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Security report for guaranteedirish.ie

Guaranteed Irish · Non-profit · Ireland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Guaranteed Irish is a well-established non-profit organization founded in 1974 that represents indigenous and international businesses in Ireland. The organization acts as a national symbol of trust, helping consumers and businesses identify products and services that support Irish provenance, community, and quality jobs. Their business model is membership-based, offering services such as brand activation, events, awards, and educational initiatives to support their members. The website reflects a strong market position with consistent branding and a clear focus on Irish business and community values. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and integrates multiple modern analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Microsoft Clarity. The site is well-optimized for SEO, mobile-friendly, and employs security best practices such as HTTPS, reCAPTCHA on forms, and cookie consent mechanisms. Performance is moderate with good accessibility and user experience. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a solid posture with appropriate security headers and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, there is no publicly available security policy or incident response information, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism is present. The WHOIS data is unavailable or privacy protected, which is typical for organizations of this type and does not raise immediate concerns. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations such as GDPR. Strategic recommendations include publishing a security policy, adding vulnerability disclosure information, and enhancing incident response transparency to further strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

7 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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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  • Security score drift

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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
77
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
Average
51

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

Guaranteed Irish occupies a unique niche as a trusted non-profit membership organization supporting Irish businesses. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing reputation since 1974 and its role as a national symbol of provenance and trust. Revenue streams likely include membership fees and event sponsorships. The target customers are Irish consumers and businesses seeking to support local and authentic Irish products and services. The organization has a broad partnership ecosystem including UN SDGs and various Irish business entities. Growth indicators include a large membership base (2000+ businesses) and significant annual turnover figures. The website's content and structure support strategic brand building and CSR activities for members.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, use of security headers, and protection against automated abuse via reCAPTCHA. Privacy compliance is evident through cookie consent banners and a comprehensive privacy policy. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents gaps in transparency and readiness. Compliance with GDPR appears adequate but could be enhanced with clearer data retention policies and DPO contact information. Overall, the security culture appears positive but could benefit from formalized documentation and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider implementing DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Guaranteed Irish
Description
We're a non-profit organisation representing indigenous and international businesses in Ireland since 1974. Our members provide quality jobs, support local communities and are committed to Irish provenance
Key services
Membership representation, Brand activation, Events and awards, Education, Sustainability initiatives
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Bing Ads, Twitter Universal Website Tag, HubSpot
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Facebook Ads, Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag
Marketing tools
HubSpot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained
  2. Clear focus on Irish business community and provenance
  3. Strong use of modern web technologies and analytics
  4. Good privacy and cookie compliance mechanisms
  5. No visible security or content safety issues
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, likely privacy protected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with Elementor page builder and integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools. The use of Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Microsoft Clarity indicates a sophisticated approach to user behavior analysis and marketing optimization. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, suggesting potential for optimization in loading speed. The technical stack is well maintained but could benefit from continuous monitoring of plugin and script security to reduce technical debt and risks.
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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