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Security report for socar.az

SOCAR · Energy · Azerbaijan

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

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SOCAR is a leading European energy company specializing in the exploration, production, processing, transportation, and marketing of oil and petrochemical products primarily in Azerbaijan and international markets. The website reflects a mature digital presence with professional design, good content quality, and consistent branding. Technical infrastructure includes modern libraries such as jQuery, Font Awesome, Leaflet, and accessibility tools like the UserWay widget, indicating a commitment to usability and accessibility. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though the absence of explicit privacy, cookie, and incident response policies suggests room for improvement in compliance and transparency. Overall, the website supports SOCAR's market position as a major energy player with a trustworthy and professional online presence.

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

5 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.

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare

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

  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.

    • 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

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  • Exposed services
  • 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
77
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
74

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

SOCAR operates in the energy sector with a comprehensive business model covering upstream and downstream activities. The website targets stakeholders including investors, partners, and the Azerbaijani and international energy markets. The company leverages partnerships with governmental and cultural institutions, as evidenced by linked domains. The business model is focused on diversification within energy services, supported by transparent reporting and sustainability initiatives. The digital presence supports brand trust and market leadership, though enhanced privacy and security disclosures could strengthen stakeholder confidence further.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS and accessibility features. However, it lacks publicly available security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are critical for modern compliance standards such as GDPR and NIS2. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The use of third-party scripts is controlled but should be regularly audited. Enhancing security headers and publishing clear security policies would improve the security maturity and reduce risk exposure.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and display 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. Provide a public incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy with dedicated contact channels.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SOCAR
Description
Avropanın aparıcı enerji şirkətlərindən olan SOCAR neft və qaz yataqlarının kəşfiyyatı, neft, qaz və qaz kondensatının hasilatı, emalı və nəqlini həyata keçirir, həmçinin neft və neft-kimya məhsullarını Azərbaycan bazarına, eləcə də beynəlxalq bazarlara çıxarır.
Key services
Exploration, Production, Processing, Transportation, Marketing of oil and petrochemical products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Font Awesome, Leaflet, Swiper, UserWay Accessibility Widget
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Accessibility widget implemented
  • Lazy loading scripts for performance

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
high

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found
  3. No visible security incident or vulnerability disclosure information
  4. Accessibility features implemented via UserWay widget
  5. Multiple external trusted domains linked
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including jQuery, Font Awesome, Leaflet for mapping, and Swiper for interactive content. Accessibility is enhanced via the UserWay widget. Performance is moderate with lazy loading implemented. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS was explicitly detected. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are recommended to align with best practices.
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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