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Geon Engineering Ltd · Manufacturing · Ireland

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

37/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Geon Engineering Ltd is a specialist machine builder and CE marking expert based in Ireland with over 18 years of experience. The company operates a 30,000 sq. ft. engineering facility in the Shannon Free Zone, providing turnkey solutions primarily to highly regulated industries such as medical devices, aviation, super abrasives, and pharmaceuticals. Their key services include special purpose machinery, CE marking, machine rebuilds, and engineering consultancy. The website reflects a medium-sized, established manufacturing business with a professional online presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and libraries such as Beaver Builder and FontAwesome. It is mobile-optimized and has good SEO practices, though performance is moderate. Security posture is decent with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks important security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices to reduce risk and improve user trust. There are no signs of blocking or WAF interference, allowing full content access and analysis.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

8 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
37

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

Geon Engineering holds a strong position in the manufacturing sector focused on specialist machine building and CE marking services. Their business model is B2B, targeting companies in regulated industries requiring compliance and custom engineering solutions. The company leverages its long history and facility capabilities as competitive advantages. The presence of notable client logos indicates established partnerships and credibility. The website content and structure support lead generation and client engagement through contact details and service descriptions. However, the absence of social media and limited marketing tools suggests a traditional or niche market approach. The company appears stable with consistent branding and a clear value proposition.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. There is no published security or incident response policy, nor a vulnerability disclosure mechanism like security.txt. Privacy compliance is insufficient, with no privacy or cookie policies and no consent mechanisms, posing GDPR compliance risks. The absence of these policies and security best practices could impact customer trust and regulatory adherence. No vulnerable libraries or scripts were detected, indicating reasonable maintenance of dependencies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and partners.
  4. Create a vulnerability disclosure policy and add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Geon Engineering Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Geon Engineering Ltd
Description
GEON Engineering is a specialist machine builder and CE marking expert with over 18 years of experience. Founded in 2005 and based in the Shannon Free Zone, Co Clare, the company offers turnkey engineering solutions for highly regulated industries including medical devices, aviation (gas turbines), super abrasives, and pharmaceuticals. They provide services such as special purpose machinery, CE marking, machine rebuilds, and environmental scrubgrubber solutions.
Key services
Special Purpose Machinery, CE Marking, Machine Rebuilds, Engineering Consultancy, Project Planning, Machine Maintenance
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, jQuery 3.7.1, FontAwesome 5.15.4, Beaver Builder plugin, Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with phone, email, and physical address.
  4. No visible forms collecting personal data on the homepage.
  5. No social media links detected.
  6. No security or incident response policies published.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file present.
  8. Uses modern WordPress plugins and themes but lacks some security headers.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Beaver Builder and Ultimate Addons for layout and design. It employs jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements and icons. The site loads resources from trusted external domains such as Google Fonts and WordPress core servers. Performance is moderate, with some optimization possible. The site is mobile responsive and has basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. However, the site lacks advanced security headers and privacy compliance features. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from security and privacy enhancements.
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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