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Security report for profiinterfacecenter.com

PROFI Interface Center · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The PROFI Interface Center (PIC) is a specialized service provider established in 1994, focused on PROFIBUS and PROFINET industrial automation technologies. It operates as an official accredited test lab, competence center, and training center, primarily serving manufacturers, developers, and engineers in the industrial automation sector. The website clearly communicates its core services including certification testing, education, development support, and integration assistance. The business is positioned as a trusted authority in the Western Hemisphere for PROFINET certification and related services. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins such as Easy Digital Downloads and Everest Forms, and uses Cloudflare for domain registration and DNS services. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with a professional design and clear navigation. However, it lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Tag Manager, but no cookie consent or privacy policies are present, indicating gaps in privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections enabled, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism such as a security.txt file. The WHOIS data is consistent and trustworthy, with no privacy protection masking registrant details, supporting the legitimacy of the domain and business. Overall, the website is professional and credible within its niche but should improve privacy compliance and security best practices to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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 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

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  • 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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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

PIC operates in the industrial automation technology sector, focusing on PROFIBUS and PROFINET standards. Its market positioning as an official accredited test lab and training center provides a competitive advantage. The business model combines service offerings including certification testing, education, and development support, targeting manufacturers and engineers. Revenue streams likely include testing fees, training course fees, and sales of development products. The company has a long-standing presence since 1994, indicating stability. The website does not reveal partnerships or subsidiaries, suggesting a focused operational scope. The lack of visible contact emails or phone numbers online may limit direct customer engagement but the physical address is clearly provided. The use of Google Analytics indicates some level of digital marketing and user behavior tracking.

Security posture

The security posture is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and domain transfer protection is enabled, which are positive indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers reduces the overall security hardening. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure process suggests limited transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The use of third-party analytics without cookie consent mechanisms raises privacy concerns. Overall, the site is secure enough for informational purposes but could benefit from enhanced security controls and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security.
  5. Create and publish a security.txt file with incident response contact information.
  6. Add visible company contact emails and phone numbers to improve user trust and support.
  7. Review and update analytics usage to ensure privacy compliance and transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PROFI Interface Center
Description
The PROFI Interface Center (PIC) provides services related to PROFIBUS and PROFINET technology including seminars, integration support, device conformance testing, development products, and assistance from initial design to certification testing. It is an official Test Lab, Competence Center, and Training Center approved by PROFIBUS and PROFINET International.
Key services
Test Lab services for PROFINET certification, Education and training seminars, Development support and resources, Device conformance testing, Integration support, Support resources and links
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Font Awesome, Easy Digital Downloads plugin, Everest Forms plugin, SiteOrigin Panels
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured for its niche industrial automation audience.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage; only physical address in footer.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  5. Uses Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking without visible cookie consent mechanism.
  6. No social media links detected.
  7. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is not privacy protected.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using standard plugins for forms and digital downloads. It uses jQuery and Font Awesome for UI components. The site is hosted with Cloudflare as registrar and DNS provider, providing reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. The site is mobile optimized with responsive CSS. SEO is basic with meta tags and canonical links but lacks advanced structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags. Accessibility features are minimal but present. There is no evidence of modern JavaScript frameworks or headless CMS architecture. Technical debt appears low but opportunities exist to modernize SEO, accessibility, and security implementations.
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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