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Security report for cesquarryproducts.com

CES Quarry Products Ltd · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CES Quarry Products Ltd is a well-established company founded in 1948, specializing in the supply and delivery of quarry products and construction materials throughout Northern Ireland. The company offers a broad range of products including floor screed, quarry and recycled stone, bituminous surfacing products, ready-mix concrete, building mortar, blocks, bricks, and insulation blocks. With 75 years of industry experience, CES positions itself as a trusted and reliable supplier serving construction professionals and related customers. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with multiple physical locations and active social media presence, supporting its market position as a regional leader. Technically, the website is built using modern web technologies such as Gatsby and React, ensuring fast performance, mobile optimization, and good SEO practices. The site uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking but lacks a cookie consent mechanism, which may impact GDPR compliance. The absence of WHOIS registration data for the domain is a notable concern, as it conflicts with the company's long business history claim and reduces domain trustworthiness. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, it lacks important security headers and does not provide visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. The overall security posture is good but could be improved with additional best practices and transparency. Overall, CES Quarry Products Ltd presents a credible and professional online presence with room for improvement in privacy compliance and domain registration transparency. Strategic recommendations include implementing cookie consent, adding security headers, publishing security policies, and verifying domain registration details to enhance trust and compliance.

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

5 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
44
Security headers
70
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

CES Quarry Products Ltd operates in the manufacturing and construction sectors, focusing on supplying essential building materials in Northern Ireland. The company leverages its long-standing history and multiple locations to maintain a strong regional market presence. Its business model centers on product distribution and customer service excellence, targeting construction firms, contractors, and DIY customers through its Urban Outlet. The company benefits from certifications such as RIBA, enhancing its credibility. The website supports business growth by providing clear product information, contact channels, and social media engagement. However, the lack of domain registration transparency and limited privacy compliance features may pose risks to reputation and regulatory adherence. The company appears to have a stable partnership ecosystem, including its website developer Pale Blue Dot, but no other partner or subsidiary domains were identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. The absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No incident response or security policy pages are published, limiting transparency and preparedness communication. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through a privacy policy but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could hinder responsible vulnerability reporting. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a medium-sized business but would benefit from enhancements in headers, privacy controls, and incident response readiness to reduce risk and improve trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and contact information to improve security transparency and readiness.
  4. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  5. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration details to align with the company's claimed history and improve domain trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
CES Quarry Products Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CES Quarry Products Ltd
Description
Established in 1948, CES offers a vast array of quality products and services for the construction industry. Providing high class service and quality products is what makes CES stand out from its competitors. And with 75 years of experience, you can trust CES to offer excellence and value for your project.
Key services
Floor Screed, Quarry & Recycled Stone, Bituminous Surfacing Products, Ready-mix & Mini-mix Concrete, Building & Plastering Mortar, Block & Brick, Lightweight Insulation Block, Urban Outlet for Hard Landscaping and Garden needs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Gatsby, React, Tailwind CSS, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Frameworks
Gatsby
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Secure forms with no password fields

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
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. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to the construction and quarry industry.
  3. Multiple physical locations and contact details are provided.
  4. Social media presence on Facebook and Twitter is active.
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner found, which may be a GDPR compliance gap.
  6. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and may indicate privacy protection or domain registration issues.
  7. Website uses modern technologies and is mobile optimized.
  8. No security.txt or incident response information found.
  9. Terms and conditions and privacy policy documents are available.
  10. No forms with sensitive data collection detected on the homepage.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern static site generation framework, Gatsby, leveraging React and Tailwind CSS for responsive and performant design. It uses Google Fonts for typography and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and demonstrates fast loading times. The absence of a traditional CMS suggests a focus on performance and security. No hosting provider details were detected from the HTML content. The site uses standard HTML5 and CSS3 with good accessibility and SEO practices. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable third-party libraries. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience but could be enhanced with improved security headers and privacy 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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