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Security report for teschem.ie

Teschem Engineering Ltd · Manufacturing · Ireland

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Teschem Engineering Ltd is a well-established Irish manufacturer and supplier of high performance seals, gaskets, noise control, and filtration products, serving multiple industrial sectors including pharmaceutical, chemical, energy, and transport. Founded in 1984, the company emphasizes quality, safety, and service, maintaining strong partnerships with global brands such as Flexitallic, Victor Reinz, Garlock, and W.L.Gore. Their website reflects a professional business presence with clear contact information and product offerings targeted at industrial clients in Ireland. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with common plugins like Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO, using Bootstrap and jQuery for frontend functionality. While the site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, it lacks HTTPS encryption and modern security headers, which are critical for protecting user data and maintaining trust. The site uses Google Analytics for tracking but does not provide privacy or cookie policies, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. From a security perspective, the absence of HTTPS and security headers, combined with an outdated WordPress version, exposes the site to potential vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent security and compliance improvements to reduce risk and enhance user trust. Strategically, Teschem should prioritize implementing HTTPS, updating their CMS and plugins, and publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. Enhancing security headers and establishing incident response contacts will further strengthen their security posture and regulatory compliance.

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. 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

  3. 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
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
30

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

Teschem Engineering Ltd holds a strong market position as a specialized manufacturer and supplier of industrial sealing and filtration products in Ireland. Their business model focuses on quality manufacturing combined with technical support and training services, targeting industrial sectors with high-performance requirements. The company leverages long-term partnerships with leading global manufacturers to maintain competitive advantages in technology and product quality. Their website content and structured data confirm a consistent brand identity and clear communication of their offerings. Growth indicators include a diverse sector focus and established client relationships. However, the lack of modern security and privacy compliance features may impact customer confidence and market expansion in regulated industries.

Security posture

The website's security maturity is low due to the lack of HTTPS, absence of security headers, and use of an outdated WordPress version. These factors increase the risk of data interception, injection attacks, and exploitation of known vulnerabilities. No published security or incident response policies limit transparency and preparedness for security events. The use of Google Analytics indicates some level of user tracking but without visible privacy controls. Overall, the site requires immediate remediation to secure communications, update software, and implement privacy and security policies to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all website traffic.
  2. Update WordPress core and all plugins to the latest stable versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  5. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues to improve transparency and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Teschem Engineering Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Teschem Engineering Ltd
Description
Teschem is a manufacturer of high performance seals and gaskets, noise control and filtration products. Founded in 1984, the company was built around three major principals: Quality, Safety and Service. Teschem supplies high quality products to sectors such as Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Pharm-Bio, Food & Beverage, Energy Generation, Oil & Gas, Transport, Refrigeration and OEM’s.
Key services
Manufacture and supply of gaskets and seals, Noise control materials, Filtration products, Technical support and training
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 4.6.29, jQuery 1.12.4, Bootstrap, FontAwesome 3.2.0, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics, Contact Form 7
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
30/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Analytics with async loading
  • Contact form uses Contact Form 7 plugin

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. No privacy or cookie policy found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. No terms of service or security policy pages detected
  4. Contact information is clearly presented and consistent
  5. Website uses outdated WordPress version (4.6.29) which may pose security risks
  6. No HTTPS detected, site served over HTTP only, critical security issue
  7. Good business information and structured data present
  8. External links mostly to trusted partners and analytics providers
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 4.6.29, using Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery 1.12.4 for scripting. It integrates Google Analytics asynchronously and uses Contact Form 7 for form handling. The site is mobile optimized with a clear navigation structure and SEO meta tags implemented via Yoast SEO plugin. However, the site is served over HTTP only, lacking HTTPS encryption, which is a critical technical deficiency. The use of outdated WordPress and plugin versions poses security risks. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization indicators. Accessibility features are basic, and no advanced technical frameworks beyond Bootstrap and WordPress are detected.
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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