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Security report for umi.co.uk

United Molasses (Ireland) · Energy · Ireland

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

United Molasses (Ireland) operates as a supplier of quality molasses products primarily targeting farmers and feed compounders in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The company focuses on providing animal feed ingredients and nutrition solutions, particularly for dairy cows. The website reflects a small-sized business with a basic but functional online presence, leveraging Joomla! CMS and common web libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap. The content is relevant and targeted, though the overall design and technical sophistication are moderate. From a technical perspective, the website is accessible without any blocking or WAF interference. It uses HTTPS as indicated by the base URL, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit consent mechanisms for cookies, which are recommended for GDPR compliance. No analytics or advertising technologies are detected, indicating minimal user tracking. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a domain naming rules violation error from Nominet UK, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy but does not affect the accessibility or content quality of the site. Security posture is moderate with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data, but improvements are needed in security headers and incident response transparency. Privacy policies exist but lack explicit consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is safe, business-focused, and trustworthy, but the lack of WHOIS transparency and limited contact information reduce the overall trust score. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, implementing cookie consent mechanisms, publishing security and incident response policies, and improving contact information visibility to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

6 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 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"

    • 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 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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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
30
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
51

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

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

United Molasses (Ireland) holds a niche position in the agricultural energy sector, supplying molasses as an animal feed ingredient. Their business model centers on product supply to farmers and feed compounders, with a focus on nutrition and diet formulation for dairy cows. The company appears to be a small-sized entity with a localized market focus in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The website content and structure suggest a traditional supplier with limited digital marketing or e-commerce capabilities. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website content. The presence of privacy and cookie policies indicates some awareness of regulatory compliance, though implementation is basic. The lack of contact details and WHOIS transparency may impact customer trust and business growth potential.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS usage but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency in security management. The absence of analytics and tracking scripts reduces privacy risks but also limits insight into user behavior. Cookie policy exists but without a consent mechanism, which may not fully comply with GDPR requirements. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with room for significant improvement in headers, policies, and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add explicit cookie consent mechanisms to comply fully with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Enhance website contact information visibility, including verified company emails and phone numbers, to improve business credibility.
  5. Regularly update all web libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
United Molasses (Ireland)
Description
United Molasses Ireland suppliers of quality molasses to farmers and feed compounders
Key services
Supply of molasses, Animal feed ingredients, Nutrition and diet formulation for dairy cows
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by base href (https://www.umi.co.uk/)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no blocking or WAF detected.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error.
  3. Website uses Joomla! CMS with jQuery and Bootstrap libraries.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on homepage HTML.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present but lack explicit consent mechanisms.
  6. No security policy, incident response, or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  8. Content is business-oriented, safe, and relevant to animal feed industry.
  9. Website design and technical implementation are basic but functional.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla! CMS and uses jQuery and Bootstrap libraries for frontend functionality. The HTML structure is valid and includes meta tags for SEO such as keywords and description. The site uses Google Fonts for typography. Performance appears moderate with no heavy scripts or external dependencies beyond fonts and common JS libraries. Mobile optimization is basic with viewport meta tag and responsive CSS classes but no advanced responsive design features detected. Accessibility features are minimal but present, such as alt attributes on images and basic ARIA roles. SEO optimization is basic with meta keywords and description but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found. Hosting provider and server details are not disclosed in the HTML content.
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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