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Security report for jamestownprofiling.com

Jamestown · Manufacturing · Ireland

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

40/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Jamestown Manufacturing is a leading steel fabrication company operating primarily in the UK and Ireland, specializing in the production of plate girders, box girders, cellular beams, bridge beams, and heavy fabricated steel sections. Their services cater to engineering, manufacturing, and steel fabrication sectors, positioning them as a key player in the regional steel manufacturing market. The company emphasizes quality and compliance, holding ISO 9001:2008 and EN1090-1 Execution Class 4 certifications, underscoring their commitment to high standards. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and caching plugins, ensuring good performance and mobile responsiveness. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and professional design, supporting a positive user experience. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and follows basic best practices, though it could benefit from enhanced security headers and explicit incident response information. Overall, the security posture is solid with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Contact information is comprehensive, supporting business credibility. The domain uses privacy protection, which is justified and common for such businesses. Strategically, Jamestown Manufacturing's digital presence reflects a mature and professional organization with room for improvement in security transparency and incident response readiness. The website effectively supports their business goals and market positioning.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  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.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • 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 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
28
Average
40

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Jamestown Manufacturing holds a strong market position as one of the largest steel fabricators in the UK and Ireland, serving engineering and manufacturing sectors. Their business model focuses on steel fabrication and processing services, leveraging certifications and industry memberships like BCSA to build trust. The company targets industrial clients requiring heavy steel sections and bridge components. Their website content and structure indicate a focus on quality and compliance, which are competitive advantages. The presence of multiple contact points and social media channels suggests active engagement with clients and stakeholders. The partnership with web developer Vimar indicates investment in professional digital infrastructure. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified, suggesting an independent operation. Growth indicators include a comprehensive service offering and certifications that enable high-execution projects.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. Certifications related to quality management and production control indicate internal process rigor. However, the absence of explicit incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies suggests gaps in security transparency and readiness. No security headers were detected in the HTML content, which could be improved to mitigate common web threats. The use of WordPress and common libraries like jQuery is standard but requires ongoing patching to avoid vulnerabilities. Privacy compliance is well addressed with cookie consent and privacy policy presence. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced with additional security controls and documented incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish an incident response policy and contact information to improve security transparency.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update all third-party libraries and WordPress plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Jamestown
Description
Jamestown manufacture plate girders, box girders, cellular beams, bridge beams and heavy fabricated steel sections. They provide steel processing services for engineering, manufacturing and steel fabrication sectors.
Key services
Plate girders, Box girders, Cellular beams, Bridge beams, Heavy fabricated steel sections, Steel processing services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Rank Math SEO plugin, LiteSpeed Cache
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress ecosystem)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to steel fabrication industry.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with multiple channels.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanism.
  5. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure found.
  6. Use of modern WordPress technologies and SEO plugins.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery and Rank Math SEO plugin, supported by LiteSpeed Cache for performance optimization. The HTML is valid and well-structured, with responsive design elements ensuring good mobile usability. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit in the HTML. The site uses standard fonts loaded from Google Fonts and includes social media integration. Technical risks include reliance on common libraries that require maintenance and the lack of advanced security headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid and supports the business effectively.
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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