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Security report for photonwater.com

Photon Energy Group · Energy · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Photon Water, a part of Photon Energy Group, offers specialized water treatment and environmental remediation solutions focusing on the removal of PFAS and other contaminants from water and soil. The company targets businesses and organizations requiring advanced water management technologies. The website presents a professional image with clear branding and relevant content, positioning itself as a niche player in the energy and environmental sectors. Technically, the website employs a modern JavaScript technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness, with good SEO practices evident in meta tags and structured content. However, some accessibility features appear basic, and no CMS or hosting provider information is discernible. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, but lacks visible security headers and published privacy or security policies. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy and ownership transparency. No contact information or incident response details are provided, limiting trust and compliance indicators. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced transparency, published policies, and improved security practices to strengthen trustworthiness and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 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 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 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: Google Analytics, Cloudflare

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

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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
52

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

Photon Water operates within the energy sector, providing essential water treatment and environmental remediation services. Its business model is B2B, focusing on delivering specialized solutions for contaminant removal, including PFAS, a growing environmental concern. The company appears to be medium-sized with a clear parent company identity but lacks publicly available detailed corporate information such as founding year or subsidiaries. The website's content and branding are consistent, targeting environmentally conscious organizations and industries requiring clean water solutions. The absence of contact details and privacy policies may impact customer confidence and regulatory compliance. The company leverages partnerships with technology providers and uses modern web technologies to engage its audience. However, the lack of WHOIS data and contact information could hinder business credibility and market trust. Strategic improvements in transparency and compliance documentation could enhance market positioning and customer trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and Google reCAPTCHA implemented to mitigate automated abuse. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security robustness. No privacy policy or terms of service are published, which is a compliance gap, especially under GDPR and similar regulations. The absence of contact information for incident response or data protection officers further limits the site's security maturity. The missing WHOIS registration data is a significant red flag, potentially indicating domain registration issues or privacy protection that is not justified by the business type. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. To improve security posture, the company should publish comprehensive policies, implement recommended security headers, and provide clear contact channels for security incidents.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Investigate and resolve the absence of WHOIS registration data to enhance domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party libraries and update them to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Photon Energy Group
Description
Comprehensive water treatment and management solutions for all environments, including the removal of PFAS and other contaminants from water and soil.
Key services
Water treatment, PFAS removal, Soil contaminant remediation, Water management solutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Moment.js, Chart.js, Swiper.js, Popper.js, Bootstrap 4.5.2, ScrollMagic, js-cookie, AOS (Animate On Scroll), Lightbox, Nette AJAX, Live Form Validation, Google reCAPTCHA v3
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (implied by GTM)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, indicating possible domain registration issues or privacy protection.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages detected.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented with consent mechanism.
  5. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found on the homepage HTML.
  6. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks indicates moderate technical maturity.
  7. Security headers and SSL configuration details not available from provided data.
  8. Website content is professional and relevant to water treatment and environmental remediation.
  9. No explicit or adult content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end technology stack with JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Moment.js, Chart.js, and Bootstrap framework for responsive design. Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA v3 are integrated for analytics and bot protection. The site loads multiple external scripts from trusted CDNs, indicating a reliance on third-party services for performance and functionality. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and deferred JavaScript, but no explicit hosting provider or CMS is identified. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The site could benefit from enhanced accessibility compliance and performance optimization. The lack of visible security headers and incomplete WHOIS data represent technical risks that should be addressed to improve operational security and trust.
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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