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Security report for hul.co.in

Hindustan Unilever Limited · Retail · India

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is a leading consumer goods company in India, operating for over 90 years with a portfolio of more than 50 FMCG brands. The company focuses on nutrition, hygiene, and personal care products, aiming to meet everyday consumer needs. The website reflects a mature digital presence with professional design, clear navigation, and consistent branding aligned with its parent company, Unilever PLC. Technically, the site uses modern frameworks such as Astro, employs HTTPS with strong security headers, and integrates cookie consent mechanisms, indicating a good level of digital maturity. However, explicit privacy and terms of service policies are not directly found, which could be improved for better compliance and transparency. Security posture is strong with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data, but incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are absent. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

4 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 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';…
  2. 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

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
72

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
1
Employees
0
Customers
1
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
100%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

HUL holds a dominant market position in the Indian FMCG sector, leveraging its extensive brand portfolio and long-standing market presence. The business model centers on manufacturing and distributing consumer products across nutrition, hygiene, and personal care sectors. The company targets a broad consumer base in India and benefits from its association with Unilever PLC. The website supports this positioning by providing comprehensive corporate information, sustainability initiatives, news updates, and investor relations content. Partnerships include official Unilever career and notices domains. Growth indicators include recent news and sustainability focus, reflecting strategic alignment with global trends. The absence of direct contact details on the homepage suggests a preference for controlled communication channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented, including HSTS, CSP, and X-Frame-Options. No sensitive information is exposed in the HTML content, and no vulnerable libraries or scripts are detected. Cookie consent is managed through a reputable third-party service, enhancing privacy compliance. However, the lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. The overall security score is high, but adding these elements would strengthen trust and compliance further.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy page linked in the website footer.
  2. Add a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and legal terms.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including security incident and abuse contacts.
  4. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Enhance transparency about data protection officers and incident response procedures.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Hindustan Unilever Limited
Registration number
Company Notice
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hindustan Unilever Limited
Description
At Unilever we meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.
Key services
Nutrition products, Hygiene products, Personal care products
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Astro framework, CSS, Web fonts (woff2), Cookielaw.org cookie consent, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Astro
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

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-structured
  2. Strong corporate branding consistent with Unilever group
  3. Comprehensive navigation covering company, brands, sustainability, news, careers, and investors
  4. Cookie consent implemented via trusted third-party
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage content
  6. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks
  8. No security or privacy policy pages explicitly linked
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  10. No signs of suspicious or malicious content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies, notably the Astro framework, with JavaScript modules and optimized web fonts. It employs responsive design techniques ensuring excellent mobile optimization and accessibility. Performance is moderate, with preloading of fonts and use of CDN-hosted scripts for cookie consent and analytics. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and webpage. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or static site generation approach. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable digital presence with opportunities to improve performance metrics and transparency.
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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