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Security report for spudatron.ie

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High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website spudatron.ie currently hosts a default placeholder page generated by Plesk, indicating that no active business website or content is deployed. The page primarily promotes Plesk hosting control panel features and related services such as Sitejet Builder and WP Guardian. The target audience appears to be web professionals and site owners interested in hosting management tools. The site lacks any direct business information, contact details, or privacy and security policies, limiting its credibility and utility as a business platform. From a technical perspective, the site uses standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no detected CMS or advanced frameworks. It is hosted on a Plesk-managed platform, likely indicating a self-hosted or third-party hosting environment. The site is mobile-optimized and performs well but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. No analytics or tracking technologies are present. Security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and privacy compliance mechanisms. No forms or data collection points exist, reducing immediate risk but also indicating a lack of business readiness. The absence of contact or incident response information further reduces trustworthiness. Overall, the site is not currently a functional business website and scores low on content quality, security, and privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include deploying a proper website with HTTPS, adding privacy and cookie policies, providing contact and security information, and removing the default placeholder to improve professionalism and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

11 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

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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

  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.

    • 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

  4. 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

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
42

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention spudatron.ie, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The domain spudatron.ie does not currently represent an active business entity but is associated with Plesk hosting control panel services. The placeholder page suggests the domain owner may be preparing to launch a website or service using Plesk. There is no evidence of revenue streams, customer segments, or partnerships beyond links to Plesk and related tools. The business model and market positioning cannot be determined from the current content. The presence of Plesk branding and links indicates a relationship with Plesk's ecosystem but no direct business operations are visible.

Security posture

The website exhibits a minimal security posture with no HTTPS detected in the HTML content, no security headers, and no privacy or cookie policies. There are no forms or inputs, which reduces attack surface but also indicates no active user engagement or data collection. No incident response or security contact information is provided. The lack of security best practices and compliance measures such as GDPR adherence represents a significant gap. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators are visible, but the site is essentially a default placeholder with limited functionality.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all traffic.
  2. Remove the default Plesk placeholder page and deploy actual website content.
  3. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and other regulations.
  4. Provide clear contact information including email and phone for business and security inquiries.
  5. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
This website is a default placeholder page generated by Plesk for the domain spudatron.ie. It provides information about Plesk hosting control panel and related services but does not represent an active business website.
Key services
Plesk hosting control panel, Sitejet Builder (low code/no-code site builder), WP Guardian (WordPress site health and protection)
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Platforms
Plesk hosting control panel
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website is a default Plesk placeholder page with no active business content.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No contact information or forms present.
  4. No security policies or incident response information available.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  6. No visible security headers or HTTPS enforcement detected in HTML content.
  7. External links point mainly to Plesk official resources and related services.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript without any detected CMS or advanced frameworks. It is hosted on a Plesk-managed platform, which provides hosting control panel capabilities. The site is mobile responsive and loads quickly but lacks SEO optimization and accessibility features. No analytics or tracking scripts are present, indicating minimal data collection. The technical implementation is basic and suitable for a placeholder but requires significant enhancement for production use.
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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