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Firnas Shuman · Energy · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Firnas Shuman is a consulting and technical services company specializing in power generation and transmission infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The company has a significant footprint, having contributed to over 10,000 MW of power generation capacity in more than twenty-five countries. The website reflects a professional corporate presence with clear business focus and geographic reach. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using popular plugins such as Yoast SEO and Mailchimp integration, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. However, the site lacks advanced security configurations such as DNSSEC and security headers, and does not disclose privacy or cookie policies, which are critical for compliance and user trust. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved with better policy disclosures and technical hardening. The domain registration is consistent with the business history, showing legitimacy and stability. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security practices, publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, and improving incident response transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 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"

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • 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

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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
85
Security headers
30
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
66

Not counted

  • Email security: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Firnas Shuman operates in the energy sector, focusing on consulting and technical services for power infrastructure projects. Their market position is that of an established regional player with extensive experience and geographic coverage. The business model centers on providing expert services to infrastructure planners, builders, owners, and operators. The target customers are organizations involved in power generation and transmission in emerging markets. The company appears to be small-sized with a founding date around 2017, consistent with domain registration data. The website content is professional and relevant, supporting business credibility. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries disclosed on the site. The company leverages common digital marketing tools but lacks advanced privacy and security disclosures, which could impact trust with privacy-conscious clients.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain transfer protection enabled, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. There are no visible incident response contacts or security policies, which limits the organization's readiness to handle security incidents transparently. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The site uses standard WordPress plugins, but no evidence of vulnerability scanning or mitigation is present. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires improvements to meet best practices and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Establish and disclose an incident response policy and contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain a secure environment.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Firnas Shuman
Description
Firnas Shuman provides consulting and technical services to those who plan, build, own, and operate power generation and transmission infrastructure in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. They have been involved in over 10,000 MW of power generation capacity in over twenty five countries.
Key services
Consulting services, Technical services for power generation and transmission infrastructure
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Font Awesome, MediaElement.js, Mailchimp for WP, Ultimate Social Media Plus, Revolution Slider, BeTheme, Divi Builder
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited to prevent unauthorized transfer

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack (stats.wp.com)
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based corporate site for a consulting firm in the energy sector.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the analyzed page.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly found in the content.
  4. No security or incident response policies or contacts disclosed.
  5. Site uses common plugins and libraries but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC.
  6. Content is professional and relevant to the business domain.
  7. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern theme (BeTheme) and uses several popular plugins including Yoast SEO for search engine optimization, Mailchimp for WP for email marketing, and Ultimate Social Media Plus for social sharing. The site loads external resources from trusted CDNs and uses Font Awesome for icons. Performance is moderate with mobile optimization rated good. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) for articles and organization. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified beyond the registrar (NameCheap) and DNS parking service. The site does not use DNSSEC and lacks advanced security headers, indicating some technical debt in security hardening. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but could benefit from modernization and enhanced 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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