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Security report for msasafety.com

MSA Safety · Manufacturing · United States

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MSA Safety is a globally recognized manufacturer and supplier of safety products designed to protect people and facilities worldwide. The company maintains a strong market position as a leader in industrial safety equipment, serving a diverse international audience through localized websites and language options. Their digital presence reflects a mature technical infrastructure leveraging modern web technologies, including Bootstrap, jQuery, Algolia search, and advanced marketing tools such as Marketo and Pardot. The website demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, contributing to an excellent user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism via OneTrust, aligning with GDPR requirements. While security headers are present, there is room for improvement by adding additional headers and publishing explicit security and incident response policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the website exhibits a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations. The domain registration data corroborates the legitimacy of the business, showing consistency with the company's claims and an appropriate domain age. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing vulnerability disclosure and incident response information, and providing clearer contact details to improve transparency and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
63/ 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

2 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

  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

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  • Exposed services
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  • 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
0
Security headers
85
Email security
87
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
63
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

MSA Safety operates as an essential entity within the manufacturing and energy sectors, focusing on safety product development and global distribution. Their business model centers on supplying industrial safety equipment to a worldwide customer base, including facility managers and safety professionals. The company leverages a robust partnership ecosystem and employs advanced marketing and analytics tools to maintain competitive advantages and drive growth. The website's multilingual and regional structure supports global market penetration and customer engagement. Although direct contact information is limited on the global landing page, regional sites likely provide localized support. The company's digital maturity is evident in its use of modern technologies and comprehensive privacy compliance measures.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS enforcement and a well-implemented cookie consent mechanism that supports GDPR compliance. Security best practices observed include the absence of exposed sensitive data and the use of reputable third-party marketing and analytics services. However, the site could benefit from additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options to further mitigate risks. There is no visible security.txt or explicit incident response policy, which are recommended for transparency and vulnerability management. Overall, the security maturity is solid but can be enhanced by adopting these additional measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Develop and publicly share an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing clear contact information for security and general inquiries on the global site.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities and maintain compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MSA Safety
Description
MSA Safety is a global organization committed to developing, manufacturing, and supplying safety products that help protect people and facility infrastructures around the world.
Key services
Safety product development, Manufacturing, Global supply and distribution
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Algolia Search, Marketo Munchkin, Pardot, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Usetiful, PriceSpider
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Algolia Insights, Marketo Munchkin, Pardot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight, Marketo Munchkin, Pardot
Marketing tools
Marketo, Pardot, PriceSpider, Usetiful
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a global landing page for MSA Safety with multiple country/language options.
  2. Strong privacy and cookie consent implementation with OneTrust.
  3. Use of multiple marketing and analytics tools indicates mature digital marketing strategy.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on this landing page; likely available on regional sites.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published on this page.
  6. No terms of service found on this page.
  7. Website uses HTTPS and modern web technologies.
  8. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern technology stack featuring Bootstrap 4 for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Algolia for search functionality. Marketing and analytics integrations include Marketo Munchkin, Pardot, Google Tag Manager, and LinkedIn Insight, indicating a sophisticated digital marketing infrastructure. The site loads multiple asynchronous scripts to optimize performance, though the overall loading speed is moderate. Accessibility features and mobile optimization are well addressed, contributing to a positive user experience. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. The site uses a cookie consent framework (OneTrust) to manage user privacy preferences 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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