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Security report for cwtme.ae

Cleanco Waste Treatment · Healthcare · United Arab Emirates

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Cleanco Waste Treatment (CWT) is a UAE-based company specializing in medical and hazardous waste management services, primarily serving hospitals and healthcare providers in Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE region. The company is part of the H.E. Yousef Khouri Group of Companies and positions itself as one of the largest waste treatment providers in the region, offering services aligned with European Union directives and international standards. Their key services include medical waste management, hazardous waste treatment, site facilities, and Covid-19 related waste services. The website reflects a medium-sized enterprise with a professional digital presence built on WordPress and Elementor, featuring good content quality and clear navigation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
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 · found on this site
  • 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 targets healthcare and hazardous waste sectors, leveraging its group affiliation for market credibility. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on integrated waste management solutions with an expanding treatment capacity and customer base. The website showcases client logos and leadership profiles, indicating a stable partnership ecosystem and growth trajectory. However, the absence of detailed contact information and compliance policies suggests areas for operational transparency improvement. The company’s market position is solid within the UAE, supported by adherence to international standards and government strategic directives.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses modern security practices such as asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. However, it lacks explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, and does not publish security or incident response policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file indicates limited formal security communication. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with additional headers, policies, and compliance mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Develop and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy, including a security.txt file.
  4. Enhance contact information transparency by adding phone numbers and physical addresses on the website.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cleanco Waste Treatment
Description
Cleanco (CWT) provides hospital & waste management services in Abu Dhabi which offers a broad range of quality services at affordable costs.
Key services
Medical Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Site Facilities, Covid-19 related waste services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.0.1, Elementor Page Builder, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, jQuery, SweetAlert2, FluentForm, Foobox Image Lightbox, Review Schema Plugin
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Analytics with async loading
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
NotifyVisitors
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, NotifyVisitors
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional corporate site for a UAE-based medical and hazardous waste treatment company.
  2. Content is well structured with clear service descriptions and leadership information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. Use of modern WordPress technologies and SEO plugins.
  6. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible.
  7. Contact information limited to email on careers page; no phone or physical address explicitly found in provided content.
  8. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.0.1 using Elementor page builder and several plugins including Yoast SEO, FluentForm, and Foobox Lightbox. It uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking, and NotifyVisitors for marketing automation. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with some lazy loading and caching mechanisms in place. Accessibility features are basic, and there is room for improvement in semantic markup and ARIA attributes. Hosting provider details are not explicitly detected 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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