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Security report for watts.eu

Watts · Energy · Netherlands

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security and Security headers.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Watts Europe is a well-established manufacturer and provider of water protection, sanitation, HVAC, instrumentation, and climatic electronic products, serving a broad European industrial and commercial market. The company has a long history dating back to 1874 and operates under the parent company Watts Water Technologies, Inc. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with multilingual support, targeting European customers. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including JavaScript, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and OneTrust for cookie consent, hosted likely on a Kentico CMS platform. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, uses reCAPTCHA for forms, and implements cookie consent, but could improve by adding explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection, which is justified for a large multinational. Overall, the site is safe, professional, and trustworthy with no signs of blocking or suspicious activity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. 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 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
100
Security headers
50
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
76

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

Watts Europe holds a leading position in the European water and HVAC manufacturing sector, offering a wide range of products and solutions. Their business model focuses on manufacturing and supplying specialized industrial products with a strong emphasis on water protection and energy efficiency. The company targets industrial, commercial, and institutional customers across Europe, supported by a multilingual website and extensive product catalog. The presence of social media channels and detailed contact information supports customer engagement and brand trust. The company’s long history and parent company affiliation indicate stability and market credibility. No direct revenue or partnership domains were identified, but the site integrates standard marketing and analytics tools to support growth and customer insights.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA to protect forms from abuse. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement to mitigate clickjacking, MIME sniffing, and other web-based attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site does not publish a dedicated security policy or incident response contact, which could enhance transparency and trust. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened with additional headers and documented security practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce Content-Security-Policy header to reduce XSS risks.
  2. Add X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options headers to improve browser security.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Watts
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Watts
Description
WATTS is a leading European manufacturer and provider of products and solutions used in water protection, sanitation, HVAC, instrumentation and climatic electronic.
Key services
Water protection products, Sanitation solutions, HVAC components, Instrumentation, Climatic electronic solutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent, reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
Bootstrap (implied by modal and dropdown classes)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
etracker
Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

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 challenge.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection by EURid.
  3. Site uses modern web technologies and cookie consent mechanisms.
  4. Multiple language versions indicate a broad European market focus.
  5. Contact information and social media links are clearly provided.
  6. No security policy or incident response page explicitly found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  8. Site content is business-focused and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap framework components, likely powered by Kentico CMS. It integrates Google Tag Manager and OneTrust for analytics and privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. The site structure supports multilingual content with hreflang tags for SEO. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided HTML. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with opportunities for security header enhancements and performance tuning.
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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