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Security report for northernnaturalgas.com

Northern Natural Gas · Energy · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in DNS health, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Northern Natural Gas operates as a major natural gas pipeline service provider, delivering not only natural gas but also comprehensive tools and resources to its customers. The company maintains a professional online presence with detailed informational postings, customer support, and regulatory compliance documentation. The website is built on Microsoft SharePoint, leveraging modern web technologies such as Bootstrap and jQuery, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though improvements in security headers and explicit privacy policies are recommended. The absence of WHOIS data raises some concerns about domain legitimacy, but the website content and structure strongly suggest a legitimate and established business. Overall, the site serves its target audience effectively with clear navigation and relevant content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  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.

    • 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

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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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  • Exposed services
  • 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
57
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71

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

Northern Natural Gas holds a strong position in the energy and transportation sectors, focusing on natural gas pipeline operations. Its business model centers on capacity management, customer service, and regulatory adherence. The company provides extensive customer-facing applications and informational resources, indicating a customer-centric approach. The presence of subdomains dedicated to business applications and operational data interchange suggests a robust internal ecosystem. Partnerships with entities like BRK Energy and Call811 enhance its operational and safety capabilities. The website's content quality and professional design reflect a large enterprise with significant market presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and secure form implementations. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that should be addressed to mitigate risks like clickjacking and cross-site scripting. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a published incident response contact or security.txt file limits transparency in vulnerability reporting. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no clear cookie consent mechanisms or detailed privacy policies, which could be a compliance risk under GDPR or similar regulations. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS information to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Northern Natural Gas
Description
Northern Natural Gas is committed to working proactively with customers to discuss business needs and define solutions. They deliver natural gas and provide tools and resources to improve customer business operations.
Key services
Natural gas pipeline transportation, Capacity release, Customer service and support, Regulatory filings and compliance, Operational data interchange, Informational postings and notices
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Microsoft SharePoint, jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Slick Carousel, FontAwesome
Frameworks
SharePoint Framework
Platforms
Microsoft SharePoint
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with anti-forgery tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

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 no WAF or blocking detected.
  2. Content is business-focused on natural gas pipeline services and customer support.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found, only terms of use accessible via JavaScript link.
  4. Multiple phone numbers clearly labeled for different contact purposes.
  5. No company contact emails found in the HTML content.
  6. Website uses Microsoft SharePoint as CMS and includes modern frontend libraries.
  7. Google Analytics is used for tracking with moderate user tracking level.
  8. No visible security headers detected in provided data; SSL is enabled and appears well configured.
  9. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, raising some legitimacy questions.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected; site is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Microsoft SharePoint, utilizing a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Slick Carousel, and FontAwesome for UI and interactivity. The platform choice indicates a reliance on enterprise-grade CMS infrastructure. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts and deferred JavaScript execution. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features such as skip links and accessible mode toggles. SEO optimization is basic with canonical links and meta viewport tags but lacks advanced structured data or Open Graph metadata. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and security practices.
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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