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Security report for textron.com

Textron Inc. · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Textron Inc. is a large, diversified industrial company with a strong presence in aerospace, defense, and specialized vehicles. Founded in 1923, it operates multiple business segments including Bell, Textron Aviation, and Textron Systems. The company targets investors, customers in transportation and defense sectors, and job seekers. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on Drupal 10, with modern analytics and tracking tools integrated. It features comprehensive corporate, investor, and career information, supported by consistent branding and professional design. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and includes a Content Security Policy, along with cookie consent mechanisms indicating GDPR compliance. However, additional security headers and a vulnerability disclosure policy are absent, representing areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is unavailable or obscured, which is unusual for a public company domain but does not detract significantly from the overall trustworthiness given the extensive corporate content and social media presence. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong business credibility and technical maturity, with good privacy compliance and a solid security posture. The absence of direct contact emails and phone numbers suggests reliance on contact forms and social media channels for communication. The site is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable content detected.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. 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 Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. 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

  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.

    • 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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  • 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
67
Security headers
65
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
75

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

Textron holds a leading market position in aerospace and defense manufacturing, leveraging a multi-industry business model that spans transportation, industrial products, and financial services. Its diversified revenue streams and global customer base provide resilience and growth potential. The company maintains a robust partnership and subsidiary ecosystem, including well-known brands like Bell and Textron Aviation. The website's investor relations and corporate responsibility sections indicate transparency and engagement with stakeholders. Growth indicators include ongoing innovation projects such as DARPA X-Plane development and expansion of connectivity solutions in aviation products. Strategically, Textron benefits from its long history and scale, but must maintain technological innovation and compliance with evolving regulations to sustain competitive advantage. The digital presence supports recruitment and investor confidence, critical for ongoing success.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a Content Security Policy in place, reducing risks of man-in-the-middle attacks and mixed content vulnerabilities. Cookie consent mechanisms demonstrate attention to privacy regulations like GDPR. However, the absence of additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and HSTS limits defense-in-depth. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could hinder timely reporting and remediation of security issues. The use of third-party analytics and scripts necessitates ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers, publishing security policies, and establishing clear incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers including X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file and a clear vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Provide explicit incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses) to improve transparency and responsiveness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
  5. Enhance contact information availability by including verified company emails and phone numbers for customer and security inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Textron Inc.
Description
Textron is a $13.7 billion multi-industry company employing 35,000 people worldwide. It operates in aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care, and fuel systems. The company focuses on innovation and serves customers globally.
Key services
Aerospace manufacturing, Defense systems, Specialized vehicles, Turf care products, Financial services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, FontAwesome, Bootstrap, jQuery
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy present
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

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 multimedia.
  2. Strong corporate branding and consistent design.
  3. Comprehensive investor relations and corporate responsibility information.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and visible.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML; contact likely via forms or social media.
  6. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious given the company's size and presence.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies including Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking and marketing analytics. The site uses a Content Security Policy to enforce HTTPS and prevent mixed content issues. Performance is moderate with lazy loading of images and videos, and mobile optimization is good. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA attributes are present, supporting usability for assistive technologies. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The site architecture supports multiple business segments and dynamic content blocks, indicating a scalable and maintainable infrastructure.
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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