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Security report for croninbuckley.ie

Cronin Buckley · Manufacturing · Ireland

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Cronin Buckley is an established Irish company specializing in structural steel fabrication and erection services, primarily serving the pharmaceutical, petro-chemical, and technology industries. Founded in 1979, the company emphasizes quality, health and safety, and computerized design processes. The website reflects a traditional, informational presence with clear contact details but lacks modern digital maturity features such as HTTPS, privacy policies, and advanced SEO or accessibility optimizations. Technically, the site is built on legacy ASP.NET Web Forms technology with minimal client-side scripting and no detected analytics or tracking. Security posture is weak due to lack of HTTPS and security headers, and no privacy or incident response policies are disclosed. Overall, the website serves as a basic corporate brochure but requires significant improvements in security, privacy compliance, and technical modernization to meet current standards.

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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  • 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
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
30

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 holds a solid market position in the manufacturing sector, focusing on large-scale industrial clients in Ireland. Its business model is B2B service provision with a strong emphasis on quality and safety. The presence of notable clients indicates a reputable standing. However, the website does not leverage digital marketing or analytics tools, suggesting limited online growth strategies. The partnership with RPC Consultants indicates collaboration for web or consulting services. The company’s operations appear stable but could benefit from enhanced digital presence and compliance measures.

Security posture

The website’s security maturity is low, with critical issues such as absence of HTTPS, missing security headers, and no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates non-compliance with GDPR requirements. While no explicit vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content, the overall security posture is weak and exposes the company to risks such as data interception and lack of user trust. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the website.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all communications.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR.
  3. Deploy security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Establish and publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Modernize the website technology stack and improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Cronin Buckley
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cronin Buckley
Description
Cronin Buckley, established in 1979, provides comprehensive structural steel fabrication and erection services, specializing in large scale factory type constructions primarily for Pharmaceutical, Petro-chemical and computer based industries. They emphasize quality systems, health & safety, computerized design and drawing office, extensive workshops, and experienced onsite erection crews. Recent clients include major pharmaceutical and technology companies.
Key services
Structural steel fabrication, Steel erection, Design and drawing services, Workshop fabrication, Onsite erection
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
C#, ASP.NET Web Forms, JavaScript
Frameworks
Microsoft Visual Studio 7.0
Platforms
Windows Server (implied by ASP.NET)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of server-side form state management (__VIEWSTATE)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website uses legacy ASP.NET Web Forms technology.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with phone, fax, email, and physical address.
  4. No social media links detected.
  5. No security or incident response policies disclosed.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. Website content is static and informational with no dynamic user data collection beyond a single form post.
  8. No HTTPS detected; site is served over HTTP only.
  9. No modern SEO or accessibility features detected.
  10. Branding is moderate but consistent with company name and logo.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using legacy ASP.NET Web Forms technology with C# backend, indicating an older development environment (Visual Studio 7.0). The site uses server-side form state management (__VIEWSTATE) and minimal JavaScript. There is no evidence of modern CMS or frameworks. Performance is moderate but likely limited by outdated technology and lack of optimization. Mobile optimization and accessibility are poor, and SEO features are basic. The hosting provider and infrastructure details are not disclosed. Technical debt is implied by the legacy stack and lack of modern security and compliance features, representing risks for future scalability and security.
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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