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Security report for cotsworks.com

COTSWORKS, INC. · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

COTSWORKS, INC. is a specialized technology company focused on designing and manufacturing rugged fiber optic components and subsystems tailored for harsh environments. Established in 2005, the company serves industrial and commercial clients requiring durable optical solutions. Their market position is niche, emphasizing quality and ruggedness in fiber optic technology. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on WordPress with modern frameworks like Bootstrap and jQuery, supported by Cloudflare DNS and CDN services. SEO and content quality are good, targeting a professional audience with clear business messaging. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though lacking advanced security headers and published incident response policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with room for improvement in security transparency and vulnerability disclosure.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

4 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. 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 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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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
60
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
64

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

The company operates a B2B manufacturing business model, focusing on rugged fiber optic components for harsh environments, likely serving sectors such as energy, transportation, and industrial automation. Their competitive advantage lies in specialized product durability and design expertise. Revenue streams are presumably product sales and custom subsystem solutions. The target customer segment includes industrial clients needing reliable fiber optic technology. The company maintains a consistent brand presence with social media channels on LinkedIn and YouTube, enhancing market reach. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified, indicating an independent small enterprise. The website content and structured data reinforce the company's legitimacy and market focus.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS, providing a solid baseline for secure communications. Cookie consent is managed via Termly, supporting privacy compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests potential areas for hardening. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is published, limiting transparency for security researchers. Incident response and security policy documents are not found, indicating a gap in formal security governance communication. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analysis. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could benefit from enhanced policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Develop and publish formal incident response and security policy documents on the website.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency and trust by providing clear data retention and privacy compliance statements.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
COTSWORKS, INC.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
COTSWORKS, INC.
Description
COTSWORKS designs and manufactures rugged optical components and subsystems to operate in harsh environments.
Key services
Design and manufacture of rugged optical components, Subsystems for harsh environment applications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4.3.1, Popper.js, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Google Fonts (Libre Franklin, Montserrat), WordPress 6.5.2, PHP (implied by WordPress), Google Analytics, Termly cookie consent
Frameworks
WordPress, Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Termly cookie consent
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 and maintained.
  2. Content is focused on rugged fiber optic components for harsh environments.
  3. Good use of structured data and SEO best practices.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Cookie consent is implemented via Termly.
  7. Social media presence on LinkedIn and YouTube.
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.5.2, leveraging Bootstrap 4.3.1 and jQuery 1.11.1 for frontend responsiveness and interactivity. Google Fonts and Font Awesome provide typography and iconography. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS and CDN, improving performance and security. Google Analytics is used for traffic analysis. The site demonstrates moderate loading performance and good mobile optimization. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Technical debt appears low, but updating jQuery to a more recent version could improve security and performance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid and supports the business needs effectively.
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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