Skip to main content

Security report for paccarwinch.com

Arrowhead Winch · Manufacturing · N/a

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Arrowhead Winch is a professional industrial manufacturing company specializing in hydraulic winches, hoists, and drive systems under the well-known brands BRADEN, CARCO, and Gearmatic. The company targets industrial and commercial sectors requiring heavy-duty engineered solutions. Their website demonstrates a strong market position with a comprehensive product portfolio and a global distributor network. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce and integrates modern marketing and analytics tools such as HubSpot, Google Tag Manager, and LinkedIn Insight Tag, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement, reCAPTCHA on forms, and cookie consent management, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. The WHOIS data is missing, which raises concerns about domain registration transparency, but the website's professional presentation and consistent branding mitigate some trust issues. Overall, the site is well-designed, user-friendly, and compliant with privacy regulations, making it a credible online presence for the business.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

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 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  3. 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

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching paccarwinch.com

This scan found 24 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
66

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

Arrowhead Winch operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on industrial hydraulic equipment. Their business model centers on manufacturing and distributing specialized winches, hoists, and drives, supported by a strong brand portfolio. The company serves diverse markets including transportation, energy, and manufacturing industries. The website content and structure indicate a large enterprise with global reach, leveraging digital marketing and multilingual support to expand market penetration. Partnerships with related domains like paccarwinch.com suggest a broader corporate ecosystem. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a controlled communication channel via contact forms, possibly for lead qualification. The company maintains active social media channels to engage with customers and industry stakeholders. Overall, Arrowhead Winch demonstrates a solid competitive advantage through brand recognition, product quality, and digital maturity.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and integration of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from abuse. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. However, the lack of a dedicated security policy page and absence of incident response contact details limit transparency and preparedness perception. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information is present, which is a missed opportunity for responsible vulnerability management. The use of multiple third-party scripts and analytics tools requires ongoing monitoring to mitigate supply chain risks. Security headers are not explicitly detected in the provided data, suggesting room for improvement. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could enhance trust and resilience by publishing security policies and improving header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information including security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to minimize vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Arrowhead Winch
Description
Arrowhead Winch designs and manufactures industrial gear systems under the BRADEN, CARCO and Gearmatic brand names to bring a wide variety of engineered solutions including hydraulic winches, hoists, and drives.
Key services
Design and manufacture of hydraulic winches, Hoists, Drives, Custom engineered solutions, Distributor network support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot, Google reCAPTCHA, Linguise (multilingual plugin), YITH Store Locator, Getwid blocks
Frameworks
Bootstrap (implied by navbar classes), Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA integration on forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism via Cookiebot
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of HubSpot analytics and LinkedIn Insight Tag with consent management

Analytics and tracking

Services
HubSpot Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, HubSpot Analytics
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Professional industrial manufacturing business website with strong branding.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No direct company emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via form only.
  5. Multiple social media profiles linked and active.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  7. WHOIS data missing, which is a concern for domain legitimacy verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities. It uses a variety of plugins including Yoast SEO for search optimization, HubSpot for marketing automation, Linguise for multilingual support, and YITH Store Locator for distributor location services. The front-end leverages jQuery and Bootstrap-like classes for responsive design. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics and marketing scripts. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features and SEO best practices implemented. Technical debt appears low, but reliance on multiple third-party services requires vigilant maintenance. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable online presence.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with paccarwinch.com. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review paccarwinch.com.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.