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Security report for eptusa.com

ept GmbH · Manufacturing · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

ept GmbH is a German-based manufacturer specializing in a wide range of electronic connectors and connector solutions, serving industrial and manufacturing sectors globally. Their product portfolio includes highspeed, miniaturized, rugged, EMC/shielding, power, automotive, and customized connectors, indicating a strong focus on technical innovation and industry standards. The website supports multiple languages, reflecting an international market presence. Technically, the site is built on the bee.tools® CMS platform, uses modern web technologies including WebP and SVG images, and is mobile optimized. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and use of secure image formats, but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain legitimacy, though the website content and branding are professional and consistent with a legitimate business. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
72
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
58
Average
53
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 · found on this site
  • 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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
0%

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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 positions itself as an established manufacturer in the connector industry with a comprehensive product range and international reach. Their business model is B2B manufacturing and sales, targeting sectors requiring specialized connector technology such as automotive and industrial electronics. The presence of multiple language sites suggests a strategy to serve diverse markets. The company leverages digital tools like Zendesk for customer support but lacks visible analytics or marketing tracking, indicating a focus on direct business relationships rather than broad consumer marketing. The absence of WHOIS data may indicate recent domain registration or privacy protection, which should be monitored. The company’s strengths include product diversity, technical expertise, and internationalization, while weaknesses include limited visible privacy and security policies on the website.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and uses modern image formats and lazy loading, which are positive security and performance indicators. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies and no contact information for incident response or data protection officer indicates compliance gaps, especially under GDPR and related regulations. The use of Zendesk live chat introduces a third-party script that should be regularly audited for security. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires improvements in headers, policies, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies clearly accessible on the website to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish contact information for security incidents and designate a Data Protection Officer contact to improve incident response and compliance transparency.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards for better usability and compliance.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update them to maintain security hygiene.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
ept GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ept GmbH
Description
ept GmbH is a manufacturer specializing in connectors and connector solutions, offering a wide range of products including highspeed, miniaturized, rugged, EMC/shielding, power, automotive, and customized connectors. The company targets industries requiring specialized connector technology and solutions.
Key services
Connector manufacturing, Customized connector solutions, Product finder and technical support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, WebP images, SVG images
Frameworks
bee.tools® Content Management System
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of modern image formats (WebP, SVG)
  • Lazy loading of images

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Zendesk (zdassets.com)
Marketing tools
Zendesk live chat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible new domain or privacy protection
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided content
  5. Use of Zendesk live chat for customer support
  6. Multiple language versions available indicating international presence
  7. No security headers detected in provided data
  8. HTTPS is enabled and images use modern formats
  9. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using the bee.tools® CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, WebP, and SVG images. It supports multiple languages and is mobile optimized with lazy loading for images, contributing to moderate performance. SEO is basic with canonical links and meta tags but lacks structured data like JSON-LD for enhanced search engine understanding. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA roles and language attributes but could be improved. No hosting provider information was found. The site uses Zendesk for live chat support, indicating integration with customer service platforms. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization in SEO, accessibility, and security headers.
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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