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Security report for offshorewind.biz

Navingo BV · Energy · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

offshoreWIND.biz is a specialized online media platform delivering daily news and insights focused on the offshore wind energy sector, including emerging technologies like floating wind and Power-to-X. The platform serves industry professionals and stakeholders, providing timely updates on projects, market developments, and technological advancements. The website is part of the Navingo BV media group, which operates several related industry news sites, positioning offshoreWIND.biz as a reputable niche media outlet within the renewable energy sector. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO Premium and ElasticPress, ensuring good SEO and search capabilities. It employs Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, alongside a comprehensive cookie consent management system powered by CookieYes, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity and privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a professional design and clear navigation. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration but lacks visible security headers in the provided data. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The cookie consent mechanism is robust, offering granular control over tracking and advertising cookies, though the absence of a published privacy policy and terms of service pages is a compliance gap. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, which slightly reduces trust but is common for media companies. Overall, offshoreWIND.biz presents a professional and trustworthy online presence with good technical and content quality. Strategic improvements include publishing comprehensive privacy and terms of service documents, enhancing security headers, and providing clearer business contact information to strengthen compliance and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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. 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs, Google Ads

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

  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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention offshorewind.biz, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1
Employees
0
Customers
1
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

offshoreWIND.biz operates as a focused media platform within the offshore wind energy industry, targeting professionals, companies, and stakeholders interested in renewable energy developments. Its business model centers on content creation and distribution, likely monetized through advertising and sponsored content. The site benefits from association with Navingo BV, a media group with multiple industry-related sites, enhancing its market reach and credibility. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its niche focus, timely news delivery, and integration of advanced consent management tools, aligning with evolving privacy regulations. Partnerships with related media sites and presence on major social media platforms support audience growth and engagement. The absence of detailed company registration or physical address information limits transparency but does not detract significantly from its market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and a well-implemented cookie consent mechanism that complies with GDPR principles by providing granular user control over tracking. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others suggests room for improvement in hardening against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and preparedness visibility. Overall, the site is secure for general use but would benefit from enhanced security headers and documented security practices to improve resilience and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data collection, usage, and user rights.
  2. Add a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and legal protections.
  3. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection officer if applicable.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Navingo BV
Description
offshoreWIND.biz is an online media platform providing daily news from the offshore wind industry, including floating wind, Power-to-X and more.
Key services
Daily news updates, Industry insights, Project updates, Market analysis
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, CookieYes Consent Management, ElasticPress
Frameworks
Yoast SEO Premium
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data found

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Vimeo tracking
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
CookieYes
Marketing tools
CookieYes
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional media platform focused on offshore wind industry news.
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating privacy protection or registry data unavailability.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed categories and vendor disclosures.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  5. Contact information limited to email via social media links; no phone or physical address found.
  6. Uses modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; SSL is enabled and appears well configured.
  8. No signs of malware, phishing, or suspicious content.
  9. No adult or NSFW content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using version 6.8.3, enhanced with plugins like Yoast SEO Premium for search engine optimization and ElasticPress for improved search functionality. It leverages jQuery 3.7.1 and integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user behavior tracking and marketing analytics. CookieYes is used for cookie consent management, providing a detailed and user-friendly consent interface. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found, but Cloudflare services are referenced for bot management. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable media platform with opportunities to enhance security configurations and privacy documentation.
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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