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Security report for corelink.se

Core Link AB · Manufacturing · Sweden

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Core Link AB is a well-established Swedish company specializing in custom-made material handling systems primarily for the paper and converting industries. With over 50 years of experience and ISO 9001 certification, the company holds a strong market position offering a broad range of products including core handling, broke handling, roll handling, bale handling, and cooling rolls. Their business model focuses on B2B manufacturing and system integration with a clear emphasis on quality and customer service. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content relevance and navigation clarity. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Bootstrap 4, Material Kit Pro, and various JavaScript libraries for enhanced user experience. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though accessibility features are basic. The CMS appears to be Umbraco, supporting structured content management. Performance is moderate with no major technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (inferred from canonical link), has a cookie consent mechanism, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks visible security headers and explicit security or incident response policies. No vulnerability disclosures or privacy policies are present, indicating room for improvement in compliance and transparency. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional with a solid business foundation. Strategic enhancements in security policies, privacy compliance, and accessibility would further strengthen their digital maturity and risk posture.

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

10 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

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
45

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

Core Link AB operates as a key player in the manufacturing sector focused on material handling solutions for paper and converting industries. Their competitive advantage lies in deep process knowledge, technical expertise, and a comprehensive product portfolio supported by in-house competence and after-sales services. The acquisition of Trancel Systems AB and cooperation with Pesmel Oy expand their market reach and product capabilities. The company targets industrial clients requiring automation and efficiency improvements. Their revenue streams likely include system sales, service contracts, spare parts, and upgrades. The partnership ecosystem includes subsidiaries and strategic partners enhancing their offerings. The website content and social media presence indicate active engagement and a stable growth trajectory.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS usage and a cookie consent mechanism supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which may hinder transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests limited formal vulnerability management communication. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a corporate informational site but could be improved to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy detailing data processing and GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection.
  3. Add a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Core Link AB
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Core Link AB
Description
Core Link AB is a market leader providing custom made systems and total solutions for the paper and converting industries, including core handling, broke handling, roll handling, bale handling, and cooling rolls. The company has over 50 years of experience and offers in-house competence for complete system delivery and after-sales services.
Key services
Core Handling Systems, Broke Handling Systems, Roll Handling Systems, Bale Handling Systems, Cooling Rolls, Automation, rebuilds and upgrades
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4, Google Fonts (Roboto, Roboto Slab, Material Icons), Font Awesome, Material Kit Pro v3.0.0, TypedJS, CountUp.js, Rellax (Parallax), Tilt.js, Choices.js, NoUISlider, Anime.js
Frameworks
Material Kit Pro
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent modal with options for necessary, marketing cookies
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube
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 good content structure.
  2. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with options for necessary and marketing cookies.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented in the footer with multiple emails and phone number.
  5. Social media presence is active with links to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
  6. The company is ISO 9001 certified, indicating quality management standards.
  7. No visible security headers or explicit security policies.
  8. No forms detected that collect user data directly on the homepage.
  9. Technical stack is modern and uses popular libraries and frameworks.
  10. No signs of WAF or content blocking; full content accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern front-end stack leveraging Bootstrap 4 and Material Kit Pro for responsive design and UI components. It uses popular JavaScript libraries such as TypedJS, CountUp.js, and Anime.js for interactive effects. The CMS is likely Umbraco, supporting structured content blocks. External resources are loaded from trusted CDNs and Google Fonts. Performance is moderate with no critical technical debt observed. The site is mobile optimized with responsive navigation and layout. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and canonical links. However, the absence of advanced accessibility features and security headers indicates areas for technical improvement. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available from the HTML content.
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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