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Security report for advantiv.co.uk

ADVANTIV Ltd. · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ADVANTIV Ltd. is an industrial services provider based in the United Kingdom, specializing in engineering products, technical site services, and procurement solutions. The company targets industrial and engineering sectors, positioning itself as an innovative B2B service provider. The website presents basic but relevant content aligned with the business focus, though it lacks comprehensive contact and policy information. Technically, the site uses modern tracking tools such as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager and employs Font Awesome Pro for iconography. However, the technical implementation is basic with room for improvement in performance, accessibility, and SEO. Security posture is limited, with no detected security headers and unknown SSL configuration, which poses potential risks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates poor privacy compliance. The domain WHOIS data is unavailable due to registration errors, raising concerns about domain legitimacy and trustworthiness. Overall, the website is functional but requires enhancements in security, compliance, and transparency to improve trust and professionalism.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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

  4. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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  • 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
57
Security headers
40
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
56

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

ADVANTIV Ltd. operates in the manufacturing sector, providing industrial engineering products and services primarily to other businesses. The business model is B2B, focusing on procurement and technical site services. The company appears to be small-sized with no publicly available information on founding year or parent/subsidiary relationships. The website content suggests a moderate level of branding consistency but lacks trust indicators such as certifications or testimonials. The use of Google tracking tools indicates an interest in marketing analytics, but the absence of privacy policies may affect customer trust. The domain registration anomaly is a critical point that could impact business credibility if not resolved. There is no evidence of partnerships or related domains from the provided data.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is currently weak. There is no evidence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which are essential for mitigating common web attacks. SSL/TLS configuration details are not provided, so the quality of encryption cannot be assessed. The site uses standard tracking scripts but does not disclose privacy or cookie policies, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. No incident response or security contact information is available, limiting the ability to report or respond to security incidents. The domain registration issue further undermines trust and may indicate potential risks. To improve security maturity, the company should implement security headers, ensure strong SSL configuration, publish privacy and cookie policies, and provide clear security contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Resolve domain registration issues or clarify domain legitimacy to improve business credibility.
  4. Add explicit contact information including emails and phone numbers for sales, support, and security incidents.
  5. Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans to identify and remediate potential risks.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
ADVANTIV Ltd.
Registration number
Company Number 04541666
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ADVANTIV Ltd.
Description
ADVANTIV are an innovative industrial services provider offering a complete range of engineering products, technical site services and procurement.
Key services
engineering products, technical site services, procurement
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Font Awesome 6 Pro
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with normal content related to industrial services.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. WHOIS data is missing due to domain registration error, impacting trust evaluation.
  5. Uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking.
  6. Font Awesome Pro icons used for UI elements.
  7. No security headers detected in the provided data.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  10. Website metadata and Open Graph tags are present and consistent with business description.
Technical notes

Notes

The website employs Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking and analytics, indicating a modern approach to data collection. Font Awesome Pro is used for iconography, suggesting attention to UI design elements. However, the site lacks detected CMS or advanced frameworks, implying a simpler technical stack. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta tags and Open Graph data but could be improved with richer structured data and content. No hosting provider or platform details are evident from the data. Technical debt appears low but the absence of security headers and privacy mechanisms indicates areas for modernization and compliance improvements.
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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