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Security report for webhostingireland.ie

Hosting Ireland · Technology · Ireland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hosting Ireland is an established Irish web hosting provider with a domain registered since 2004, indicating a mature presence in the hosting market. The company offers web hosting, domain registration, and email hosting services primarily targeting businesses and individuals in Ireland. The website content provided is minimal, focusing mainly on abuse reporting contact information, which suggests this page is likely a dedicated abuse contact or informational page rather than a full commercial website. Technically, the website shows basic implementation with no advanced frameworks or CMS detected in the provided HTML. The domain is hosted by Hosting Ireland itself, with multiple authoritative name servers under their control. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity. The website lacks privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, and no security headers or scripts were detected, indicating a low level of technical sophistication and compliance. From a security perspective, the domain registration is consistent and legitimate with strong domain status flags preventing unauthorized changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers, as well as missing privacy and cookie policies, represent gaps in security best practices and compliance. The website content is safe with no adult or questionable material detected. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard security and privacy enhancements. The overall risk is low given the limited scope of the page, but the lack of comprehensive policies and security features suggests the company should enhance its web presence to improve trust, compliance, and security posture. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and adding vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

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

8 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

    • 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. 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';…

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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
61

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

Hosting Ireland operates as a small-sized essential entity in the technology sector, focusing on web hosting and domain registration services. The company has a long-standing market presence since 2004, which provides competitive advantage through established trust and local market knowledge. Their business model revolves around providing hosting infrastructure and domain management primarily for Irish customers. The company maintains a direct relationship with customers through clear abuse contact channels but lacks visible marketing or customer engagement tools on the analyzed page. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the provided data. Growth indicators and revenue streams are not discernible from the limited content. The company could benefit from expanding its digital footprint and improving transparency through published policies and certifications.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate with domain registration protections in place but lacking modern DNS security (DNSSEC) and web security best practices such as security headers and HTTPS enforcement details. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Incident response readiness is partially demonstrated by the presence of a dedicated abuse email and phone contact. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, limiting transparency for security researchers. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the minimal content. Overall, the security culture appears basic and could be enhanced by adopting recognized frameworks and publishing comprehensive security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Improve website content and technical implementation to include HTTPS enforcement, accessibility features, and SEO optimization.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hosting Ireland
Description
Hosting Ireland provides web hosting services and related infrastructure solutions.
Key services
Web hosting, Domain registration, Email hosting
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status includes serverDeleteProhibited, serverTransferProhibited, serverUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website content is minimal and focused on abuse reporting contact information.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the page.
  3. No forms or interactive elements detected.
  4. No external links or social media links present in the HTML content.
  5. No scripts or advanced technologies detected in the provided HTML.
  6. WHOIS data shows strong domain protection status flags but DNSSEC is not enabled.
  7. Contact information is clearly provided for abuse reporting via email and phone.
  8. Website appears to be a simple informational page rather than a full commercial site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted by Hosting Ireland with multiple dedicated name servers under their domain, indicating control over DNS infrastructure. The HTML content is minimal and static with no detected CMS, frameworks, or external scripts. No meta tags beyond the title were found, limiting SEO effectiveness. The site uses a fixed background image and basic inline CSS styling. There is no evidence of mobile optimization or accessibility features in the provided content. Performance is likely moderate given the simplicity but could be improved with modern web standards. The lack of security headers and DNSSEC represents technical debt and modernization opportunities to reduce risk and improve resilience.
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.

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