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Security report for cds.com

CD Solutions Inc. · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CD Solutions Inc. operates a professional e-commerce website specializing in CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, USB, and SD card duplication hardware and services. With over 25 years of experience, the company positions itself as a trusted provider offering a broad inventory of duplication equipment, media, and custom duplication services. The website is well-structured, providing clear navigation, detailed product categories, and comprehensive business information. The company targets businesses and individuals requiring duplication solutions, emphasizing quality and professional service. Technically, the website leverages the Volusion e-commerce platform with modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Slick Carousel. It employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and integrates analytics tools including Google Analytics, Statcounter, and Dynatrace. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices but lacks some advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site benefits from strong SSL encryption and secure form handling. However, the absence of security headers and a formal security policy or incident response information indicates room for improvement. The WHOIS data is notably missing, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy, which impacts overall trustworthiness despite the professional presentation. Overall, CD Solutions Inc. presents a credible and functional online presence with solid technical infrastructure but should address domain registration transparency and enhance privacy compliance to strengthen trust and security posture.

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

6 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 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

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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
35
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

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
170
Employees
0
Customers
117
Third parties
53
Weak passwords
35%

11 subdomains 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

CD Solutions Inc. operates in the technology and retail sectors, focusing on duplication hardware and services for optical and flash media. The company’s business model combines product sales with custom duplication services, targeting a niche market of duplication professionals and businesses. Their extensive product catalog and long-standing market presence suggest a stable revenue stream and competitive advantage through expertise and inventory breadth. The company maintains direct customer contact channels and offers educational resources, indicating a customer-centric approach. However, the lack of WHOIS transparency may affect partner and customer confidence. The company appears to have no publicly listed parent or subsidiary entities and relies on established e-commerce frameworks for operations.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level, with HTTPS enforced and a valid SSL certificate ensuring encrypted communications. The absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security is a notable gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found. The site lacks a published security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program, which are important for compliance and trust. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate for e-commerce but could be significantly improved by adopting best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR and improve user trust.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response information to demonstrate preparedness and transparency.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS domain registration data to improve legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
CD Solutions Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CD Solutions Inc.
Description
CD Solutions is a full-service CD, DVD, USB, and SD Card company specializing in duplication and printing hardware as well as affordable, custom duplication and replication services. They offer a large inventory of SD card, USB drive, CD/DVD/Blu-Ray printers and duplication technologies, including new Blu-Ray burner systems, cases and accessories. The company has over 25 years of experience and emphasizes professional service and expertise.
Key services
Duplication hardware sales, Custom duplication and replication services, Printing and packaging for discs and USB drives
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, jQuery UI 1.8.4, Volusion e-commerce platform, Slick Carousel, Google Tag Manager (gtag.js), Dynatrace monitoring
Frameworks
Volusion e-commerce framework
Platforms
Web (desktop and mobile browsers)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Statcounter, Dynatrace
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Statcounter, Google Analytics (via gtag.js)
Marketing tools
Statcounter
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 product listings
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. WHOIS data unavailable, indicating possible domain registration issues
  4. SSL certificate is valid and current, providing secure HTTPS
  5. Contact information is clearly provided with company email and phone
  6. Privacy and terms pages exist but cookie consent is missing
  7. Uses Volusion e-commerce platform with modern JavaScript libraries
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information found
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt present
  10. Website targets duplication hardware and services market
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Volusion e-commerce platform, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.7.1 and jQuery UI 1.8.4, along with Slick Carousel for UI components. Google Tag Manager and Dynatrace are used for analytics and performance monitoring. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and includes SEO-friendly meta tags. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected in the HTML structure or scripts. However, the absence of certain security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates technical debt in security and privacy compliance. The site could benefit from modernization in these areas to reduce risk and improve user confidence.
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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