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Security report for bibbyengineers.co.uk

Bibby Engineers LTD · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Bibby Engineers LTD is a well-established manufacturing company specializing in plastic injection moulding and precision engineering services. With over 75 years of history and a strong presence in Cornwall, UK, the company offers a comprehensive range of services including tool making, secondary operations, product design, and recycling initiatives. Their market position is that of a quality-focused, customer-centric manufacturer serving diverse production volumes from prototypes to mass production. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear service offerings and a focus on reshoring and sustainability. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce, leveraging modern plugins and integrations such as PayPal for payments and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, with structured data enhancing search visibility. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, secure forms, and standard security headers, though there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response information. Privacy compliance is well addressed with visible cookie consent and privacy policies aligned with GDPR. Overall, the website presents a credible and trustworthy digital presence for the business.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. Network security

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

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • 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

  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

  4. 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

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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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
85
Average
46

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

Bibby Engineers LTD operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on plastic injection moulding and precision engineering. Their business model is B2B, targeting customers requiring high-quality manufacturing solutions. The company leverages its long history and local UK manufacturing advantage to position itself competitively, emphasizing quality, performance, and reshoring. Revenue streams likely include tooling, production runs, secondary operations, and design services. The company maintains active social media channels and integrates e-commerce capabilities for product sales. The partnership with PayPal indicates a secure and trusted payment processing ecosystem. Growth indicators include the celebration of a 75th anniversary and a broad service portfolio. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, suggesting an independent operation. The website content and structure support a professional and customer-focused approach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and standard security headers present. Forms are secured with password fields and Google reCAPTCHA scripts are included to mitigate automated abuse. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a publicly available security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure reduces transparency and preparedness perception. The site would benefit from publishing these documents and implementing a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced by formalizing and communicating security governance and incident handling procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce risk of XSS and related attacks.
  4. Add incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bibby Engineers LTD
Description
Bibby Engineers LTD providing an all under one roof complete plastic injection moulding & precision engineering service to customers.
Key services
Plastic Injection Moulding, Injection Mould Tooling & Tool Making, Precision Engineering, Secondary Operations, Component & Product Design, Quality & Inspection, Reshoring, Prototyping, Testing & Mould Tool Trials, Recycling & Circular Economy
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Avada Theme, Slider Revolution, Google Analytics, PayPal SDK, jQuery
Frameworks
WooCommerce
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reCAPTCHA script (Google reCAPTCHA)
  • Secure login form with password fields

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights (Google Analytics plugin)
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 rich content and no blocking mechanisms
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities
  3. Strong focus on plastic injection moulding and precision engineering services
  4. Good SEO and metadata implementation including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data
  5. Includes cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy indicating GDPR compliance
  6. No direct company emails or phone numbers found in provided HTML snippet; contact form present
  7. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram linked
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  10. Use of Google Analytics and PayPal SDK for payments
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using the Avada theme and WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality. It integrates several third-party scripts including Google Analytics for tracking and PayPal SDK for payment processing. The site uses jQuery and Slider Revolution for UI components. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with enhanced ARIA roles and keyboard navigation support. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional website but could benefit from performance tuning and accessibility enhancements.
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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