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Security report for dpd.ie

DPD Ireland · Transportation · Ireland

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

DPD Ireland operates as Ireland's leading parcel delivery and courier service, targeting both general consumers and businesses requiring reliable and sustainable shipping solutions. The company positions itself as Ireland's largest courier company, emphasizing speed, reliability, and sustainability in its service offerings. The website reflects a professional brand image with consistent branding and a clear business focus on transportation and logistics within Ireland. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and Yoast SEO, integrating modern web technologies and third-party services such as Google Analytics and Cookiebot for analytics and privacy compliance. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although accessibility features are basic. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, but lacks some advanced security headers and published security policies. The absence of WHOIS data limits full domain legitimacy verification, but the website content and branding strongly indicate a legitimate and established business. Overall, the site scores well on content quality, technical implementation, security, privacy compliance, and business credibility, making it a trustworthy online presence for parcel delivery services in Ireland.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

3 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 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

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 28 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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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
85
Security headers
40
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
77

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

DPD Ireland holds a strong market position as the largest courier company in Ireland, focusing on parcel delivery and courier services with an emphasis on sustainability. The business model revolves around providing fast, reliable, and friendly parcel shipping solutions to a broad audience including individuals and businesses. The company leverages partnerships with analytics and marketing platforms like Google Analytics and Abtasty to optimize customer experience and marketing effectiveness. The presence of subdomains for returns and tracking indicates a mature operational infrastructure supporting end-to-end parcel management. The website's professional design and structured data enhance its visibility and credibility in the competitive logistics sector. However, the lack of explicit contact information and detailed privacy or security policies on the main site suggests areas for improvement in customer engagement and compliance transparency.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication and a secure browsing experience. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, demonstrating compliance with GDPR cookie regulations. However, the site lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information is published, limiting transparency for security researchers. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics and Abtasty introduces moderate tracking but is managed with user consent. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing additional HTTP security headers, publishing incident response contacts, and establishing a formal vulnerability disclosure process.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Publish a security.txt file and clear vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Add explicit privacy policy and terms of service pages linked prominently from the homepage to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to enhance customer support and business credibility.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to minimize security risks and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
DPD Ireland
Description
Ship with DPD, Ireland's friendly, fast, most reliable and most sustainable parcel courier service. Simply the best money can buy!
Key services
Parcel delivery, Courier services, Sustainable parcel shipping
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Cookiebot, Google Analytics, Akamai Boomerang
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Abtasty
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Abtasty
Marketing tools
Abtasty
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Cookiebot for cookie consent management with detailed cookie categorization.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service URLs found in the provided HTML snippet.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content.
  4. Website uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and Yoast SEO plugins.
  5. Google Analytics and Abtasty are used for analytics and A/B testing.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published on the main page.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Website is well branded and professionally designed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. It incorporates jQuery and several custom scripts for UI enhancements and cookie consent management. Google Analytics and Abtasty are integrated for analytics and A/B testing purposes. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets from its own domain and trusted third-party domains, indicating a standard hosting environment likely supported by a CDN (Akamai detected via Boomerang script). Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities in lazy loading and script management. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements present. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and keyboard navigation. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data for rich snippets. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional website but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and performance tuning.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 79/100Low27 findingsView report
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