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Security report for apc.com

APC · Energy · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

APC, a flagship brand of Schneider Electric, specializes in providing clean battery backup power, surge protection, and IT physical infrastructure solutions. The company targets IT professionals, businesses, and home office users, positioning itself as a leader in energy and IT infrastructure markets. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image aligned with Schneider Electric's enterprise stature. Technically, the site employs modern tools such as Google Tag Manager and Akamai CDN, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and some best practices, though explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent. Privacy compliance is limited due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, but could improve transparency and security disclosures.

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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

7 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
100
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

APC operates under Schneider Electric, focusing on energy and IT infrastructure sectors. Its business model includes B2B and B2C sales of power protection products and services. The brand benefits from Schneider Electric's global presence and reputation, targeting a broad audience from enterprise IT to home office users. The website's external links and social media presence support a robust partnership ecosystem. However, the lack of visible privacy and security policies may impact compliance perception. The company appears to maintain a strong market position with consistent branding and quality content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS and use of secure script loading practices. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The lack of a security.txt or incident response contact information limits transparency and readiness communication. Privacy compliance is partial, with no clear GDPR indicators or cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional headers, publishing security policies, and improving privacy transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and incident response contact information to improve vulnerability disclosure and incident handling.
  4. Enhance visibility of contact information for security and compliance inquiries.
  5. Regularly review WHOIS data and ensure domain registration information is accurate and publicly accessible where possible.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
APC
Description
APC, a flagship brand of Schneider Electric, provides clean battery back-up power, surge protection, and IT physical infrastructure inside and outside the traditional IT environment to deliver ‘Certainty in a Connected World’
Key services
Battery backup power, Surge protection, IT physical infrastructure
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Boomerang mPulse, Akamai CDN
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with nonce
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Boomerang mPulse
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Boomerang mPulse
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 and branded as APC, a Schneider Electric brand.
  2. Content is focused on power backup and IT infrastructure solutions.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the provided content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the analyzed HTML snippet.
  5. Use of modern tracking and performance monitoring tools.
  6. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable, which is unusual but not uncommon for large brands using privacy or registry restrictions.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager for analytics and Akamai for content delivery, contributing to moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. The HTML structure is valid and accessibility features are present. However, no CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Performance monitoring via Boomerang mPulse indicates attention to user experience. The site lacks some SEO enhancements such as structured data beyond Open Graph tags. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance for a more robust technical posture.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 66/100 +13Medium28 findingsView report
  2. 53/100Medium22 findingsView report
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