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SPH Engineering · Technology · Latvia

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

SPH Engineering is a Latvia-based technology company specializing in UAV software solutions, integration services, and custom development to enhance drone applications across surveying, data collection, and entertainment sectors. Established in 2013, the company has built a global presence with customers and partners in over 150 countries, offering a diverse product portfolio including flight planning software, integrated sensor systems, and drone show technologies. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive product information and resources, targeting professional drone operators and businesses requiring advanced UAV capabilities. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as Webflow CMS, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Zoho Forms for analytics, user tracking, and lead capture. The site is well-optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness, with good SEO and accessibility features. However, security headers are not explicitly detected, and there is no visible incident response or security policy documentation, indicating room for improvement in security transparency. The security posture is generally strong with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data, but the absence of WHOIS domain registration data raises concerns about domain transparency and legitimacy. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with privacy and cookie policies present, though lacking a cookie consent mechanism. Contact information is primarily via web forms, with no direct emails or phone numbers found, which may impact user trust. Overall, SPH Engineering presents as a professional and credible technology company with a solid digital footprint but could enhance trust and security posture by improving domain registration transparency, adding explicit security policies, and implementing cookie consent mechanisms.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

2 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 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.

    • 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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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
72
Security headers
60
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
78

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

SPH Engineering occupies a strong position in the UAV software and integration market, serving a global clientele with specialized products for flight planning, sensor integration, and drone entertainment. Their business model focuses on B2B software sales, hardware integration, and consulting services, targeting industries such as surveying, energy, transportation, and entertainment. The company demonstrates competitive advantages through a broad product portfolio, global partner network, and continuous innovation. Revenue streams likely include software licenses, hardware sales, custom development, and training. The partnership ecosystem includes related domains like DroneShowSoftware.com and dedicated e-commerce and educational platforms. Growth indicators include active news updates, upcoming events, and webinars. Strategic observations suggest a focus on expanding UAV applications and maintaining technological leadership.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to strong security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of explicit security or incident response policies indicate gaps in security best practices. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. The extensive use of third-party tracking and analytics scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. GDPR compliance is partially addressed but could be improved with a cookie consent mechanism. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the website content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for business operations but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and transparency standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy controls.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize vulnerabilities and privacy risks.
  5. Improve domain registration transparency by ensuring WHOIS data is complete and publicly available or justified if privacy protected.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SPH Engineering
Description
SPH Engineering is a global provider of UAV software solutions, integration services, consulting and custom development to expand drone applications. Its innovations support UAVs of different manufacturers and advance drone technologies for surveying, data collection, and entertainment. Founded in 2013 in Latvia (EU), the company has a global customer and partner network in 150+ countries.
Key services
UAV flight planning and control software, Integrated sensor systems for drones, Drone show technologies, Data processing and reporting solutions, Consulting and custom UAV software development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Zoho Forms, JetBoost, Webflow CMS
Frameworks
Webflow
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reputable third-party analytics and tracking scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Zoho Forms, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Zoho Forms tracking
Marketing tools
JetBoost
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 professional design.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which reduces trustworthiness on domain registration transparency.
  4. Strong presence of tracking and analytics tools indicating extensive user behavior monitoring.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies found on the website.
  6. Contact information is primarily via contact forms; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  7. Privacy and cookie policies are present but cookie consent mechanism is not implemented.
  8. Website uses modern web technologies and is mobile optimized.
  9. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack primarily using Webflow CMS, supported by multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Zoho Forms. The infrastructure appears well-optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness, with clean HTML and CSS. The use of CDN for static assets and asynchronous loading of scripts contributes to fast page loads. However, the absence of certain security headers and lack of visible server-side security configurations represent technical risks. The site could benefit from enhanced accessibility features and more robust SEO metadata. Technical debt appears low, but ongoing maintenance of third-party integrations is necessary to mitigate potential security and privacy issues.
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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