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Security report for supermicro.com

Supermicro · Technology · United States

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Supermicro is a leading global provider of advanced Server Building Block Solutions® catering to markets such as 5G/Edge, Data Center, Cloud, Enterprise, Big Data, HPC, and Embedded systems. The company offers a broad portfolio including rackmount servers, blade servers, storage solutions, and AI systems, targeting enterprise and data center customers worldwide. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with a focus on technology and innovation. The digital infrastructure is built on Drupal CMS and integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. Performance and mobile optimization are good, though accessibility could be improved. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and some security headers, but additional headers could enhance protection. Privacy compliance is limited due to missing explicit privacy and cookie policies. WHOIS data is unavailable from the provided raw output, which slightly reduces domain trustworthiness but does not detract from the overall legitimacy of the business. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy disclosures, improving accessibility, and strengthening security headers to align with best practices.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

4 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 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.

    • 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
62
Security headers
90
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
77

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

Supermicro operates in the technology sector as an essential enterprise entity focused on server and data center hardware solutions. Their business model is B2B, serving large enterprises and cloud providers. The company holds a strong market position as a premier provider of server building blocks and related technologies. Their website content and marketing tools indicate a well-established digital presence with extensive use of analytics and retargeting services. The absence of WHOIS data in the provided raw output suggests a need for further verification of domain registration details. No direct contact emails or phone numbers were found, which may impact customer engagement. The company leverages multiple advertising networks and tracking pixels, reflecting an active marketing ecosystem.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and includes some security headers such as X-UA-Compatible. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the analyzed content. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces potential risk vectors, but no immediate vulnerabilities were detected. The lack of comprehensive privacy and cookie policies indicates a compliance gap, particularly with GDPR and related regulations. Incident response and security policy information are not found, suggesting limited transparency in security governance. Recommendations include adding security headers like Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security, implementing clear privacy and cookie policies, and establishing incident response contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Enhance website accessibility to meet WCAG standards.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Supermicro
Description
The premier provider of advanced Server Building Block Solutions® for 5G/Edge, Data Center, Cloud, Enterprise, Big Data, HPC and Embedded markets worldwide.
Key services
Server Building Block Solutions, Rackmount Servers, Blade Servers, Storage Solutions, AI Systems
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), Facebook Pixel, Reddit Ads Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security meta tags

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Visual Website Optimizer, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Reddit Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Reddit Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag
Marketing tools
Visual Website Optimizer, HubSpot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content
  2. No WHOIS data available from provided raw output
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in analyzed content
  4. Multiple third-party marketing and analytics scripts are used
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet
  6. Website uses HTTPS and modern web technologies
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS and integrates a variety of marketing and analytics technologies including Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Twitter Universal Website Tag. The site is mobile optimized and performs moderately well. The presence of multiple preconnect and dns-prefetch directives indicates optimization efforts. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved. The website uses modern JavaScript libraries and asynchronous script loading to enhance performance. No CMS version or hosting provider details were explicitly found. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust enterprise web presence but has room for modernization and enhanced security hardening.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 67/100Medium31 findingsView report
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