testing.
Key services
sale of steel bars and wires, storage and logistics, material cutting and testing, just-in-time and KANBAN delivery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.7.1, Google Analytics, Piwik/Matomo analytics, Cookiebot consent management, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Responsive Web Design, Stacks plugin for RapidWeaver
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Cookiebot for consent management
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and analytics asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Piwik/Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot, Leady, imedia retargeting
Marketing tools
Piwik/Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected
  2. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented but misconfigured for domain authorization
  3. No explicit privacy policy page found on homepage or linked pages
  4. Terms of service document is available as a downloadable DOC file
  5. Contact information limited to email in footer, no phone or physical address explicitly found
  6. Use of legacy scripts and older jQuery version indicates technical debt
  7. Business information is detailed and consistent with a medium-sized manufacturing distributor
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found
  9. No data protection officer contact information found
  10. Website uses multiple analytics and tracking services with moderate user tracking
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using RapidWeaver with the Stacks plugin, employing jQuery 1.7.1 and multiple analytics tools including Google Analytics and Piwik/Matomo. Cookie consent is managed by Cookiebot but misconfigured for domain authorization. The site uses responsive design but mobile optimization is basic. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. Legacy scripts and older libraries indicate technical debt and potential security risks. Hosting is likely provided by Active24 based on registrar and name servers. SEO meta tags are present but no structured data (JSON-LD or Open Graph) was found. Accessibility features are minimal. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional 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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