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Security report for teamhorner.com

Team Horner · Manufacturing · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

Team Horner is a well-established company founded in 1969, operating as an integrated manufacturer, wholesale distributor, and global exporter in the swimming pool and spa industry. They hold a strong market position with leading brands such as AquaCal and AutoPilot, serving a global audience of pool businesses and distributors. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on WordPress with multiple plugins supporting marketing, events, and e-commerce functionalities. However, the technical infrastructure shows weaknesses, notably an invalid SSL certificate and lack of modern TLS protocols, which pose security risks to users. The company demonstrates compliance efforts with a privacy policy and GDPR consent mechanisms but lacks visible terms of service and security policies. Overall, the security posture is basic with room for significant improvement in SSL configuration and incident response readiness.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. 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.

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found (common selectors)

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

  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.

    • Medium

      HSTS Not Enabled

      HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is not configured

      What to do: Configure HSTS with: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

  3. DNS health

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

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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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
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
Average
89
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Team Horner's business model integrates manufacturing and distribution with a strong emphasis on global export and brand leadership in pool equipment. Their ecosystem includes multiple subsidiaries and partner brands, indicating a diversified portfolio. The company targets pool and spa businesses worldwide, leveraging marketing and education services to support growth. The presence of career portals and social responsibility initiatives like the Bill Kent Family Foundation donation form suggests a focus on corporate culture and community engagement. The use of marketing automation and CRM tools like Pardot and Salesforce indicates a data-driven approach to customer relationship management.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic, with critical gaps such as an invalid SSL certificate and absence of HSTS, which undermine secure communications. While reCAPTCHA is implemented on forms to reduce spam, there is no evidence of published security policies or incident response plans. The lack of DNSSEC and CAA records further reduces DNS security. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through cookie consent popups and a privacy policy, but data protection officer contact details and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are missing. These gaps expose the company to potential data breaches and compliance risks.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and maintain a valid SSL certificate supporting TLS 1.2 or higher to secure all site traffic.
  2. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  3. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  4. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  5. Regularly update and audit all WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Team Horner
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Total theme and WPBakery page builder, supported by plugins for events, forms, marketing, and e-commerce (WooCommerce). Hosting is on Google Cloud infrastructure, with DNS managed via GoDaddy nameservers. Performance metrics are not available, but the site uses multiple external resources and scripts, which may impact load times. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO plugin. However, the invalid SSL and lack of modern TLS protocols represent significant technical debt and security risk. The site uses Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking, with marketing integrations including Pardot and Salesforce. Overall, the technical stack is mature but requires modernization in security and performance optimization.
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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