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Enterprise Ireland · Government · Ireland

High risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Enterprise Ireland is a government agency dedicated to supporting Irish enterprises in growing and exporting globally. The website reflects a professional government presence with clear navigation and relevant business support content targeting Irish businesses and exporters. The technical infrastructure is based on Adobe Experience Manager, indicating a mature digital platform with integrated marketing and tracking tools. However, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, and no WHOIS data was available to verify domain registration details, which limits trust verification. Security posture appears basic with no explicit security headers or incident response information found. Overall, the site is functional and credible but would benefit from enhanced transparency on privacy, security policies, and domain registration details.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      SPF record too permissive

      The "+all" mechanism allows anyone to send email

      What to do: Change to "~all" (softfail) or "-all" (hardfail)

  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 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 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

  4. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
80
Security headers
25
Email security
45
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
68
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site

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

Enterprise Ireland holds a key position as a government agency supporting Irish business growth and export. Its business model focuses on providing funding, advisory, and market access services to startups and SMEs. The website targets Irish enterprises and entrepreneurs, offering resources and tools to facilitate international trade. The use of Adobe Experience Manager suggests investment in a robust digital experience platform. The absence of detailed WHOIS data and privacy policies indicates areas for improvement in transparency and compliance. The agency's market position is strong within Ireland, serving as a central hub for enterprise development.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS implied but no explicit security headers detected in the provided content. There is no visible information on vulnerability disclosure, incident response, or data protection officer contacts. The lack of privacy and cookie policies reduces compliance confidence. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the HTML content. The site would benefit from implementing standard security headers, publishing security policies, and enhancing privacy compliance to strengthen its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Provide visible vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  4. Obtain and publish WHOIS domain registration details to improve trust and transparency.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain compliance and security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Enterprise Ireland
Description
Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. It supports Irish businesses to start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets.
Key services
Business funding and grants, Export assistance, Innovation support, Startup and SME development, Market research and insights
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Typekit fonts, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe DTM, Adobe Demdex
Marketing tools
Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Target
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is accessible and appears to be a government agency site.
  2. No WHOIS data available to verify domain registration details.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in provided HTML content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Site uses Adobe Experience Manager CMS and Adobe marketing/tracking technologies.
  6. No visible security headers or explicit security policies detected in HTML content.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information found.
  8. Site design and navigation are professional and consistent with government branding.
  9. No suspicious or malicious domains detected in external links.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, a leading enterprise CMS platform, indicating a modern and scalable infrastructure. The use of Adobe marketing and tracking technologies suggests integration with advanced analytics and personalization tools. Performance appears moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. However, the absence of detected security headers and privacy policies points to technical gaps in security and compliance. There is no explicit hosting provider information. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but requires improvements in security and privacy transparency.
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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