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Security report for aes-ohio.com

The AES Corporation · Energy · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and GDPR outside view.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AES Ohio operates as a regional energy utility under The AES Corporation, providing electricity services and customer support to residential and commercial customers in Ohio. The website offers comprehensive information on energy supply options, billing, outages, safety, and sustainability initiatives. It leverages modern web technologies including Drupal 10 CMS and integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools to enhance user engagement and service delivery. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS implementation significantly undermines the site's security posture, exposing users to potential risks. Privacy and cookie policies are well-established, indicating a commitment to compliance and user data protection. Overall, the site presents a professional and content-rich experience but requires urgent security improvements to align with best practices.

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

5 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
0
Security headers
80
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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

AES Ohio is positioned as a key regional energy provider with a strong focus on modernization through smart grid initiatives and customer-centric services. The business model centers on utility service delivery with digital account management and energy supply choice. The company maintains a broad partnership ecosystem with multiple regional AES subsidiaries and global presence. The website's content and linked domains reflect a mature organization with a large customer base and significant market presence. Growth indicators include investments in digital transformation and sustainability. The company leverages extensive marketing and analytics tools to optimize customer engagement and operational efficiency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates partial adherence to security best practices through the use of security headers and content security policies. However, the critical lack of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support is a major vulnerability, exposing the site and its users to interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The extensive use of third-party scripts necessitates ongoing security monitoring to mitigate risks. Overall, the security maturity is low, requiring immediate remediation to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Acquire and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and implement OCSP stapling and session resumption.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  4. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program and publish a security.txt file.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS with a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap 5, jQuery, and various JavaScript libraries for animations and carousels. Hosting is on AWS infrastructure with DNS managed by Azure DNS. The site integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Qualtrics, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. Despite good content structure and mobile optimization, the lack of HTTPS and SSL certificate is a significant technical debt. Performance metrics were not available, but the use of modern libraries and CDN-hosted assets suggests moderate to good performance. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags and canonical links.
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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