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International Water-Guard · Transportation · Canada

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

International Water-Guard (IWG) is a Canadian-based company specializing in potable water treatment and distribution solutions for business and commercial aircraft. With over 30 years of industry experience, IWG positions itself as a leading provider of flight-certified water treatment units, pumps, heaters, and touchless lavatory technologies. The company targets aircraft manufacturers and operators seeking innovative and sustainable water management solutions to enhance passenger experience and comply with environmental standards. Technically, the website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Bootstrap and jQuery, with integrations such as Google Analytics and reCAPTCHA to support analytics and security. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, SEO practices, and a professional design, although some accessibility features could be improved. The absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies suggests room for enhancement in compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses reCAPTCHA to protect forms, but lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which limits domain trust verification, but the website's certifications and social media presence support its legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy with moderate technical maturity and security posture. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and domain registration transparency would enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

9 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 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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
49

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

IWG operates in the transportation sector, specifically aviation potable water systems. Its competitive advantage lies in its specialized, flight-certified water treatment products and long-standing industry presence. The business model is B2B, supplying components and systems to aircraft manufacturers and maintenance providers. Revenue streams likely include product sales, maintenance services, and licensing of technology. The company maintains partnerships with major aviation entities and participates in industry events, indicating active market engagement and growth orientation. The website content and news releases reflect a focus on sustainability and innovation, aligning with current industry trends.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforcement and use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. However, the absence of key security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and lack of published security or incident response policies indicate gaps in security best practices. No direct vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposures were found, suggesting a low immediate risk. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations appears limited due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible, which could impact stakeholder confidence in security management.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance site security.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic security assessments to maintain a robust security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
International Water-Guard
Description
Headquartered near Vancouver, British Columbia, IWG has been helping business and commercial aircraft manufacturers improve the quality of on-board water systems for 30 years. The company is the world’s leading provider of flight-certified potable water treatment units.
Key services
Water Treatment Units, Water Distribution Components, Water Heating, Water and Data Management, Touchless Technology for Lavatories
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA, MonsterInsights plugin, Tippy.js, Popper.js
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear business focus on aircraft potable water solutions.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy explicitly found, only a conflict minerals policy page.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable, limiting domain trust verification.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. Social media presence on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 with Bootstrap and jQuery frameworks, indicating a standard and widely supported technology stack. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics and reCAPTCHA scripts. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Mobile optimization is good, supporting responsive design. However, the site lacks advanced accessibility features and security headers. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Technical debt appears low but could be reduced by updating security practices and improving compliance-related features.
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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