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Security report for aflexcables.com

Aflex Cables Ltd · Energy · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Aflex Cables Ltd operates as a specialist distributor of electrical and optical cables based in Beverley, UK. The company offers a broad range of cable supplies including marine and fibre optic cables, targeting businesses and professionals requiring specialized cable products. The website serves as an informational and contact portal for customers seeking cable supplies in the region. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with some legacy JavaScript libraries and basic SEO and accessibility features. While the site is accessible and functional, it lacks modern security headers and comprehensive privacy or cookie policies, which are important for compliance and trust. The absence of WHOIS registration data is a notable concern, potentially indicating domain registration issues or privacy protection that is not clearly disclosed. Overall, the site presents a basic but professional business presence with room for technical and security improvements.

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

9 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
32
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

The company positions itself as a niche cable distributor in the energy sector, focusing on electrical and optical cables for various applications including marine environments. Its business model is primarily B2B distribution with direct sales and quote requests facilitated via the website. The presence of social media links and a designed website indicates some digital marketing efforts, though no advanced analytics or tracking tools are evident. The lack of privacy and cookie policies may impact customer trust and regulatory compliance. The company appears small in size with a localized market focus. The website design and content quality are basic, suggesting limited investment in digital maturity. No certifications or formal security frameworks are advertised, which could be a competitive disadvantage in regulated markets.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, no security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options were detected, reducing protection against common web attacks. The use of legacy JavaScript libraries like Cufon and jQuery Migrate may introduce vulnerabilities if not properly maintained. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, and no security or privacy policies are published. The WHOIS data absence raises questions about domain legitimacy and ownership transparency. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing standard security headers, updating libraries, and publishing clear security and privacy policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add and configure security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS registration data to ensure domain legitimacy and transparency.
  4. Update or remove legacy JavaScript libraries to reduce potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility to improve user experience and SEO.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Aflex Cables Ltd
Description
Specialist electrical and optical cable distributors offering a wide range of cables including marine and fibre optic cables, serving customers in Beverley and surrounding areas.
Key services
Electrical cable supply, Optical cable supply, Marine cable supply
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Cufon font replacement
Frameworks
NattyWP Framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URLs)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. WHOIS data is missing or domain not registered according to raw WHOIS output.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, fax, email, and physical address.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with some legacy scripts like Cufon.
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security measures detected.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond WordPress core and Contact Form 7.
  8. Social media links present but limited to Facebook and Twitter with generic URLs.
  9. No certifications or security frameworks mentioned.
  10. Content is business-focused and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with the NattyWP framework and uses jQuery and Cufon for UI elements. The presence of Contact Form 7 plugin indicates basic form handling capabilities. The site loads CSS and JS assets from its own domain, with no third-party analytics or tracking scripts detected. Performance appears moderate with no explicit optimization techniques noted. Mobile responsiveness is basic, and accessibility features are minimal. The site lacks modern security headers and does not display privacy or cookie consent mechanisms. The domain WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual for an active business website and suggests a need for domain registration verification.
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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