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Security report for adcoindustries.com

ADCO Industries · Retail · United States

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ADCO Industries is a well-established company specializing in retail safety and operational products including safety knives, carts, tagging tools, temperature monitors, and spill clean-up solutions. With a domain registered since 1998 and over 30 years of industry experience, they serve retail, warehouse, grocery, and hospitality sectors primarily in the United States. Their website demonstrates a professional and modern digital presence built on Next.js and React, leveraging CDN services for performance and optimized for mobile devices. The company maintains clear contact channels and social media engagement but lacks formal privacy, cookie, and security policies on their website, indicating areas for compliance improvement. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer lock, though DNSSEC is not enabled and additional security headers could enhance protection. Overall, ADCO Industries presents a credible and trustworthy business with room to enhance privacy compliance and security transparency.

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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
53

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 company operates a B2B retail supply model focused on safety and operational tools for convenience stores, warehouses, grocery, and hospitality businesses. Their market position is supported by a long domain history and specialized product offerings. The website content and structure reflect a clear segmentation of product categories and virtual store tours, targeting retail professionals and business buyers. The presence of toll-free and local phone numbers, a physical address in Dallas, Texas, and active social media accounts support strong customer engagement. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies may impact trust with privacy-conscious customers. The company could benefit from publishing certifications and security policies to strengthen market confidence.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and has domain transfer protection, which are positive security indicators. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no advanced security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which limits transparency for security concerns. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analysis. The use of Google Tag Manager introduces moderate user tracking, but privacy compliance is weak due to missing policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adopting best practices in security headers, DNS security, and policy publication.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies including GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to harden the website.
  4. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
ADCO Industries
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ADCO Industries
Description
ADCO Industries offers safety knives, carts, tagging tools, temperature monitors, pathogen prevention, spill clean-up, and other retail tools and supplies. They provide products for convenience stores, warehouses, grocery/retail, and hospitality sectors with over 30 years of experience.
Key services
Retail safety equipment, Material handling carts, Safety knives, Spill clean-up solutions, Tagging and temperature monitoring tools
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Tag Manager, Cloudfront CDN
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain transfer lock enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and product categorization
  2. Contact information is prominently displayed including phone numbers, email, and physical address
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  5. Use of modern web technologies and CDN for performance
  6. Social media presence across major platforms
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including React and Next.js, served via Amazon Cloudfront CDN for optimized performance. It is mobile responsive with good accessibility and SEO optimization. The site uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The domain is well-managed with a long registration history and transfer lock enabled. No CMS like WordPress or Joomla was detected, indicating a custom or framework-based solution. Performance is fast with preloading of fonts and images. There is no evidence of technical debt or outdated libraries. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance to align with 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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