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Security report for seifert.com

Seifert Technologies · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Seifert Technologies is a well-established company providing engineering, IT services, and technical staffing solutions primarily serving manufacturing and technology sectors. With a history dating back to 1985, the company operates multiple divisions across Ohio and Tennessee, targeting businesses seeking to enhance manufacturing capabilities, IT infrastructure, and workforce quality. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with detailed service descriptions, client testimonials, and active social media engagement. Technically, the website is built on the Multiscreensite CMS platform, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and skrollr, and integrates advanced analytics tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Snowplow. The site is hosted on Amazon Cloudfront CDN, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, accessibility features are basic, and there is room for improvement in SEO and security headers. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses captcha on its contact form, indicating a baseline security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Nonetheless, the absence of explicit security headers, privacy and cookie policies, and incident response information highlight compliance and security gaps. Analytics usage is moderate with standard tracking mechanisms but lacks clear data retention disclosures. Overall, the website scores well on business credibility and technical implementation but is penalized for privacy compliance shortcomings. Strategic improvements in privacy policy publication, cookie consent mechanisms, and enhanced security headers would strengthen trust and compliance. The domain registration data aligns well with the company's identity, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
58

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

Seifert Technologies positions itself as a regional leader in engineering, IT, and staffing services with a diversified business model targeting manufacturing and technology clients. Their competitive advantage lies in integrated service offerings, combining design/build engineering with IT solutions and staffing, supported by a knowledgeable team in Ohio and Tennessee. The company leverages partnerships with recruiting platforms and cybersecurity training providers, enhancing its service ecosystem. The website content and blog demonstrate thought leadership and client engagement, supporting growth and market presence. Revenue streams likely include project-based engineering contracts, managed IT services, and staffing placements. The company targets mid-sized to large enterprises seeking productivity and technological enhancements. Strategic observations include the need to formalize privacy and security policies to meet evolving regulatory requirements and enhance client trust.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of the website is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and the contact form includes captcha protection, reducing risk of automated abuse. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which limits transparency and preparedness. GDPR compliance indicators are absent due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The use of modern libraries without known vulnerabilities is positive. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with room for improvement in formalizing policies and enhancing technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to meet GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen security posture.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy with clear contact channels.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimizations to improve user experience and search rankings.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Seifert Technologies
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Seifert Technologies
Description
Providing innovative Engineering, IT and Technical Staffing solutions since 1985.
Key services
Engineering design and build, IT services and managed IT, Technical staffing and recruiting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, skrollr.js, FontAwesome, Snowplow Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Cloudfront CDN, Multiscreensite platform
Platforms
Multiscreensite CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (canonical link uses https)
  • Captcha on contact form
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Service workers unregistered on https
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snowplow Analytics
Marketing tools
Snowplow Analytics
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 with clear navigation and responsive layout
  2. Content is rich with detailed service descriptions and blog articles
  3. Contact information is comprehensive including multiple physical addresses, phone numbers, email, and contact form with captcha
  4. Social media presence is active with official company profiles
  5. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  6. Security posture is good but could be improved with additional headers and policies
  7. Use of modern analytics and tracking tools with moderate user tracking
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking; full site content accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure is based on a modern CMS platform (Multiscreensite) with a tech stack including jQuery 3.7.0, skrollr for parallax effects, FontAwesome icons, and Google Fonts for typography. Hosting is via Amazon Cloudfront CDN, providing reliable content delivery. Analytics integration is comprehensive with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Snowplow, enabling detailed user behavior tracking. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness but basic accessibility. The site uses asynchronous script loading and deferred CSS loading for optimization. Technical risks are low, but the absence of advanced security headers and privacy mechanisms represents technical debt. Opportunities exist to modernize security controls and enhance compliance features to reduce risk and improve operational resilience.
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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