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GC International GmbH · Healthcare · Switzerland

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

89/100

Risk levelLow

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

GC International GmbH is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of dental materials, serving dental laboratories and surgeries in over 100 countries. The company positions itself as a market leader with a broad international presence and a comprehensive product portfolio tailored to dental professionals. The website reflects a mature digital presence with clear branding, structured content, and multilingual support. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS and integrates modern tools such as Google Tag Manager and CookiePro for analytics and privacy compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers and policies could be improved. WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly impacts trust but the website's content and contact information support legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, compliant with privacy regulations, and well-structured for its target audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  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.

    • Medium

      Missing Permissions-Policy header

      Controls browser features and APIs

      What to do: Implement a Permissions-Policy to restrict feature access

      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(),…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  3. 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.

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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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
100
Security headers
85
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
89

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

GC International GmbH operates in the healthcare sector, specifically dental materials manufacturing and distribution. Its business model focuses on B2B sales to dental professionals worldwide, supported by a network of subsidiaries and partner sites. The company leverages its strong brand and global footprint to maintain market leadership. The website indicates active engagement with customers through news, cultural content, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. The presence of multiple regional subsidiaries suggests a decentralized operational structure. The company appears to invest in digital marketing and compliance, as evidenced by analytics and privacy tools. Growth indicators include a broad international presence and partnerships such as Foundation Nakao. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining domain trust and enhancing security transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism that supports GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options indicates room for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could be a compliance gap. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests limited transparency in vulnerability management. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publishing relevant policies to improve trust and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen site security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting and enhance security culture.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced via dependencies.
  5. Enhance WHOIS data transparency by ensuring accurate and complete domain registration information is publicly available.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
GC International GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GC International GmbH
Description
GC is leader in creation of dental material lines that are used in dental laboratories and dental surgeries in 100+ countries around the world.
Key services
Dental material manufacturing, Global distribution, Customer service
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, CookiePro Consent Management, Slick Carousel, Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with preference center
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookiePro
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy mechanisms implemented
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain trust verification
  4. Website uses modern technologies and good SEO practices
  5. Contact information is clearly provided with physical address and phone
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response info found
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS and uses modern JavaScript libraries such as Slick Carousel and CookiePro for cookie management. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate with lazy loading of images and asynchronous script loading. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter card metadata. The technical infrastructure appears stable and professionally maintained, though hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and enhance performance monitoring.
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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