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Security report for austinpowder.com

Austin Powder Company · Energy · United States

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Austin Powder Company is a well-established global manufacturer specializing in explosives and blasting solutions primarily serving the mining industry. The company emphasizes safety, sustainability, and innovation, offering products such as bulk explosives, digital blasting software, and robotics automation. The website reflects a mature business with a large market presence and a comprehensive global footprint. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and SEO tools, providing a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though improvements like DNSSEC and security headers are recommended. Privacy compliance is minimal with no explicit privacy or cookie policies detected, which could be a compliance risk. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

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

4 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 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

  3. 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

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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
65
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
77

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

Austin Powder operates in the energy sector focusing on explosives manufacturing and mining services. The business model is B2B, targeting mining companies worldwide with a diversified product and service portfolio including sustainable products and digital solutions. The company maintains a strong brand with consistent messaging and a clear value proposition centered on safety and innovation. The extensive country-specific websites and multilingual support indicate a strategic global market approach. The domain age and registration data support the company's legitimacy and long-standing market position. However, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies suggests room for improvement in regulatory compliance and customer trust.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain transfer protections, indicating a baseline security awareness. However, the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represent potential vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which may limit transparency and preparedness. The site uses standard analytics and SEO plugins but does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries visibly. Enhancing domain security and publishing clear security policies would strengthen the overall security posture and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR and global privacy compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance browser security.
  4. Publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated security contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use and maintain performance optimization.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Austin Powder Company
Description
Austin Powder's mission is to improve the world we live in through the safe and responsible use of explosives.
Key services
Bulk explosives manufacturing, Blasting software and digital solutions, Robotics and automation in blasting, Sustainable products for mining, Innovative training and safety services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, WordPress, All in One SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Marketing tools
All in One SEO plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional corporate site for Austin Powder Company, a global explosives manufacturer.
  2. Content is well structured with multi-language support and regional/country-specific sites.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main page or navigation.
  4. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no explicit emails or phone numbers found in the HTML.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with standard SEO and analytics tools.
  6. Security posture is good but could be improved with DNSSEC and security headers.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using jQuery 3.7.1 and the All in One SEO plugin, indicating a standard but modern technology stack. Hosting is via Network Solutions with domain control through domaincontrol.com name servers. The site is mobile optimized and has good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for organization and webpage. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility features. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. The site lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for modernization and risk mitigation.
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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