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Security report for edgewater.ie

Hosting Ireland · Technology · Ireland

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website edgewater.ie currently serves as a holding page provided by Hosting Ireland, indicating that the domain has been successfully registered. The business behind the page, Hosting Ireland, offers domain registration and various hosting services including website builders, cloud hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers. The site targets individuals and businesses in Ireland seeking hosting solutions. The content is minimal and primarily promotional for Hosting Ireland's services, with no direct business information about edgewater.ie itself. From a technical perspective, the site uses basic HTML5 and CSS3 without detectable advanced frameworks or CMS. The hosting provider is Hosting Ireland itself. The site shows moderate performance and basic mobile optimization but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected. Security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS/SSL information, no security headers, and no visible privacy or cookie policies. There are no forms or data collection mechanisms, reducing immediate risk but also indicating a lack of compliance documentation. Contact information is limited but present, with a support email and phone number linked to Hosting Ireland. Overall, the site is a basic holding page with minimal content and security features. The lack of HTTPS and privacy policies are critical issues that reduce trust and compliance. Strategic improvements should focus on enabling HTTPS, adding privacy and cookie policies, and enhancing security headers to improve the security posture and user trust.

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

9 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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  • 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
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
43

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

Hosting Ireland operates as a small regional hosting provider in Ireland, offering domain registration and a range of hosting services. Their business model centers on providing web infrastructure solutions to individuals and small businesses. The company leverages a straightforward service portfolio including website builders, cloud hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers. The market positioning is local with no evident global reach or large-scale enterprise presence. The website content is consistent with a basic promotional approach without extensive business intelligence or customer engagement features. No partnerships or subsidiaries are indicated. Revenue streams likely derive from hosting subscriptions and domain registrations. Growth indicators and strategic partnerships are not visible from the current site content.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low. The absence of HTTPS/SSL is a critical vulnerability that undermines data confidentiality and user trust. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options are present, increasing exposure to common web attacks. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies, which limits transparency and preparedness. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. No forms or input fields reduce immediate risk of injection attacks but also limit user interaction. Overall, the security culture appears minimal and reactive rather than proactive.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate to secure all site traffic.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance.
  3. Add standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to harden the site.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hosting Ireland
Description
Hosting Ireland provides domain name registration and hosting services including website builder, cloud hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers.
Key services
Domain name registration, Website builder, Cloud hosting, Cloud VPS, Dedicated servers
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a holding page indicating domain registration success.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact information is limited but present with phone and email.
  4. No forms or data collection mechanisms detected.
  5. No social media links or analytics scripts detected.
  6. No security headers or HTTPS status available from provided data.
  7. Content is minimal and primarily promotional for Hosting Ireland services.
  8. No visible security or compliance documentation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with basic HTML5 and CSS3 without detectable use of modern JavaScript frameworks or CMS platforms. Hosting is provided by Hosting Ireland, consistent with the branding and domain registration service. Performance is moderate with no advanced optimization evident. The site lacks analytics and tracking tools, indicating minimal data collection. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no structured data or advanced SEO techniques. Accessibility features are minimal. The technical infrastructure is simple and functional but lacks modernization and security hardening measures.
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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