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Security report for apollo-oe.com

Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited · Energy · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited is a professional energy advisory and engineering consultancy focused on enabling clients to achieve net zero ambitions across various energy sectors including oil and gas, hydrogen, nuclear, and offshore renewables. The company offers a broad range of services including engineering consultancy, technical placements, project management consultancy, and digital applications. Their market position is strong with a clear emphasis on sustainability and decarbonisation, supported by a medium-sized, Scotland-based operation. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence with comprehensive content and clear navigation. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and tracking technologies such as Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, and LinkedIn Insight. The site employs HTTPS with good security practices including reCAPTCHA on forms and a granular cookie consent mechanism. Performance and mobile optimization are good, and SEO best practices are followed. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure form handling, though there is room for improvement by adding security headers and publishing a formal security policy and incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is well addressed with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, and GDPR compliance is evident. Overall, the website and business present a low risk profile with strong trust indicators, professional content, and no signs of malicious activity. The WHOIS data is limited due to TLD restrictions but does not raise concerns. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and adding vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to further strengthen trust and security.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
54
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
53

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

Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited operates in the energy sector with a focus on sustainable infrastructure and decarbonisation. Their competitive advantage lies in their integrated consultancy and technical resourcing services, supported by a digital applications unit. The business model is consultancy-driven with revenue streams from engineering services, project management, and technical placements. Target customers include energy companies transitioning to low carbon solutions. Growth indicators include active case studies, news updates, and a strong digital presence. The partnership ecosystem includes job listing platforms and industry collaborations. The company emphasizes culture and talent development, positioning itself as a desirable employer in the energy consultancy market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, use of reCAPTCHA on forms, and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency. The site uses multiple third-party scripts which should be regularly audited. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be improved by formalizing policies and enhancing HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide incident response contact details.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance monitoring and alerting for suspicious activities to improve incident detection.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited
Registration number
SC385735
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited
Description
Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited is a leading energy advisory and engineering consultancy enabling clients to achieve net zero ambitions across the project lifecycle. They operate across oil and gas, hydrogen and carbon capture, nuclear, and offshore renewables sectors.
Key services
Engineering consultancy, Technical placements, Project management consultancy, Technical assurance services, Digital applications and software development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 7.0.1, Gravity Forms, jQuery 3.4.1, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, Google reCAPTCHA v2, Iubenda Cookie Solution
Frameworks
Gravity Forms
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism with granular consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Marketing tools
Iubenda Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Professional energy consultancy website with comprehensive service offerings
  2. Strong focus on sustainability and net zero ambitions
  3. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  4. Compliant with GDPR and cookie consent regulations
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  6. WHOIS data limited but no red flags detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 7.0.1 with a modern tech stack including Gravity Forms for form handling, Google Tag Manager for analytics, Microsoft Clarity for user behavior tracking, and LinkedIn Insight for marketing analytics. The site uses jQuery 3.4.1 and integrates Google reCAPTCHA v2 for bot protection. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well implemented with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The site uses CDN resources for fonts and scripts, enhancing load times. There is no explicit hosting provider identified from the data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and supports a professional 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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