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Security report for anchorcoupling.com

Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions, Inc. · Manufacturing · United States

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

86/100

Risk levelLow

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

Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions, Inc. operates the Anchor Coupling brand, specializing in manufacturing high-quality hydraulic hose assemblies and couplings. The company emphasizes engineering excellence, comprehensive testing, and customer responsiveness, serving industrial and energy sectors globally. Their website reflects a medium-sized manufacturing business with a consistent brand presence and professional content. Technically, the site is built on Adobe Experience Manager, uses modern JavaScript libraries, and integrates Google Tag Manager and OneTrust for analytics and cookie consent, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS and cookie consent implemented, but lacks explicit security headers and detailed security policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern, potentially impacting trust and legitimacy perceptions. Overall, the site is professional, accessible, and safe, but would benefit from enhanced transparency in security and compliance documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  4. 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.

    • Medium

      Missing X-XSS-Protection header

      Legacy XSS protection (deprecated but still recommended)

      What to do: Add "X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block"

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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
100
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
86

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 holds a strong market position as a manufacturer of hydraulic hose products with a legacy dating back to 1938. Their business model focuses on product quality and engineering services, targeting industrial and energy sectors. The website supports this with detailed product categories and a downloadable catalog. Contact information is clear, supporting customer engagement. The lack of WHOIS data is unusual and may warrant further investigation. The company appears to be a subsidiary of Caterpillar (NI) Ltd, indicating a solid corporate backing. Marketing and analytics tools are standard for the industry, with moderate user tracking and cookie consent mechanisms in place.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent tools, which are positive security indicators. However, no explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could improve protection against common web attacks. There is no visible security policy, incident response information, or vulnerability disclosure program, which are important for transparency and compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The missing WHOIS data reduces domain trustworthiness and could be a risk factor. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with better header implementation and policy disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by providing detailed GDPR-related information and data retention policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions, Inc.
Description
Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions, Inc. provides high quality hydraulic hose products under the Anchor brand, emphasizing service and responsiveness. They design and manufacture a wide range of products including couplings and hoses for hydraulic applications.
Key services
Hydraulic hose assemblies, Couplings, Engineering services, Comprehensive testing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Handlebars.js (templating), Google Maps API
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear product and company information.
  3. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and reduces trust score.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented but basic.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information is provided.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  7. Contact information includes physical addresses and phone numbers but no emails.
  8. Website uses modern CMS (AEM) and tracking tools (GTM, OneTrust).
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, a robust enterprise CMS, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. It uses modern JavaScript libraries and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The site loads external resources from reputable domains and uses Google Maps API for location services. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and enhance privacy disclosures.
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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