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Security report for boschrexroth.africa

Bosch Rexroth South Africa · Manufacturing · South Africa

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bosch Rexroth Africa is a leading supplier and solutions provider specializing in hydraulics, pneumatics, and automation technologies across the African continent. The company operates multiple subsidiaries and offers a broad range of products and services tailored to industrial, mining, manufacturing, and mobile hydraulic sectors. Their market position is strong, supported by a comprehensive product portfolio and extensive service offerings including installation, maintenance, and training. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeting industrial clients and partners in Africa. Technically, the website employs modern front-end technologies such as Bootstrap, jQuery, and Owl Carousel, alongside advanced analytics and tracking tools including Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager, and LinkedIn Insight. Hosting is managed via Host-H with a secure HTTPS configuration. Mobile optimization and SEO practices are good, though accessibility features are basic. The CMS appears custom or Laravel-based, indicating a tailored solution. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and reCAPTCHA v3 to protect forms, but lacks DNSSEC and visible security headers, which are recommended for enhanced protection. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies and no consent mechanism, which poses compliance risks under GDPR and similar regulations. Contact information is clearly provided, but no incident response or security contact details are published. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional with a solid business foundation. However, improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and DNS security would strengthen its security posture and regulatory adherence. Strategic recommendations include implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, enabling DNSSEC, adding security headers, and publishing incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 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

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
0
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
55

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Bosch Rexroth Africa operates as a key player in the hydraulics and automation industry within Africa, leveraging a multi-subsidiary structure to cover diverse market segments including mining, industrial manufacturing, and mobile hydraulics. Their business model focuses on supplying both components and complete solutions, supported by value-added services such as training and on-site support. The company targets industrial clients requiring reliable fluid power and automation technologies. Their competitive advantage lies in their extensive product range, strong brand affiliation with Bosch Rexroth, and regional presence across multiple African countries. The website's content and structured data reflect a mature digital presence with active marketing and customer engagement through newsletters and social media. Growth indicators include recent newsletters and training calendars, signaling ongoing investment in customer education and community engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA v3 to mitigate automated abuse. The blocking of certain tracking scripts via JavaScript indicates some privacy-conscious measures. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. The lack of published privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, indicates gaps in compliance and incident readiness. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. To improve, the organization should implement DNSSEC, add recommended security headers, publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, and provide clear incident response contact information. These steps will enhance both security posture and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit user consent mechanisms.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Publish incident response and security contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Review and optimize tracking and analytics scripts to align with privacy regulations and minimize unnecessary data collection.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bosch Rexroth South Africa
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bosch Rexroth South Africa
Description
The Hytec Group, supplies complete hydraulic, Pneumatic and Automation solutions. Africa's leading hydraulics, pneumatics and automation company.
Key services
Hydraulic solutions, Pneumatic components, Automation technology, On-site services, Installation & Commissioning, Maintenance, Training
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap CSS, jQuery, Owl Carousel, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google reCAPTCHA v3, LiveChat tracking
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3
  • Blocking of tracking.js and clarity.js requests via JavaScript to limit tracking

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics (via GTM), LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Marketing tools
LiveChat tracking
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and extensive product/service information.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Multiple tracking and analytics scripts are used but no visible consent mechanism.
  4. WHOIS privacy protection is used but justified for this business type.
  5. No security headers detected in provided data; DNSSEC not enabled.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including phone and physical address.
  7. Social media presence is strong with official company profiles linked.
  8. Content is safe and business-focused with no adult or questionable material.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Owl Carousel for interactive sliders. Analytics and tracking are implemented via Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight, and LiveChat tracking scripts. The CMS appears to be custom or Laravel-based, as indicated by PHP model references in comments. Hosting is provided by Host-H, with domain nameservers pointing to their infrastructure. Performance is moderate with some deferred and async loading of scripts. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive CSS and mobile-friendly navigation. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured JSON-LD data for organization, website, and professional service schema. Accessibility is basic, with no explicit ARIA roles or advanced accessibility features detected. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security headers and privacy compliance 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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