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Security report for vesuvius.com

Vesuvius · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Vesuvius is a well-established global leader in metal flow engineering, primarily serving the steel and foundry industries. The company offers a comprehensive range of engineering services and solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency for industrial customers worldwide. The website reflects a mature enterprise with a strong emphasis on investor relations, sustainability, and corporate governance. Technically, the site is built on Adobe Experience Manager with modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools, providing a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some security best practices, though there is room for improvement in explicit security headers and incident response transparency. Overall, the domain registration and WHOIS data align well with the company's identity, supporting high legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

5 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • 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
80
Security headers
20
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
71

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

Vesuvius operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on metal flow engineering solutions. Its business model revolves around delivering engineering services, product design, and operations management to industrial clients, particularly in steel and foundry markets. The company targets industrial customers and investors, emphasizing transparency through detailed investor relations content and sustainability commitments aligned with UN SDGs. The website content and structure indicate a large enterprise with a long history dating back to 1924. The company maintains certifications related to safety, quality, and environmental standards, reinforcing its market position and trust. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS, CSRF protection scripts, and safe handling of external links. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response contact information, nor a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file. The absence of these elements suggests moderate maturity in security governance and incident readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact details to improve transparency and readiness.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and provide a security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to avoid potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide more comprehensive data retention and privacy policy details.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vesuvius
Description
Vesuvius is a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.
Key services
Engineering services, Metal flow solutions, Design, Operations management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, AddThis, Typekit Fonts, Slick Carousel, Modernizr
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF protection scripts included
  • Links set with rel='noopener noreferrer' and target='_blank' for external links

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
AddThis
Marketing tools
AddThis
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 well-structured.
  2. Strong focus on investor relations and sustainability.
  3. Comprehensive corporate information and policies available.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  5. Good use of modern web technologies and tracking tools.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Slick Carousel, and Modernizr for enhanced UI and UX. Google Tag Manager and AddThis are used for analytics and social sharing, respectively. Fonts are loaded via Typekit and fast.fonts.net, indicating attention to branding and design. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes SEO best practices like canonical links and Open Graph metadata. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. There is no explicit hosting provider identified from the content. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from additional security hardening and accessibility 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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