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Security report for midlandcarbides.co.uk

Midlands Carbide Limited · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Midland Carbides is a UK-based manufacturer specializing in tungsten carbide parts since 1973. The company offers a broad range of products including standard tips, special cutter tips, blanks, nozzles, and spares for various industries. Their business model focuses on custom manufacturing with flexibility in order quantities, serving industrial and manufacturing sectors. The website reflects a small but established business with consistent branding and clear contact information. Technically, the website uses legacy technologies such as jQuery 1.8.3 and includes modern UI components like Swiper.js for product showcases. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. There is no evidence of a CMS or advanced hosting details. The absence of analytics and tracking scripts indicates minimal user tracking. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers and privacy/cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration errors, which reduces domain trustworthiness. No WAF or blocking mechanisms are detected, and no critical vulnerabilities are visible. However, the use of outdated libraries and missing security best practices present moderate risks. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from improved security measures, updated technologies, and enhanced privacy compliance to strengthen trust and reduce risk.

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

8 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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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
47
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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

Midland Carbides operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on tungsten carbide products. Their market positioning is that of a specialized, experienced UK manufacturer with over 40 years of history. Competitive advantages include custom manufacturing capabilities, industry reputation for quality and delivery, and a wide product range. The business model relies on both small batch and large quantity orders, targeting industrial clients requiring precision parts. Growth indicators include recent investments in powder mixing equipment and expanded facilities. The company maintains a straightforward partnership ecosystem with no visible subsidiaries or related domains. Strategic observations suggest a stable small business with potential for modernization and digital transformation.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate with no critical vulnerabilities detected on the website. However, the absence of HTTPS verification in the provided data, lack of security headers, and use of outdated JavaScript libraries indicate areas of concern. There is no evidence of formal security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Data protection and GDPR compliance are not clearly addressed, and no privacy or cookie policies are present. The WHOIS data unavailability further complicates trust verification. The business should prioritize implementing HTTPS, security headers, updated libraries, and formal privacy and security policies to improve security maturity and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and verify configuration.
  2. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Update jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current secure versions.
  4. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance.
  5. Create a security.txt file and provide incident response contact information.
  6. Consider adding analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to monitor site usage.
  7. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility features for better user experience.
  8. Investigate and resolve WHOIS data issues to improve domain trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Midlands Carbide Limited
Registration number
848471
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Midlands Carbide Limited
Description
Midland Carbides manufactures a wide range of tungsten carbide parts including special parts to customer specifications, standard tips, cutter tips, blanks, nozzles, and spares for various industries. Established over 40 years ago, based in Ashby de la Zouch, UK.
Key services
Custom tungsten carbide parts manufacturing, Standard tips and cutter tips, Blanks and nozzles, Roof tile and brick industry spares
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.3, Swiper.js, Magnific Popup, Font Awesome 4.2.0, Google Fonts (Work Sans)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 detected.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with company email, phone, and physical address.
  4. No social media links are present on the site.
  5. Technical stack uses older jQuery version which may pose security risks.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. Website content is focused on tungsten carbide manufacturing and related products.
  8. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration error, limiting domain trust verification.
  9. No security headers detected in the HTML source; SSL status unknown.
  10. No forms detected on the homepage or main content for data collection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of legacy and modern front-end technologies including jQuery 1.8.3, Swiper.js for sliders, Magnific Popup for modals, and Font Awesome 4.2.0 for icons. Google Fonts are used for typography. The site does not appear to use a CMS and is likely custom-built. Performance is moderate with some responsiveness but limited advanced SEO or accessibility features. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content. The site lacks modern security headers and uses outdated JavaScript libraries, which pose potential security risks. There are no visible analytics or tracking scripts, indicating minimal data collection. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but would benefit from modernization and security enhancements.
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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