HMS is a specialized maritime supply company serving merchant and passenger shipping sectors with provisioning, technical supply management, and galley support services. The company positions itself as a leading marine supplier with a global footprint and decades of experience, supported by certifications and a strong parent company presence (CHEFS CULINAR). The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and relevant business content. Technically, the site uses modern privacy compliance tools such as Usercentrics CMP and analytics via Etracker, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern, potentially impacting trust and legitimacy perceptions. Overall, the site demonstrates good privacy compliance and business credibility but could improve its security posture and transparency.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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"
This scan found 24 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
Daily monitoring
Recommended
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
52
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
65
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention hms-services.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for hms-services.com right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
HMS operates in the transportation sector, specifically maritime supply and services. Its business model focuses on B2B relationships with shipping companies and crews, offering comprehensive provisioning and technical management solutions. The company leverages its parent company CHEFS CULINAR for brand strength and market reach. The presence of multiple locations and international service coverage indicates a medium-sized enterprise with a solid market position. The company uses digital marketing tools and social media to engage its audience and maintain transparency through newsletters and quality management disclosures. The lack of visible WHOIS data is unusual and should be investigated to ensure domain legitimacy.
Security posture
The website employs privacy compliance mechanisms effectively, including a cookie consent management platform and clear privacy policies. However, it lacks visible HTTP security headers and published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies, which are important for a mature security posture. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a security.txt file and incident response contacts limits the site's readiness for security incidents. The domain's missing WHOIS data raises concerns about registration transparency, which could affect trust. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be enhanced by adopting best practices and improving transparency.
Recommendations
Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to enhance domain legitimacy and trust.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
HMS
Description
HMS is a key partner ship supplier providing provisioning, technical supply management, galley support, and services for merchant and passenger shipping sectors. They offer international provisioning, budget-oriented support, quality assurance, and worldwide marine equipment supply.
Usercentrics CMP, Etracker analytics, jQuery (implied by usage of $ in scripts), CSS3, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
Use of Usercentrics CMP for cookie consent
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Newsletter subscription with validation
Analytics and tracking
Services
Etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Etracker
Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Strong presence of privacy compliance tools (Usercentrics CMP)
No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities found
WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust score
Good social media integration and contact information
Certifications displayed enhance trust
No security.txt or explicit incident response info found
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with third-party integrations like Usercentrics CMP for privacy compliance and Etracker for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and features a responsive design with clear navigation. However, no CMS or hosting provider information was detected. Performance is moderate with some room for improvement in accessibility features. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security headers and more explicit technical documentation. The use of external privacy proxy servers and consent management indicates a commitment to GDPR 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.
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