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Security report for manitou.com

Manitou · Manufacturing · France

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Manitou is a well-established French manufacturing company specializing in handling, lifting, and earthmoving equipment for diverse sectors including agriculture, construction, and industries. With over 60 years of experience, the company offers a broad range of machinery such as telehandlers, forklift trucks, and aerial work platforms, complemented by attachments and services like financing and maintenance. The website reflects a mature global brand with extensive multilingual support and a professional digital presence. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager and Matomo for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, providing a good user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though there is room for improvement in security headers and incident response transparency. The WHOIS data is notably missing, which reduces transparency but is likely due to privacy protection services. Despite this, the website's professional content, structured data, and social media presence support its legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access. Overall, Manitou's website demonstrates strong business credibility and technical maturity, with minor security and transparency gaps that can be addressed to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

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 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';…

  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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Manitou holds a strong market position as a global leader in manufacturing handling and lifting equipment. Its competitive advantages include a diversified product portfolio, continuous innovation, and a comprehensive dealer network. The business model focuses on manufacturing complemented by value-added services such as financing and training. Target customers span multiple industrial sectors, including agriculture, construction, aeronautics, and defense. The company shows indicators of growth through digital engagement and extensive multilingual support. Partnerships are evident through social media and dealer networks, though no explicit partner domains were identified. The company operates primarily from France with a large organizational size and a heritage dating back to 1957.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of publicly available security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party analytics and tracking scripts is moderate and managed with user consent. The missing WHOIS data slightly impacts trust but is common for large enterprises using privacy protection. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by publishing security policies and enhancing header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information, including dedicated security or abuse email addresses.
  4. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Manitou
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Manitou
Description
Manitou Group is a French company specializing in manufacturing handling, lifting, and earthmoving equipment for agriculture, construction, and industries. They offer machines such as aerial work platforms, mast forklift trucks, telehandlers, articulated loaders, and attachments. The company emphasizes innovation, safety, comfort, and performance with over 60 years of experience.
Key services
Manufacture of handling and lifting machines, Attachments and accessories, Financing and extended coverage, Maintenance and connected solutions, Training
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Matomo Analytics, Slick Slider, Google Fonts (Roboto Condensed)
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of consent mechanism for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

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 multimedia
  2. No WAF or blocking detected
  3. Comprehensive multilingual support with many country/language versions
  4. Strong brand presence with detailed product and market information
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant
  7. No visible security policy or incident response contacts
  8. WHOIS data is missing, reducing transparency
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a robust content management framework. It uses Google Tag Manager and Matomo for analytics, indicating a balanced approach to data collection and privacy. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with multimedia content such as videos and sliders that may impact load times but enhance user engagement. No hosting provider details were found, but the site uses CDN services for fonts and analytics. Technical risks are minimal, though improvements in security headers and incident response readiness are recommended to reduce potential attack surfaces.
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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