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Security report for industrialquicksearch.com

Industrial Quick Search · Manufacturing · United States

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Industrial Quick Search is a well-established online industrial manufacturer directory founded in 2000, serving the OEM market and manufacturing industry primarily in the United States. The platform connects buyers and suppliers in plastic and metal commercial businesses, offering patented vendor preview and request for quote tools. It also provides marketing services such as SEO, social media management, PPC, and web design to industrial manufacturers. The website demonstrates consistent branding and a clear business model focused on facilitating industrial supply chain connections. Technically, the website uses a modern tech stack including jQuery, Materialize CSS, FontAwesome, and Google Analytics, hosted by DreamHost. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation and SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, and the site lacks a CMS indication, suggesting a custom-built platform. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks DNSSEC and visible security headers, which could be improved. No security or incident response policies are published, and there is no cookie consent mechanism, indicating partial privacy compliance. The domain WHOIS data is consistent with the business claims, showing a long-established presence without privacy protection, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy with moderate security posture and privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy mechanisms, and published policies would enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  4. 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
48

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

Industrial Quick Search occupies a niche as a specialized industrial manufacturer directory with patented technology that differentiates it from competitors. Its business model combines directory listings with marketing services, generating revenue through advertising and premium listings. The target customers are industrial buyers and manufacturers in North America, particularly the US. The partnership with iqsdirectory.com suggests a broader ecosystem supporting industrial marketing and supply chain facilitation. The company’s longevity since 2000 and patent holdings indicate a mature business with competitive advantages. Growth potential lies in expanding digital marketing services and enhancing platform features like CAD drawing links and state search capabilities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, but DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS are detected. There is no visible security or incident response policy, nor dedicated security contact channels, which limits transparency and readiness. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms indicates incomplete GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of reputable hosting (DreamHost) and domain status clientTransferProhibited are positive indicators. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a directory site but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and clearly document cookie usage to improve GDPR compliance.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. 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
Industrial Quick Search
Description
Industrial Quick Search connects industrial supply chain management, manufacturing companies, buyers and suppliers in plastic and metal commercial businesses. It offers a North American manufacturing company directory with product/service specific vertical website categories, patented vendor preview and request for quote tools, and marketing services.
Key services
Industrial manufacturer directory, Vendor comparison tools, Request for quote tool, Marketing services including SEO, social media management, PPC, web design
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Materialize CSS, FontAwesome, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery UI
Frameworks
Materialize
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
SEO, Social Media Management, PPC Management, Web Design Services
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established industrial manufacturer directory with patented technology.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear navigation and categorized listings.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected, indicating partial GDPR compliance.
  4. No visible security headers or explicit security policies published.
  5. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and Google Analytics for tracking.
  6. No email addresses explicitly published on the site.
  7. Phone contact number is provided and consistent across the site.
  8. Multiple external links point to iqsdirectory.com, indicating a partner or related site.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. Domain WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business history.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom platform using jQuery, Materialize CSS framework, and FontAwesome icons, with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking. It is hosted by DreamHost, a reputable provider. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and structured data using JSON-LD for corporation schema. Performance is moderate, with no major errors or broken elements detected. Accessibility features are basic but present. The lack of a known CMS suggests custom development, which may require dedicated maintenance resources. Opportunities exist to modernize by adopting newer JavaScript frameworks and enhancing 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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