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Security report for commscope.com

CommScope · Telecommunications · United States

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

CommScope is a leading global provider of broadband, enterprise, and wireless network infrastructure solutions. The company offers a broad portfolio of products and services including broadband access systems, cable assemblies, connectors, networking systems, and video processing solutions. Their website reflects a mature enterprise with a strong market position, targeting telecommunications professionals, enterprises, and government agencies. The site is well-structured, multilingual, and professionally designed, showcasing their extensive product lines and corporate information. Technically, the website uses modern JavaScript frameworks, cloud hosting via Cloudflare, and integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, and OneTrust for cookie consent. However, a critical security weakness is the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which significantly impacts the security posture and user trust. Security headers are partially implemented but lack completeness, and no explicit security or incident response policies are publicly disclosed. Overall, the website demonstrates strong business credibility and digital maturity but requires urgent remediation of SSL/TLS issues to ensure secure communications and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  2. 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

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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"

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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
50
DNS health
85
Network security
85
GDPR outside view
0
Average
42

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

CommScope operates in the telecommunications and technology sectors as an essential entity with an enterprise-sized footprint. The company has a diversified portfolio with subsidiaries such as Ruckus Networks, SYSTIMAX, Prodigy, and Propel, enhancing its market reach and product offerings. Their business model focuses on B2B sales to network operators, enterprises, and government sectors, emphasizing broadband expansion, data center solutions, and enterprise networking. The website's content and navigation clarity support a professional user experience, facilitating customer engagement and partner interactions. The presence of investor relations and corporate responsibility sections indicates transparency and corporate governance. The company leverages advanced marketing and analytics platforms to optimize user engagement and track performance. No suspicious domains or privacy protection in WHOIS data further affirm legitimacy.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, exposing users to potential interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. While some security headers like Content-Security-Policy and secure cookie flags are present, critical protections such as HSTS, OCSP stapling, and modern TLS protocols are missing. No known vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE are detected, but the overall SSL/TLS configuration is inadequate. The site does not publicly disclose security policies or incident response contacts, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. The use of reputable third-party services for analytics and cookie consent indicates some level of privacy compliance, but the missing HTTPS is a major compliance and security gap.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to protect users from protocol downgrade attacks.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling to improve certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers and CSP to mitigate cross-site scripting and clickjacking risks.
  6. Ensure all forms and data collection points use secure transmission and validate inputs to prevent injection attacks.
  7. Continue leveraging privacy compliance tools like OneTrust and maintain GDPR compliance documentation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including React and Episerver CMS, hosted behind Cloudflare CDN. It integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, Marketo, Bizible, and Optimizely, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. The site supports multiple languages with hreflang tags and has a responsive design optimized for mobile devices. However, performance metrics are unavailable, and the SSL/TLS configuration is critically lacking, which could impact user trust and SEO rankings. The site uses secure cookies and a Content Security Policy restricting frame ancestors, but lacks advanced security features like session resumption and certificate transparency compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust but requires urgent security 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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