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Security report for itw.com

Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Manufacturing · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) is a global multi-industry manufacturing leader founded in 1912. The company operates a decentralized business model focused on customer-back innovation and community support, leveraging seven industry-leading segments to deliver solid growth and best-in-class margins. The website reflects a mature enterprise with strong market positioning, targeting industrial customers, investors, and job seekers. The digital infrastructure employs modern technologies including Bootstrap, FontAwesome, jQuery, and Fathom Analytics, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers and explicit incident response contacts are absent. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy or registry restrictions, but the website's branding and external references strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the site demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
  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
  3. 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

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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
80
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention itw.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
14,195
Employees
0
Customers
19
Third parties
14,176
Weak passwords
0%

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

ITW's market position as a manufacturing leader is reinforced by its proprietary business model and diversified industry segments. The company emphasizes innovation and sustainability, supported by investor relations and career opportunities sections. External links to social media and job portals indicate active engagement with stakeholders. The absence of explicit contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a controlled communication strategy. The website's content quality and navigation clarity support effective customer and investor engagement. The lack of WHOIS transparency is mitigated by consistent branding and domain usage. No suspicious domains or partners were identified, indicating a focused and secure digital ecosystem.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent banner, demonstrating baseline security and privacy compliance. Use of accessibility scripts indicates attention to inclusive design. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and explicit security or incident response policies limits the security maturity level. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident handling readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publishing clear security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response contacts.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear company contact information including phone numbers and emails for customer and security inquiries.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy and cookie policies to maintain compliance with evolving regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Description
Founded in 1912, ITW is a global multi-industry manufacturing leader built around a differentiated and proprietary business model. The company's seven industry-leading segments leverage the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns.
Key services
Manufacturing solutions across seven industry-leading segments, Innovation in securing components, preserving food, powering motion
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4.3.1, FontAwesome 5.7.2, jQuery 3.3.1, Popper.js 1.14.7, Fathom Analytics, acsb accessibility script
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URLs)
  • Use of accessibility script (acsb.js)
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Fathom Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Fathom Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. Strong corporate branding and consistent messaging
  3. No security or WAF blocking detected
  4. WHOIS data unavailable, possibly due to privacy or registry restrictions
  5. Privacy and cookie policies present and compliant
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage
  7. Social media links are official and consistent with corporate identity
  8. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with privacy focus
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely supported technology stack including Bootstrap 4.3.1 for responsive design, FontAwesome for icons, and jQuery with Popper.js for interactive elements. Fathom Analytics is employed for privacy-focused visitor tracking. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with lazy loading images and structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Hosting and CMS details are not explicitly identified, but the site performance is moderate with no major technical issues observed. Opportunities exist to improve technical SEO and security header implementation to reduce technical debt and enhance resilience.
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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