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HCT Technology · Transportation · Latvia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HCT Technology operates a Latvian e-commerce website specializing in automotive service equipment, industrial tools, personnel lifts, trailers, cranes, and related spare parts. The company targets automotive service providers, repair shops, and industrial equipment buyers primarily in Latvia. Their business model combines product sales, equipment installation, servicing, and rental services, positioning them as a regional specialized supplier in the transportation and manufacturing sectors. The website is professionally designed with a clear product catalog and multi-language support, indicating a moderate digital maturity level. Technically, the site uses a variety of modern JavaScript libraries and UI frameworks, including jQuery, Semantic UI, and Owl Carousel, built on the DIRcms platform. Performance and mobile optimization are moderate, with room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. Security posture is good with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure; however, some security headers like Content Security Policy are missing, and no explicit vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are published. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Overall, the site is safe for general audiences and professionally maintained, but the lack of WHOIS transparency and some security best practices slightly reduce trust. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, implementing cookie consent, publishing security policies, and improving mobile and accessibility features.

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
20
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
50

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

HCT Technology holds a solid position as a medium-sized regional supplier in Latvia's automotive and industrial equipment market. Their competitive advantage lies in offering a broad range of products from multiple reputable brands, combined with installation and servicing capabilities. The business model is primarily e-commerce retail supplemented by rental services, targeting professional customers such as automotive workshops and industrial clients. The website content and product catalog suggest a well-established operation with a focus on quality and service. The company maintains clear contact channels and multilingual support, indicating an intent to serve a wider Baltic region audience. However, the absence of detailed company registration data and WHOIS transparency limits external verification of business legitimacy. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website content. Growth indicators include active promotions and a diverse product portfolio. The company could benefit from enhanced digital marketing and compliance transparency to strengthen market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring encrypted communications. Common JavaScript libraries are used, but no outdated or vulnerable versions were detected in the provided content. Security headers such as X-UA-Compatible are present, but critical headers like Content Security Policy (CSP) and cookie security flags are missing, which could expose the site to cross-site scripting (XSS) or cookie theft risks. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is published, limiting transparency for security researchers. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may also indicate partial GDPR compliance. No incident response or security contact information is available. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities are evident, the site would benefit from implementing additional security best practices and compliance measures to reduce risk and improve trustworthiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive Content Security Policy (CSP) header to mitigate XSS risks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Create and host a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HCT Technology
Description
Autoservisa aprīkojums un iekārtas to uzstādīšana un serviss, spectehnika, personāla pacēlāji, autoceltņi, piekabes un rezerves daļas, instrumenti.
Key services
Sales of automotive service equipment, Installation and servicing of equipment, Rental services, Spare parts and tools supply
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, bxSlider, Fancybox, Owl Carousel, PhotoSwipe, Semantic UI, SweetAlert, EasyAutocomplete, Superfish menu
Frameworks
Semantic UI
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible sensitive data exposure
  • Use of secure libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via gtag)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Latvian e-commerce platform specializing in automotive service equipment and industrial tools.
  2. Content is in Latvian with multi-language support links (ru, en, lt).
  3. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  4. No cookie consent banner detected, which may impact GDPR compliance.
  5. Contact information including phone, email, and physical address is clearly presented.
  6. Multiple modern JavaScript libraries and UI frameworks are used.
  7. HTTPS is enabled, but some security headers like CSP are missing.
  8. No visible security or incident response policies published.
  9. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  10. Website content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the DIRcms platform and leverages a modern front-end technology stack including jQuery, Semantic UI, bxSlider, Fancybox, Owl Carousel, and PhotoSwipe for UI components and interactivity. The site uses Google Fonts and integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking. Performance is moderate with some optimization potential, especially for mobile devices where scaling is fixed at 0.75, which may affect usability. The HTML structure is valid with proper meta tags for SEO and social sharing (Open Graph and Twitter cards). Accessibility features are basic, with no explicit ARIA roles or landmarks detected. The site lacks advanced SEO optimizations such as structured data beyond Open Graph. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a functional e-commerce experience but could be enhanced with modern responsive design techniques and improved accessibility compliance.
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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