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Security report for igus.ca

igus® · Manufacturing · Canada

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.igus.ca serves as a language selection landing page for igus, a manufacturer specializing in high-performance polymers for movement applications such as energy chains, cables, and bearings. The company targets industrial and engineering sectors in Canada, offering direct sales of polymer-based motion components. The site is minimalistic, focusing on directing users to English or French versions of the main site. The technical infrastructure includes multiple marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Bing Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, HubSpot Forms, and Lucky Orange, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. However, the site lacks visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies, which impacts compliance and user trust. Security posture is moderate with no visible security headers or SSL details provided, but no critical vulnerabilities were detected in the content. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain reduces trustworthiness, though the branding and content align with the known igus company. Overall, the site is functional but could improve in privacy compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

8 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. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • 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

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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
61

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

igus operates in the manufacturing sector, focusing on polymer-based motion components for industrial applications. The business model is direct manufacturing and sales, targeting engineers and industrial clients in Canada. The company leverages multiple analytics and marketing tools to optimize user engagement and lead generation. The lack of visible contact information and policies on this landing page suggests these are provided deeper in the site. The domain's missing WHOIS data is unusual but may be due to subdomain usage or privacy settings. The company appears established with a consistent brand presence, though no founding year or parent company information was found. The site’s minimal content limits deeper business intelligence extraction but indicates a focus on bilingual Canadian market penetration.

Security posture

The website shows a moderate security posture with HTTPS usage implied but not confirmed. No security headers were detected in the provided data, and no explicit security or incident response policies are visible. The site uses reputable third-party analytics and marketing scripts, which may introduce tracking risks but are industry standard. The absence of privacy and cookie policies reduces GDPR compliance confidence. No forms or input fields are present on this landing page, minimizing immediate attack surface. The missing WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy verification but does not directly indicate compromise. Overall, the site would benefit from enhanced security headers, visible privacy policies, and explicit incident response contact points to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance security posture.
  3. Verify and ensure HTTPS is enforced site-wide with strong SSL/TLS configuration.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response and vulnerability disclosure channels.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
igus®
Description
Manufacturer and supplier of energy chains, cables, plain bearings, spherical plain bearings, linear systems, ball bearings, and robot joints aimed at reducing costs and improving technology.
Key services
Energy chains, Cables, Plain bearings, Spherical plain bearings, Linear systems, Ball bearings, Robot joints
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, HubSpot Forms, Lucky Orange
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for controlled script loading
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Bing Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Lucky Orange
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, Lucky Orange
Marketing tools
HubSpot Forms
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a language selection splash page for igus Canada site.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are directly linked or visible on this page.
  3. No contact information such as emails or phone numbers found on this splash page.
  4. Multiple marketing and analytics scripts are loaded indicating tracking and user behavior analysis.
  5. No forms present on this splash page; forms likely on subsequent pages after language selection.
  6. No security headers or SSL details visible from provided data; HTTPS usage assumed but not confirmed.
  7. No explicit security or incident response information found.
  8. Content is minimal but consistent with a corporate landing page for language selection.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
  10. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust score but website branding and content appear legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, HubSpot Forms, and Lucky Orange for analytics and marketing. The HTML is valid and includes meta description tags but lacks Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data. The site is a simple splash page with language selection and minimal content, which limits SEO and user engagement potential. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic but functional. No CMS or hosting provider information was detected. Performance is moderate given the number of external scripts loaded. The site would benefit from enhanced SEO metadata, structured data, and improved accessibility features to increase reach and usability.
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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