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Security report for sonoco.com

Sonoco Products Company · Manufacturing · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in DNS health, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Sonoco Products Company operates a professional and comprehensive website focused on packaging solutions across multiple industries. The company positions itself as a global leader in manufacturing metal, paper, and specialty packaging products, serving business customers primarily in North America and globally. The website demonstrates a mature digital presence with modern technologies such as Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for privacy compliance. The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and rich content about products, markets, sustainability, and corporate information. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent mechanisms but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain www.sonoco.com is a notable anomaly, though the website content and branding strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site reflects a large enterprise with a strong market position in manufacturing and packaging solutions.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

  2. 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

  3. 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • 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
57
Security headers
60
Email security
88
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
76

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

Sonoco's website reveals a diversified product portfolio targeting sectors such as food & beverage, pet care, household products, and industrial paper producers. The business model centers on manufacturing and supplying packaging products and related services like recycling and design/testing. The company leverages digital marketing tools including Google Ads and analytics, indicating active customer engagement and lead generation efforts. The presence of structured data and consistent branding supports strong business credibility. However, the lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the main site suggests a preference for controlled communication channels, likely via contact forms. The missing WHOIS data warrants further investigation to confirm domain registration status but does not detract from the company's apparent market leadership and operational scale.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and a robust cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No security or incident response policies are published, and no direct security contact information is available, which could hinder incident reporting and response. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot is standard but requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a corporate site but could be improved by implementing additional headers, publishing security policies, and providing clear incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page with clear contact channels for vulnerability reporting.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and trust.
  4. Provide direct company contact emails and phone numbers for customer and security inquiries to improve accessibility.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate risks from external libraries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sonoco Products Company
Description
Sonoco is a global packaging solutions leader, committed to improving the lives of our customers, our teammates and our communities.
Key services
Metal Packaging, Rigid Paper Packaging, Industrial Paper Packaging, Industrial & Specialty Packaging, Recycling Solutions, Design & Testing Services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, Typekit Fonts, jQuery (implied by Fancybox and Slick usage)
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with consent mode

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads (AW-16625436128, AW-11305137440)
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (G-00HN5K0V2B)
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. Uses modern CMS (Drupal 10) and standard web technologies
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent compliance with Cookiebot
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page; contact via form
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response info published
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, raising questions about domain registration status
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content
  8. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a solid foundation for content management and security updates. It uses Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot for analytics and privacy compliance, reflecting a mature approach to data governance. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple external scripts and rich media content. No hosting provider details were identified from the HTML. The site architecture supports multiple regional navigations (NA, LATAM, ANZ, EMEA), indicating a global operational footprint. Technical risks include the lack of explicit security headers and potential dependency on third-party scripts that require continuous monitoring.
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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