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Security report for eq-mzansi.co.za

Energiequelle GmbH · Energy · South Africa

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

EQ Mzansi is the South African subsidiary of Energiequelle GmbH, a well-established international renewable energy company founded in 1997. The company specializes in planning and realizing renewable energy projects, particularly wind turbines and wind farms, and offers commercial and technical management services for biomass and photovoltaic systems. With a strong international presence and over 600 experts, EQ Mzansi is positioned as an industry leader contributing to the energy transition in South Africa and beyond. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image aligned with its parent company.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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

4 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. 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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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
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
70

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

The company operates in the energy sector with a focus on renewable energy solutions. Its business model revolves around project development and management services, targeting stakeholders involved in renewable energy projects. The website is part of a network of sister sites representing Energiequelle's operations in various countries, indicating a broad partnership ecosystem and international growth strategy. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies on the site suggests areas for improvement in customer engagement and compliance transparency.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism, indicating a baseline security and privacy posture. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security policies or incident response information highlights gaps in security best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The security score is moderate, with recommendations to enhance DNS security, implement security headers, and provide clear security and incident response documentation to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security.
  2. Implement essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service on the website.
  4. Add explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for better user trust.
  5. Develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance security transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Energiequelle GmbH
Registration number
Chamber of Commerce
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Energiequelle GmbH
Description
EQ Mzansi is the South African subsidiary of the Energiequelle group. Since 1997, they plan and realize projects in renewable energies focusing on wind turbines and wind farms. They also offer commercial and technical management for biomass and photovoltaic systems. With over 600 expert staff across Germany, France, Finland, Poland, Greece, and South Africa, they are industry leaders aiming to contribute meaningfully to the energy transition internationally.
Key services
Planning and realization of renewable energy projects, Commercial and technical management for biomass and photovoltaic systems, Wind turbines and wind farms development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
PHP, jQuery, Owl Carousel, Lightbox2, Blueimp Gallery
Frameworks
Flow PHP framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No DNSSEC (not enabled)
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML
  • Use of consent management for GDPR cookie compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (gtag)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional subsidiary site for a large international renewable energy company.
  2. Content is professionally presented with good SEO and navigation.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on the main page or in metadata.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with a custom GDPR cookie consent script.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Neos CMS platform using the Flow PHP framework and incorporates modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Owl Carousel, Lightbox2, and Blueimp Gallery. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. Hosting details are limited, but the registrar is reputable. The technical stack supports a professional and functional user experience, though there is room for improvement in accessibility and security configurations.
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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