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ESP European Steel Production · Manufacturing · Latvia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ESP European Steel Production is a small Latvian metalworking company specializing in the production of non-standard steel, stainless steel, and aluminum structures. The company offers a full production cycle from design to painting, targeting industrial and manufacturing clients. The website is built on WordPress with basic content and navigation, reflecting a modest digital presence. Technical infrastructure includes outdated JavaScript libraries, which may pose security risks, and lacks modern security headers and privacy policies. The security posture is limited, with no evident incident response or data protection frameworks. Overall, the website is functional but requires improvements in security, privacy compliance, and technical modernization to enhance trust and resilience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

    • 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

  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 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';…

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
60

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 manufacturing sector with a focus on custom metal structures. Its business model centers on providing end-to-end metalworking services, including laser cutting, bending, welding, machining, and surface treatment. The target market includes industrial and construction clients requiring specialized metal products. The website content is consistent with a small enterprise without evident partnerships or subsidiaries. The lack of contact details and compliance documentation may limit customer trust and business growth. No analytics or marketing tools are detected, indicating a low digital marketing footprint.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low to moderate. The website uses outdated jQuery 1.3.1, which is vulnerable to known exploits. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security are detected, and there is no evidence of HTTPS enforcement or SSL configuration details. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present. The site does not appear to collect user data extensively, reducing exposure but also limiting user engagement. Overall, the security posture requires significant improvements to mitigate risks and enhance compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and enforce HTTPS with a strong SSL/TLS configuration and add essential security headers to protect against common web attacks.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Add clear contact information including emails and phone numbers to enhance business credibility and customer support.
  5. Establish an incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security readiness and transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ESP European Steel Production
Description
LLC ESP EUROPEAN STEEL PRODUCTION (ESP) is a metalworking company specializing in production of non-standard steel, stainless steel and aluminum structures. The company implements the full metal structure production cycle from design to painting of finished products. It uses modern and efficient equipment and highly-qualified personnel to ensure quick and qualitative execution of customer orders.
Key services
Production of steel, stainless steel and aluminum structures, Full metal structure production cycle including design and painting, Laser cutting, Bending, shaping, press-working, Welding, Machining, Surface treatment
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.3.1, FancyBox plugin, WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based small manufacturing company site with basic content and navigation.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage content.
  4. Use of outdated JavaScript libraries may pose security risks.
  5. No security headers detected in the provided data.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  7. No social media or external business-related links found.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error, limiting domain trust analysis.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using an older theme and plugins, including FancyBox and qTranslate for multilingual support. The JavaScript libraries are outdated, notably jQuery 1.3.1, which is significantly behind current versions. The site uses basic CSS styling and lacks modern responsive design features, resulting in only basic mobile optimization. SEO elements such as meta tags are minimal but present. No advanced analytics or marketing tools are detected, indicating limited digital maturity. Performance is moderate but could be improved with updated technologies and optimization. Accessibility features are basic, with no ARIA roles or landmarks detected in the provided HTML snippet.
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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