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Security report for norbulkshipping.com

Norbulk · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Norbulk is a well-established ship management company with over four decades of experience managing a diverse fleet engaged in worldwide trade. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including technical ship management, crew management and training, consultancy, quality assurance, marine travel, and commercial services. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence targeting ship owners and maritime industry stakeholders. Technically, the site is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies and hosted with Cloudflare DNS services, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and HSTS enabled, though DNSSEC is not configured. However, the site lacks explicit privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, and does not provide direct contact information or incident response details, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the domain registration data supports the legitimacy and longevity of the business.

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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
85
DNS health
85
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

Norbulk occupies a significant position in the maritime transportation sector, leveraging its extensive experience and scale to provide ship management services globally. The business model focuses on operational and technical management of vessels, crew recruitment and training, and ancillary services such as marine travel and consultancy. The company targets ship owners and maritime operators seeking reliable and compliant ship management solutions. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized enterprise with a focus on quality and safety, though it lacks some transparency in privacy and contact details. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site may limit immediate customer engagement. The social media links appear to be placeholders linked to Squarespace rather than company-specific accounts, suggesting potential areas for digital marketing enhancement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS and HSTS headers, protecting data in transit and mitigating certain attack vectors. The domain status clientTransferProhibited adds a layer of domain security against unauthorized transfers. However, the lack of DNSSEC implementation leaves DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. No security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, which could hinder coordinated vulnerability reporting. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analysis. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with improved transparency and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies on the website to improve compliance and user trust.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Add clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to facilitate communication and support.
  5. Establish and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure process to improve security readiness and transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Norbulk
Description
Norbulk is a leading provider of ship management services. Over the past four decades Norbulk has built up a wealth of experience managing all vessel types engaged in worldwide trade.
Key services
Technical Ship Management, Crew Management & Training, Consultancy Services, Quality Assurance, Marine Travel, Commercial Services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, jQuery, Google Fonts, Cloudflare DNS
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status

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
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed using Squarespace platform
  2. Content is focused on ship management services with detailed service descriptions
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the content
  5. Social media links present but generic Squarespace placeholders (instagram.com/squarespace, twitter.com/squarespace, pinterest.com/squarespace)
  6. No forms detected that collect user data
  7. No security or incident response policies disclosed
  8. SSL and HSTS are properly configured
  9. No DNSSEC configured
  10. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond Squarespace standard scripts
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and Google Fonts for frontend functionality and styling. Hosting and DNS services are provided by Squarespace and Cloudflare respectively, ensuring reliable uptime and performance. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses modern web standards. Performance is moderate with some reliance on external CDN resources. Accessibility features are basic, with room for improvement in semantic markup and ARIA roles. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data, enhancing social media sharing and search engine visibility. No analytics or tracking scripts beyond Squarespace defaults were detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
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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