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ION Analytics · Energy · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ION Analytics operates a business-focused analytics platform specializing in energy infrastructure data. The website serves primarily as a sign-in portal for business users, indicating a subscription or access-controlled model. The platform is part of the larger ION Group, a known entity in the energy sector. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools such as Google reCAPTCHA, Hotjar, and Piwik PRO for analytics and user behavior monitoring. However, the site suffers from a critical lack of a valid SSL certificate, exposing users to potential security risks and undermining trust. The absence of privacy and cookie consent mechanisms further weakens its compliance posture. Overall, the website's content is minimal and functional but lacks comprehensive business and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

6 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"

  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

    • 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

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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
50
Security headers
35
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
58

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

ION Analytics targets energy sector professionals requiring detailed infrastructure analytics. Its business model likely revolves around subscription-based access to proprietary data and analytics tools. The parent company, ION Group, provides credibility and market positioning within the energy analytics niche. The website's minimal content and lack of public contact details suggest a focus on existing customers rather than broad marketing. The use of advanced tracking and analytics tools indicates an interest in user behavior insights, possibly to optimize service delivery or marketing efforts. The lack of email hosting and restrictive SPF record suggests controlled communication channels, possibly centralized through parent company infrastructure.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical vulnerability for any site handling user credentials. No security headers are present, and essential DNS security features like DNSSEC and CAA records are missing. While Google reCAPTCHA is implemented to protect the sign-in form from automated abuse, the lack of HTTPS undermines overall security. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, indicating immature security governance. The site does not provide GDPR compliance indicators beyond linking to a basic privacy policy hosted on the parent company domain. These gaps expose the business to risks including data interception, phishing, and regulatory non-compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate immediately to secure all user interactions.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Enable DNSSEC and configure CAA records to enhance DNS and certificate issuance security.
  4. Add visible privacy and cookie consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  5. Publish clear contact information and security policies including incident response and vulnerability disclosure.
  6. Review and optimize website performance to reduce load times from current slow levels.
  7. Improve content richness and navigation to enhance user experience and trustworthiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Amazon AWS infrastructure as inferred from IP addresses. It uses JavaScript-based analytics and tracking tools including Piwik PRO and Hotjar, and Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection. The site lacks a CMS or framework indicators, suggesting a custom or minimal platform. Performance is poor with a load time of approximately 29 seconds and a large page size (~392 KB) with 68 resources, indicating potential optimization needs. Accessibility and SEO features are basic, with minimal meta tags and no structured data. The absence of a valid SSL certificate is a major technical deficiency. DNS configuration lacks MX records and DNSSEC, and SPF is set to block all email sending, indicating strict email policies or misconfiguration.
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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