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Security report for vantagedrilling.com

Vantage Drilling International · Energy · United Arab Emirates

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Vantage Drilling International is a Dubai-based offshore drilling contractor operating a modern fleet of drilling rigs worldwide. The company emphasizes safety, operational excellence, and client satisfaction, serving the offshore energy sector with services including rig management, marketing, and construction management. The website demonstrates a mature digital presence built on WordPress with professional design and clear navigation, supporting investor relations and career opportunities. Security posture is solid with HTTPS, cookie consent, and no exposed sensitive data, though improvements in security headers and vulnerability disclosure could enhance trust. Overall, the site reflects a credible and established business with a strong market position in offshore drilling.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

7 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  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 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
0
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
53

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
50
Employees
0
Customers
45
Third parties
5
Weak passwords
0%

8 subdomains affected

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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

The company targets offshore drilling clients, investors, and job seekers, leveraging a business model focused on operational excellence and client satisfaction. The presence of detailed executive bios, investor presentations, and sustainability commitments indicate a transparent and investor-friendly approach. The company operates in the energy sector with a medium-sized footprint and a history dating back to 2007. The website supports marketing and communication efforts with integrated analytics and SEO tools, positioning Vantage Drilling as a competitive player in the offshore drilling market.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, indicating compliance with basic security and privacy standards. However, the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header and security.txt file suggests room for improvement in vulnerability management and incident response transparency. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Security headers are partially implemented, and the site uses common WordPress plugins that should be regularly audited for vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from enhanced headers and formal vulnerability disclosure.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate XSS and related attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  3. Add Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) and Referrer-Policy headers to strengthen HTTPS enforcement and privacy.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider publishing an incident response policy or contact channel for security issues.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Vantage Drilling International
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vantage Drilling International
Description
Offshore Drilling Company in Dubai, UAE - Vantage Drilling International is an offshore drilling contractor that operates a fleet of modern drilling rigs on a worldwide basis.
Key services
Offshore drilling operations, Rig management, Marketing services, Operations management, Construction management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Slider Revolution, WPBakery Page Builder, Slick Carousel, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics
Frameworks
WPBakery, Revolution Slider
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by cookie-law-info plugin)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich
  2. Strong focus on offshore drilling industry and investor relations
  3. Comprehensive executive team bios available via popups
  4. Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  5. No visible security or privacy policy gaps
  6. No terms of service page found
  7. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using WPBakery Page Builder and Slider Revolution, with jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI components. SEO is enhanced via Yoast SEO plugin, and Google Analytics is used for traffic analysis. The site is mobile responsive with good navigation and content structure. Performance is moderate, with CDN usage for fonts and scripts. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. The technical stack is modern and widely supported, though some security headers are missing. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but the site uses standard WordPress 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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