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Security report for vladex.nl

Vladex B.V. · Retail · Netherlands

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

26/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Vladex B.V. is a Netherlands-based international import/export company specializing in food and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Founded in 2001 and acquired by Salvo Grima Group Limited in 2015, Vladex serves a diverse clientele including UN missions, military bases, retail, and wholesale sectors globally. The company emphasizes consolidation, logistics solutions, and collaboration with global partners, maintaining a competitive position in the wholesale market. The website reflects a professional digital presence built on WordPress with WooCommerce, featuring modern sliders and responsive design. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacking key security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Contact information and certifications such as ISO22000 and AEO status are clearly presented, enhancing trust. Overall, Vladex demonstrates a solid business and technical foundation with room for security and privacy improvements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
8/ 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

11 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
8
Average
26

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Vladex operates in the wholesale retail sector focusing on food and FMCG products. Its competitive advantages include a strategic European location, extensive product assortment, and experience in complex logistics projects. The business model revolves around consolidation and international distribution, targeting government, defense, retail, refugee camps, and ethnic wholesale markets. Growth is indicated by expanding markets and partnerships globally. The company leverages digital marketing tools and social media to engage customers. The parent company Salvo Grima Group adds corporate strength and certification credibility. The website content and structure support a medium-sized enterprise with professional branding and clear market positioning.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses nonce tokens in forms, indicating basic security awareness. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options, which are essential for mitigating common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, limiting transparency. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms may pose GDPR compliance risks. No visible signs of malware or phishing were detected. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and privacy compliance mechanisms to meet GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance form security by integrating CAPTCHA or other anti-bot protections to prevent spam and abuse.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Vladex B.V.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vladex B.V.
Description
Vladex B.V. is an international Import/Export company specialized in providing food and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products to a wide range of consumers. Founded in 2001, it serves clients including United Nations Missions, Military Bases, ship supply, retail and wholesale markets. It is a subsidiary of Salvo Grima Group Limited (Malta) since 2015.
Key services
Consolidation of goods, International food supply, Wholesale, Collaboration with global partners, Logistics solutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, LayerSlider, Revolution Slider, jQuery, GSAP (TweenMax), AmCharts, Elementor, WPBakery Page Builder
Frameworks
WooCommerce, Elementor, WPBakery
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security nonce tokens in forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Jetpack Stats, WooCommerce Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack Stats
Marketing tools
WooCommerce Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional WordPress-based wholesale food supplier site.
  2. Content is comprehensive about business history, services, and markets.
  3. No explicit privacy cookie banner or consent mechanism detected.
  4. Security headers are missing, which is a risk.
  5. Contact information is clearly presented with multiple channels.
  6. Use of multiple sliders and carousels for branding and product display.
  7. Social media presence on Facebook and LinkedIn.
  8. No visible terms of service or incident response policy.
  9. Certifications like ISO22000 and AEO status are displayed.
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality, enhanced by popular plugins such as LayerSlider, Revolution Slider, and page builders Elementor and WPBakery. It uses jQuery and GSAP for animations and AmCharts for interactive maps. The site is moderately performant with responsive design and mobile optimization. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph data present but could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from performance tuning and accessibility improvements. No critical technical debt or errors were detected 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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