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Security report for dando.co.uk

Dando Drilling International · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Dando Drilling International is a UK-based manufacturer specializing in drilling rigs and equipment for water well, mineral exploration, geotechnical, and multipurpose sectors. With over 150 years of experience and a parent company FAUN Trackway Limited, it holds a strong market position as a trusted industrial equipment supplier. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, targeting industrial clients and drilling contractors globally. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and frameworks, offering good SEO and mobile optimization. Security measures include HTTPS, CAPTCHA-protected forms, and GDPR-compliant cookie consent, though explicit security policies are absent. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid security posture with room for improvement in formal security documentation and header implementation. The domain's WHOIS data confirms legitimacy with a long registration history and consistent business claims.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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. 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. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
37
Security headers
15
Email security
63
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
56

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 in the manufacturing sector, focusing on drilling rigs for various industrial applications. Its business model centers on design, manufacture, and sales, serving a niche market of drilling and geotechnical professionals. The website indicates a medium-sized enterprise with a well-established brand and parent company affiliation. Marketing efforts include social media engagement and newsletter subscriptions. The presence of ISO certification and a long operational history are key trust factors. The company appears to maintain a focused product portfolio with strong technical expertise and global reach through its online presence.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates Google reCAPTCHA and honeypot fields to mitigate spam and abuse risks. Cookie consent mechanisms align with GDPR requirements, enhancing privacy compliance. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure statements represents gaps in security transparency. Security headers are not explicitly detected, suggesting potential improvements in HTTP response hardening. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analysis. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for security and performance improvements.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Dando Drilling International
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Dando Drilling International
Description
UK drilling rig manufacturer Dando Drilling offers a wide range of machines and equipment for the water well, mineral and geotechnical sectors.
Key services
design, manufacture, sales of drilling rigs and equipment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, Elementor, jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA, Yoast SEO, Hotjar
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Honeypot field in forms
  • Cookie consent banner with GDPR compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
Google Ads, Hotjar, Mailchimp
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. Strong focus on industrial drilling rig manufacturing
  3. Good use of SEO and structured data
  4. Compliant cookie consent and GDPR mechanisms
  5. No visible security or privacy policy pages
  6. Contact form uses CAPTCHA and honeypot for spam prevention
  7. Social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using Elementor for page building and Gravity Forms for data collection. It leverages Google Fonts, Font Awesome icons, and jQuery libraries. Hosting is via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and lazy loading for images. SEO is enhanced through Yoast SEO plugin and structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets. The site includes analytics via Google Analytics and Hotjar for user behavior tracking. Forms are protected with Google reCAPTCHA and honeypot fields. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained, though some improvements in security headers and accessibility could be made.
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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