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Security report for hammerite.co.uk

AkzoNobel Paints · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hammerite.co.uk is the official website for Hammerite, a brand specializing in metal protection paints and coatings, operating under the large multinational AkzoNobel Paints. The site offers detailed product information, advice, and store locator services targeting DIY enthusiasts and professional painters in the UK market. Technically, the website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS, hosted on AWS infrastructure, and uses modern web technologies including jQuery and Adobe Launch for tag management. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with structured data implemented. However, the security posture is weakened by the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of modern TLS protocols, which critically impacts HTTPS enforcement and user trust. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and a consent mechanism. Business credibility is moderate due to the lack of direct contact details and explicit security policies. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

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

3 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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
100
Security headers
70
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
73

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

Hammerite operates as a key brand within AkzoNobel's portfolio, focusing on manufacturing and retail of metal protection coatings. The business model centers on product sales supported by rich content and customer advice. The website reflects a mature digital presence with integration of corporate branding and related AkzoNobel sites. The target audience includes both DIY consumers and professional users. The company leverages a strong parent brand but does not expose detailed company registration or contact information publicly on the site. The presence of multiple related brand domains indicates a broad product ecosystem. Growth potential is supported by digital content and e-commerce readiness, though direct sales channels are not evident on the homepage.

Security posture

The website demonstrates basic security best practices such as security headers (HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) and secure cookie flags. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent critical vulnerabilities that undermine HTTPS security. The absence of DMARC and DNSSEC further exposes the domain to email spoofing and DNS attacks. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, indicating potential gaps in security governance and transparency. No known vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the content. Overall, the security posture is weak and requires immediate remediation to meet industry standards and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or 1.3).
  2. Implement DMARC, DNSSEC, and CAA DNS records to enhance domain security and email protection.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and partners.
  4. Enhance contact information availability including verified company emails and phone numbers for support and security reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers and ensure session resumption and OCSP stapling are enabled for performance and security.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on AWS infrastructure with Apache server and uses Adobe Experience Manager CMS, indicating a robust enterprise-grade platform. The front-end uses jQuery and Adobe Launch for tag management, with lazy loading for images to optimize performance. Cookie consent is managed by OneTrust. Despite these modern technologies, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, which is a significant technical risk. Performance metrics were not available, but the site appears well structured and mobile optimized. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by meta tags, canonical links, and JSON-LD structured data for search engines.
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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