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Security report for ecoonline.com

EcoOnline · Energy · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

EcoOnline is a leading enterprise software provider specializing in health and safety (EHS), chemical safety, and ESG compliance solutions. The company offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based software products designed to help businesses streamline compliance, improve safety culture, and manage sustainability initiatives effectively. Positioned as a leader in the Verdantix Green Quadrant EHS 2025 report, EcoOnline targets large organizations across energy, manufacturing, and transportation sectors, emphasizing ease of use and real-time data insights. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern enhancements including NitroPack for performance optimization, Alpine.js for interactivity, and integrations with HubSpot for form management. The site demonstrates excellent mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, ensuring a high-quality user experience. The use of reputable third-party analytics and marketing tools like Google Tag Manager and Hotjar indicates a mature digital marketing strategy. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and includes essential security headers. Forms are securely integrated with HubSpot, minimizing exposure to common vulnerabilities. However, explicit security policies, incident response plans, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly available, representing areas for improvement. Overall, EcoOnline presents a professional, trustworthy, and technically sound online presence with strong business credibility. The absence of critical security issues and the presence of comprehensive privacy and cookie policies support a good privacy compliance posture. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security transparency by publishing dedicated security and incident response policies and implementing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

6 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 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

  3. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
65

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

EcoOnline operates in the enterprise software market, focusing on EHS, chemical safety, and ESG compliance. Their competitive advantage lies in delivering easy-to-use, integrated software solutions that provide real-time insights and automate complex compliance processes. The business model is SaaS-based, targeting medium to large enterprises with significant regulatory and sustainability requirements. Revenue streams likely include subscription fees and professional services. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem, including community platforms like The Situation Room, enhancing customer engagement and thought leadership. Growth indicators include recent product launches and geographic expansion into regions like the Middle East. The website content and structure reflect a mature, well-resourced organization with a clear market focus and strategic positioning.

Security posture

EcoOnline demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS enforcement and comprehensive security headers such as HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. The absence of exposed sensitive data and the use of secure third-party form integrations reduce risk exposure. However, the lack of publicly available security policies, incident response procedures, and vulnerability disclosure programs indicates potential gaps in transparency and readiness. No signs of vulnerable libraries or outdated technologies were detected. The security score is high but could be improved by formalizing and publishing security governance documents and enhancing user awareness of security practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Implement and expose a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file.
  3. Enhance visibility of data protection officer contact information to improve GDPR compliance.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain and communicate clear data retention and privacy practices to build user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
EcoOnline
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EcoOnline
Description
Health and safety software that helps your business stay compliant. Faster Inspections, audits, safety training tracking & incident management
Key services
EHS Software, Chemical Safety Software, ESG Software, Training & eLearning
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, NitroPack, HubSpot Forms, Alpine.js, Lottie Player, Flickity Carousel
Frameworks
Alpine.js
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with HubSpot integration

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
HubSpot Forms, Chili Piper
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Comprehensive and professional content focused on EHS, chemical safety, and ESG software.
  3. Multiple languages supported with clear territory/language switcher.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and performance optimization via NitroPack.
  5. Strong emphasis on user experience and mobile optimization.
  6. Presence of multiple forms for demo requests with HubSpot integration.
  7. Clear privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies found on main site.
  9. Use of reputable third-party analytics and marketing tools.
  10. Strong trust signals including industry certifications and customer testimonials.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern technology stack centered on WordPress CMS, enhanced with NitroPack for performance optimization and Alpine.js for reactive UI components. It integrates HubSpot for form management and marketing automation, and uses Lottie animations and Flickity carousels for rich interactive content. The site is well-structured with valid HTML and CSS, optimized for fast loading and excellent mobile responsiveness. SEO best practices are implemented with comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced. Hosting details are not explicitly disclosed, but the use of NitroPack and CDN services indicates a focus on performance and reliability. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a high-quality, scalable, and user-friendly digital experience.
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. 68/100Medium27 findingsView report
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