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Security report for platinum-technology.co.uk

Platinum Technology · Technology · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Platinum Technology is a UK-based engineering and technology consultancy specializing in high-speed digital circuit design, FPGA development, and PCB layout services. The company targets clients requiring expert FPGA design and verification using tools from leading vendors such as AMD Xilinx, Intel, Lattice, and Microchip. Their market position is that of a specialist consultancy with a focus on delivering advanced electronics design services to technology companies. The business model is consultancy-driven, providing tailored engineering solutions and support for PCB design and manufacturing processes. The website reflects a small-sized, newly founded company with professional branding and clear service offerings. Technically, the website is built using the Hostinger Website Builder platform with the Astro framework and uses Google Fonts for typography. Hosting is provided by Hostinger. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, with basic accessibility and good SEO practices. However, no advanced analytics or tracking tools are detected, indicating minimal user tracking and data collection. From a security perspective, the website lacks visible security headers and does not provide privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies, which are important for GDPR compliance and user trust. There is no evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The domain registration is recent but consistent with the company's founding date and business claims, registered through a reputable registrar without privacy protection, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and functional but would benefit from enhanced security practices, privacy compliance documentation, and clearer contact information to improve trust 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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

  3. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

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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
57
Security headers
65
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

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

Platinum Technology operates in the niche market of FPGA and high-speed digital circuit design consultancy, leveraging expertise in leading FPGA vendor tools. Their competitive advantage lies in specialized knowledge and comprehensive services including PCB schematic capture and design for manufacturing. The business model is consultancy-based, likely generating revenue through project-based contracts and engineering services. The target customers are technology companies and engineering teams requiring advanced FPGA and PCB design expertise. The company is newly established in 2023, indicating growth potential but limited historical market presence. No partnerships or subsidiaries are identified, suggesting a focused, independent operation. The website content and branding are consistent, supporting a professional image, though the absence of privacy and security policies may impact customer confidence.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is basic and lacks several best practices. There is no evidence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which are critical for mitigating common web attacks. The SSL configuration status is unknown from the provided data, but HTTPS is assumed given the URL scheme. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. The absence of incident response contact information and vulnerability disclosure policies reduces transparency and readiness for security incidents. Forms are present but no explicit security measures or validations are visible. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with significant room for improvement to protect user data and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance and inform users about data handling.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Establish and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to improve transparency and security readiness.
  4. Verify and enforce HTTPS across the entire website to secure data in transit.
  5. Enhance contact information with verified company emails and physical addresses to improve business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Platinum Technology
Description
We provide expert engineering and technology consultancy services, specialising in high-speed digital circuit design, FPGA development using leading vendor tools from AMD Xilinx, Intel, Lattice, Microchip. Our services also include PCB schematic capture & layout, design for test & manufacture.
Key services
FPGA development & verification, High-speed digital circuit design, PCB schematic capture & layout, Design for test & manufacture
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Hostinger Website Builder, Astro framework, Google Fonts (Roboto, Lato)
Frameworks
Astro
Platforms
Hostinger
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
40/100

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 with clear focus on FPGA and digital circuit design consultancy.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. Contact information is limited to a phone number and contact form; no email addresses or physical addresses found.
  4. No security headers detected in HTML content; SSL status unknown from provided data.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected; minimal user tracking.
  6. No social media links or external business partner domains identified.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information available.
  8. WHOIS data is consistent and transparent, supporting legitimacy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern stack using the Astro framework and hosted on Hostinger, leveraging Google Fonts for typography. The site structure is well-organized with responsive design considerations, providing good mobile optimization and user experience. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by external image assets and hosting environment. The absence of advanced analytics or tracking scripts suggests minimal technical complexity in data collection. Technical debt appears low given the use of a website builder platform, but the lack of security headers and privacy compliance features indicates areas for modernization and risk mitigation. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and SEO further by adding ARIA attributes and structured data markup.
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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