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Security report for knifemaker.com

The Kinetic Co., Inc. · Manufacturing · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Kinetic Co., Inc. is a well-established U.S.-based manufacturer specializing in industrial machine knives and custom blades serving multiple industries including tissue, nonwovens, wood, metal, and packaging. With over 75 years of experience and an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing facility in Milwaukee, WI, the company positions itself as a premier provider offering fast lead times, custom engineering, and contract manufacturing services. Their target audience primarily includes general buyers and procurement teams in industrial sectors seeking high-quality, precision-engineered cutting solutions. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor, enhanced with performance optimizations such as lazy loading and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and clear navigation, reflecting a mature digital presence. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, though some security headers and explicit security policies are absent. Privacy compliance is basic, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no visible privacy or terms of service pages. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adding security headers, incident response information, and comprehensive privacy policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a concern and warrants further investigation to confirm domain legitimacy. However, the website content and business information are professional and consistent with a legitimate manufacturing company. Strategically, the company should focus on enhancing transparency around privacy and security policies, verifying domain registration details, and continuing to leverage their strong market position and customer trust to maintain competitive advantage.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  2. 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';…

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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
37
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
63

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

The Kinetic Co. holds a strong market position as a specialized manufacturer of industrial knives with a legacy dating back to 1948. Their competitive advantages include ISO certification, rapid lead times, and a broad service portfolio including contract machining and heat treating. The business model combines product manufacturing with contract services, targeting industrial procurement professionals. Growth indicators include a well-maintained website with customer testimonials and active social media presence. The company’s partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed but includes industry certifications and customer trust signals. Operationally, the company emphasizes quality, customization, and service speed, which are critical in industrial manufacturing sectors.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure information indicate gaps in security best practices. There is no evidence of GDPR compliance beyond cookie consent, and no data protection officer contact is provided. The site uses third-party scripts including Google Tag Manager and advertising scripts, which should be regularly audited for security. Overall, the security culture appears functional but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to strengthen site security.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to demonstrate security readiness.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks and improve privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
The Kinetic Co., Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Kinetic Co., Inc.
Description
The Kinetic Co. is a premium U.S. manufacturer of industrial knives and wear components serving the tissue, nonwovens, wood, metal, and packaging industries. They also offer custom CNC machining, grinding, and contract heat treating services.
Key services
Industrial machine knives, Custom industrial blades, Contract grinding, Contract machining, CNC machining, Heat treating, Mandrel repair, Re-grinding
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Owl Carousel, WP Rocket (lazy loading), Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • Lazy loading scripts to improve performance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
BAM Advertising
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 rich content about industrial knives and manufacturing services.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for an active commercial website.
  3. Website uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor builder and performance optimizations.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented including phone number and physical address.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected on the homepage HTML.
  6. Cookie consent mechanism is present indicating some privacy compliance.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No incident response or security policy information found on the site.
  9. Site content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
  10. SEO and social media integration are implemented.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor page builder, supported by jQuery and Owl Carousel for interactive elements. Performance optimizations include lazy loading of scripts and images, and integration with Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine understanding. However, some technical debt is noted in missing security headers and incomplete privacy documentation. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional user experience but could be improved with enhanced security configurations and privacy features.
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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