UK Electronics is a well-established UK-based contract electronic manufacturer specializing in high-quality electronic assemblies, PCB assembly, and box build services. With over 40 years of experience, the company serves diverse sectors including military, aviation, and medical, offering a full turnkey manufacturing solution. Their UK-based facility emphasizes quality, traceability, and responsive communication, supported by multiple industry certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and IPC standards. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence with clear service offerings and strong trust indicators.
Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies including jQuery and Google Analytics GA4 for tracking. SEO and accessibility are well addressed, though some improvements in security headers and accessibility could be made. The site uses HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism, indicating good privacy compliance. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access.
Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data, but the absence of explicit security headers and incident response information suggests room for enhancement. The WHOIS lookup for the exact subdomain failed due to naming rules, but this is a known limitation when querying subdomains rather than the registered domain. Overall, the domain and website appear legitimate and trustworthy.
Recommendations include implementing additional security headers, publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy, enhancing accessibility features, and maintaining regular audits of third-party scripts to sustain security and compliance standards.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Network security
Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.
High
High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP
Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer
What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication
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"
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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
73
Average
52
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 ukelectronics.co.uk, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
UK Electronics holds a strong market position as a trusted UK contract electronic manufacturer with a broad service portfolio covering electronic assembly, mechanical box build, testing, and supply chain management. Their business model focuses on providing end-to-end manufacturing solutions with flexibility across production volumes. The company targets industrial and commercial clients in regulated sectors requiring high reliability and compliance. Their partnership with Blackburn Circuit Design and presence at industry events indicate active engagement in the manufacturing ecosystem. The website content and certifications support a credible and mature business operation with growth potential in UK and international markets.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, reflecting GDPR awareness. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts limit transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics is standard but requires ongoing monitoring. The WHOIS data limitation is due to subdomain query and does not indicate malicious intent. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adopting additional best practices and publishing security documentation.
Recommendations
Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
Publish a security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
Create and maintain a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
Enhance website accessibility to meet WCAG standards for broader compliance and user inclusivity.
Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
UK Electronics
Description
High quality electronic assemblies, PCB assembly and box build services – all manufactured in Britain. ISO 9001-certified with full turnkey capability.
jQuery 3.3.1, Google Analytics GA4, Yoast SEO plugin, Slick Slider, Hu-manity.co Compliance plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent banner implemented
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics GA4
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is professionally presented with comprehensive service descriptions.
Strong presence of certifications and quality assurance badges.
Contact information is clearly displayed in multiple locations.
Privacy and cookie policies are implemented and accessible.
Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
WHOIS data incomplete due to query on subdomain rather than domain.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress CMS using a combination of jQuery, Google Analytics GA4, and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a modern and SEO-optimized infrastructure. The presence of Slick Slider and compliance plugins shows attention to user experience and regulatory requirements. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. The site uses HTTPS with valid SSL but lacks some advanced security headers. The technical stack is standard for SME manufacturing websites, with opportunities to improve accessibility and security hardening. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals effectively with room for incremental improvements.
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.
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