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Security report for valvoline.ee

Valvoline · Transportation · Estonia

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Valvoline.ee is the Estonian localized website for Valvoline, a globally recognized lubricant and automotive chemical brand with a history dating back to 1866. The website presents product offerings primarily focused on lubricants, coolants, and maintenance chemicals targeting automotive, industrial, and motorsports sectors. The site demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with use of common JavaScript libraries and Google Analytics for tracking. However, it lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, contact information, and security headers, which are important for compliance and trust. The website is accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms, indicating no access restrictions. Overall, the site is professionally designed with good content relevance but could improve in privacy compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

10 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

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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"

    • 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';…

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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
77
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
56

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

Valvoline operates as a medium-sized manufacturing and distribution company in the transportation and industrial chemicals sectors. The website targets automotive professionals, industrial clients, and motorsports enthusiasts. The business model focuses on product manufacturing and global distribution, with a strong market position as a historic and trusted brand. The absence of detailed contact information and policies on the website suggests a potential area for customer engagement improvement. The use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager indicates a standard marketing and tracking ecosystem. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries are identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact information is provided, limiting transparency for security issues. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also indicates potential GDPR compliance gaps. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of vulnerabilities in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with better headers, policies, and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies clearly accessible from the website footer or header.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add explicit contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Valvoline
Description
Valvoline is the world's oldest lubricant brand, founded in 1866 in the USA. It is a publicly traded company producing and distributing lubricants, coolants, maintenance chemicals, and corrosion protection products in over 140 countries. The European factory and R&D lab are located in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Valvoline products are recognized in motorsports, transportation, mining, industry, and automotive sectors.
Key services
Lubricants production, Coolants and maintenance chemicals manufacturing, Corrosion protection products, Product development and quality control
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap Social CSS, Font Awesome, Chosen jQuery plugin, Fancybox, Owl Carousel, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Google Tag Manager and Analytics scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage or header/footer.
  4. Site uses modern JavaScript libraries and Google Analytics for tracking.
  5. Content is focused on Valvoline lubricant products with a professional presentation.
  6. No security headers detected in the HTML content; potential area for improvement.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security incident contact information found.
  8. No structured data (JSON-LD) or schema.org markup detected.
  9. Social media buttons present but no explicit URLs linked.
  10. No physical addresses or company registration details found on the page.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap Social CSS, Font Awesome, Chosen plugin, Fancybox, and Owl Carousel for UI and interactivity. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for analytics and marketing. The site appears to be custom-built or uses a proprietary CMS as no common CMS signatures are detected. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph tags present but no structured data markup. Accessibility and mobile optimization are basic but functional. There is room for modernization and technical improvements, especially in security headers and privacy compliance.
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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