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Security report for hilltip.com

HillTip · Transportation · Finland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HillTip is a Finnish company specializing in manufacturing and supplying snow and ice removal machinery and equipment targeted at professional road maintenance users. The website presents a professional image with clear branding and content focused on their core products such as snowplows, spreaders, and de-icing equipment. The company positions itself as a leading provider in this niche market, leveraging expertise from snow removal professionals. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern plugins like Yoast SEO and integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. No WHOIS data is publicly available for the domain, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

5 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
42
Security headers
25
Email security
82
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
55

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

HillTip operates in the transportation sector, specifically focusing on road maintenance equipment for snow and ice removal. Their business model centers on manufacturing and direct sales to professional customers. The company appears to be medium-sized, founded around 2017, and based in Finland. The website content and structured data reinforce their market positioning as a specialized equipment provider. The absence of WHOIS data and contact details on the site limits full verification of business legitimacy. The company uses standard digital marketing and SEO tools but lacks visible certifications or trust badges. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the provided data. Growth potential is tied to the niche market of winter road maintenance, with a professional target audience.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and loads tracking scripts asynchronously, which is positive. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or X-XSS-Protection were detected, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. There is no visible privacy policy or cookie consent mechanism, which is a compliance gap under GDPR and similar regulations. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, limiting transparency in security management. The lack of WHOIS data reduces trust in domain registration legitimacy. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires improvements in headers, privacy compliance, and incident response readiness to enhance protection and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to improve web security.
  3. Publish contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user trust.
  4. Verify and publish domain registration details or use a registrar that provides transparent WHOIS data.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact channels to demonstrate security maturity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HillTip
Description
Road Maintenance Equipment for proffessionals. Our products are produced in Finland and built with the expertise from snow removal Pros.
Key services
Snowplows, Spreaders, De-Icing Equipment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Slick Carousel, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Redux Framework
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical URL https://)
  • Google Tag Manager and Analytics scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible privacy protection or domain registration anomaly
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices
  6. No security headers detected in provided data
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information available
  8. Content is focused on snow and ice removal machinery, targeting professional users
  9. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Slick Carousel, and FontAwesome. The use of JSON-LD structured data enhances SEO and content discoverability. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and preconnect hints for fonts. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic and could be improved. The site lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are technical debt areas. Hosting provider details are not evident from the data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a medium-sized business but requires enhancements in security and compliance features.
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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