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Security report for puratos.co.uk

Puratos · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

Puratos is a leading manufacturer specializing in premium bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingredients targeting the baking industry in the United Kingdom. The website reflects a mature B2B business model with a strong international presence, as evidenced by numerous language and country-specific alternate links. The company positions itself as a market leader with a focus on quality ingredients and professional service. Technically, the website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, leveraging modern web fonts, Google Tag Manager, and Visual Website Optimizer for analytics and A/B testing, indicating a sophisticated digital marketing and optimization strategy. Security posture is generally strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure, though the absence of explicit security headers and privacy policies suggests room for improvement. The WHOIS data query failed due to querying the subdomain rather than the root domain, limiting domain registration insights. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-optimized, but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and explicit security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
6of 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
100
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
78
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Puratos operates in the manufacturing sector, focusing on food ingredients for bakery and chocolate industries. Its extensive international footprint and multilingual website indicate a global market approach. The business model is primarily B2B, supplying ingredients to professional bakers and food manufacturers. The use of advanced analytics and A/B testing tools suggests a data-driven approach to customer engagement and conversion optimization. The lack of visible contact details and privacy policies on the main page may reflect a controlled access model or reliance on localized sites for detailed contact information. The company appears to maintain consistent branding and professional content, supporting a strong market position.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, the absence of detected security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options indicates potential gaps in defense-in-depth strategies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the HTML content. The use of third-party analytics and optimization tools is standard but requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and may impact trust from security-conscious stakeholders. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers and publishing security-related policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  3. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents, including an incident response or abuse email address.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure they are up to date and free from known vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features and provide detailed contact information to improve user trust and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Puratos
Description
Leading food manufacturer for premium bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients for the baking industry.
Key services
Bakery ingredients, Patisserie ingredients, Chocolate ingredients
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), FontAwesome, Century Gothic Web Fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies and tracking scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Visual Website Optimizer, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Visual Website Optimizer
Marketing tools
Visual Website Optimizer
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multiple language alternatives.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided HTML snapshot.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the analyzed content.
  4. Use of advanced A/B testing and analytics tools (VWO) indicates mature marketing practices.
  5. No visible security headers detected in the provided data; recommend further header analysis.
  6. WHOIS data is not available due to query on subdomain rather than root domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, a robust enterprise CMS platform, indicating a high level of technical maturity. It uses modern web fonts and iconography (FontAwesome) and integrates Google Tag Manager and Visual Website Optimizer for analytics and A/B testing. The site appears mobile-optimized with responsive design elements. Performance is moderate, with some scripts loaded asynchronously to improve load times. The technical implementation supports a professional user experience but could benefit from enhanced accessibility features and security header implementation. No hosting provider details were explicitly found in the HTML content.
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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