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Security report for barge-master.com

Barge Master · Energy · Netherlands

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Barge Master is a specialized company providing advanced motion compensation systems designed to improve offshore workability in challenging marine environments. Their product portfolio includes platforms, gangways, cranes, and feeders that enable secure and efficient operations in offshore wind, heavy civil, and marine salvage sectors. The company targets offshore industry professionals and project managers seeking to reduce weather downtime and increase operational control. The website reflects a medium-sized enterprise with a professional digital presence, leveraging TYPO3 CMS and integrating Google Analytics for user insights. Technically, the website is built on a modern CMS platform with responsive design and good SEO practices. The use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager indicates moderate user tracking. However, the absence of explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms suggests room for improvement in privacy compliance and security hardening. The website is served over HTTPS with good SSL configuration, ensuring secure data transmission. From a security perspective, the site shows good practices such as secure forms and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the lack of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain registration transparency, which slightly impacts trustworthiness. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the content is fully accessible and safe for general audiences. Overall, Barge Master presents a credible and professional business website with solid technical foundations but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security policies to strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
45

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Barge Master occupies a niche market within the offshore energy and marine sectors, offering specialized motion compensation technology that addresses critical operational challenges. Their competitive advantage lies in their innovative product suite that enables safer and more efficient offshore operations, reducing weather-related downtime. The business model is B2B, focusing on supplying equipment and solutions to offshore wind farms, oil & gas platforms, and marine salvage operations. The company maintains an active news section and social media presence, indicating ongoing project activity and industry engagement. While no explicit revenue or founding year data is available, the medium-sized classification and global project references suggest a stable and growing enterprise. Partnerships with technology providers and a professional website design reinforce their market credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a notable gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but lacking cookie consent mechanisms and explicit GDPR compliance indicators. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies are not found, which could hinder timely handling of security incidents. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a concern for domain legitimacy and trust. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be significantly improved with additional security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish clear security and incident response policies on the website to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain registration transparency and trustworthiness.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Barge Master
Description
Barge Master provides motion compensation systems to improve offshore workability, enabling secure operations in uneven waters for offshore wind, heavy civil, and marine salvage sectors. Their products include platforms, gangways, cranes, and feeders designed to reduce weather downtime and increase operational control.
Key services
Motion compensated platforms, Motion compensated gangways, Motion compensated cranes, Feeder systems
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Google Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Professional offshore engineering company website
  2. Clear product and project information
  3. Active news and social media presence
  4. No visible security or privacy policy beyond basic privacy page
  5. No cookie consent mechanism detected
  6. WHOIS data missing or domain not found in registry
  7. No security headers detected in HTML content
  8. Uses TYPO3 CMS with custom design
  9. Google Analytics used for tracking
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. The presence of jQuery and Google Analytics scripts shows integration of common web technologies for interactivity and analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph tags and JSON-LD structured data for organization information. Performance is moderate, with compressed CSS and JavaScript assets. Accessibility features are basic but present. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and functional user experience but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security features.
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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