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Security report for asg-group.co.uk

ASG Group Limited · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ASG Group Limited is a UK-based, family-owned manufacturing and engineering company with over 26 years of experience delivering design innovation, fabrication, assembly, and packaging services primarily to the automotive and industrial sectors. The company positions itself as a world-class organization with a strong client focus and a broad range of capabilities including advanced laser cutting, CNC tube manipulation, injection moulding, and product finishing. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content showcasing their services and expertise. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern web technologies such as jQuery, Modernizr, and the Foundation framework. SEO is enhanced through the Yoast SEO plugin, and user experience is supported by responsive design and interactive elements like sliders. Performance is moderate with no critical technical issues detected. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates a gap in compliance with GDPR and related regulations. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violations, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy and requires further investigation. Overall, ASG Group's website is professional and trustworthy from a business perspective but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, security policy transparency, and domain registration verification to strengthen its security posture and trustworthiness.

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

8 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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  • 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
58

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

ASG Group operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on automotive and industrial clients. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing family ownership, client-focused approach, and investment in skilled teams and modern manufacturing technologies. The business model centers on providing comprehensive engineering services from design through to packaging and logistics. Revenue streams likely derive from contracts with major automotive and industrial clients. The company maintains a partnership ecosystem, as indicated by the linked groupasg.com domain. Growth indicators include ongoing investment in technology and skilled personnel. Strategic observations suggest the company could enhance market trust by addressing domain legitimacy concerns and improving compliance transparency.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. The website enforces HTTPS and uses reputable plugins but lacks critical security headers and published security policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Compliance gaps exist due to missing privacy and cookie policies and absence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. Data protection practices are unclear, and no designated data protection officer contact is provided. Incident response readiness appears minimal based on public information. The security culture is not explicitly communicated, which may impact stakeholder confidence. Business impact of these gaps includes potential regulatory non-compliance and reduced trust from privacy-conscious clients.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish and communicate an incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy accessible on the website.
  4. Verify and correct domain registration details with Nominet UK to resolve WHOIS data issues and improve domain legitimacy.
  5. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
ASG Group Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ASG Group Limited
Description
ASG Group is a client-focused, family-owned business with a world-class reputation for design innovation, outstanding quality and expert engineering. From design and development to manufacturing, assembly and packaging, the ASG Group have been delivering a comprehensive range of quality engineering services for over 26 years.
Key services
Design and Development, Fabrication, Advanced Laser Cutting, CNC Tube Manipulation, Press Forming, Injection Moulding, Thermoplastic Vacuum Forming, Product Finishing, Assembly, Packaging and Logistics, Commercial Vehicle Products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.1.3, Modernizr, Slick Carousel, Font Awesome 4.3.0, Yoast SEO plugin, Contact Form 7
Frameworks
Foundation (CSS/JS framework)
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-related plugins (Contact Form 7 with API integration)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, WordPress Popular Posts
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 and relevant to manufacturing and engineering.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage or linked pages.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented including phone, email, and physical address.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error, limiting domain legitimacy verification.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices observed.
  7. No explicit security policies or incident response information published.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond WordPress Popular Posts plugin.
  9. No social media links found in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Modernizr, and Foundation framework, supporting responsive design and interactive UI elements. SEO is enhanced via Yoast SEO plugin and structured data (JSON-LD) is implemented for rich search results. Performance is moderate with no critical errors detected. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. The site uses external CDNs for fonts and scripts, which may impact privacy and performance. No advanced hosting provider details were identified. Technical debt appears low but security-related technical improvements are recommended.
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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