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Security report for ape.com

APE.com · Manufacturing · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

APE.com is an ecommerce platform specializing in the sale of SMT rework systems, accessories, and related manufacturing tools. The company targets manufacturing professionals and electronics repair technicians, offering a niche range of products such as rework stations, soldering tips, and flux solutions. The website is built on the osCommerce 4.0 platform, featuring a professional design, clear navigation, and mobile optimization. Contact information including a sales email and phone number is prominently displayed, supporting customer engagement. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data raises questions about domain legitimacy, though the website content and business presence suggest a legitimate operation. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement and CSRF protection on forms, but lack of security headers and privacy policies indicate areas for improvement. Overall, the site demonstrates moderate technical maturity and business credibility but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

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 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

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
51

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
8,393
Employees
0
Customers
8,388
Third parties
5
Weak passwords
5%

13 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The business operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on SMT rework and repair equipment. Its ecommerce model serves both B2B and B2C customers, leveraging a specialized product catalog. The company appears to hold a niche market position with detailed product offerings and customer account management features. The lack of visible partnerships or subsidiaries suggests a standalone operation. The website's content quality and branding consistency support a professional image, though the absence of privacy and cookie policies may impact customer trust. The business intelligence indicates a stable, medium-sized company with growth potential through improved digital trust and compliance.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses CSRF tokens in forms, which are positive security practices. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, indicates gaps in compliance and readiness. The security score is moderate, with recommendations to implement security headers, formalize privacy compliance, and conduct regular security audits to enhance protection and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to harden security.
  3. Verify and publish domain WHOIS registration details to enhance legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  4. Establish and publicize incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts and policies.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic security and compliance audits.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
APE.com
Description
APE.com operates an ecommerce platform specializing in SMT rework systems, accessories, parts, and related manufacturing tools. They offer products such as rework stations, soldering tips, flux, and repair kits.
Key services
Sales of SMT rework systems, Accessories and parts for rework systems, Customer account management and support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
osCommerce 4.0, jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Fonts (Cabin), Slick Carousel
Frameworks
osCommerce
Platforms
Web ecommerce platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens in forms
  • Password fields with show/hide toggle

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses osCommerce 4.0 ecommerce platform.
  2. No WHOIS data available, domain registration status unclear.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found.
  4. Contact info includes sales@ape.com and phone 800-822-8646.
  5. Site content is professional and focused on SMT rework equipment.
  6. No security headers detected in provided data.
  7. HTTPS is enforced with CSRF tokens on forms.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in HTML.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  10. Site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the osCommerce 4.0 platform, utilizing jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Fonts, and Slick Carousel for UI components. The technical implementation shows good mobile optimization and SEO practices, with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with no critical errors detected. However, the absence of security headers and privacy compliance features indicates technical debt in security and legal aspects. The site would benefit from modernization efforts focusing on security hardening, privacy compliance, and accessibility improvements to reduce risks and improve user experience.
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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