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Security report for windspeed.co.uk

Windspeed Limited (Vector Instruments) · Energy · United Kingdom

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Windspeed Limited, trading as Vector Instruments, is a specialized manufacturer of professional wind sensors including anemometers and wind vanes, with over 50 years of experience based in North Wales, UK. The company targets business, government, and educational sectors with a B2B sales model, offering high-quality, calibrated meteorological instruments and related services such as repair and calibration. Their market position is strong within the niche of scientific and industrial wind instrumentation, supported by recognized certifications like MEASNET, IEC, RoHS, CE, and UKCA. Technically, the website is built on an older CMS (Mambo Open Source 4.0.12) and uses legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.4.4, which may pose security risks. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile use but lacks modern accessibility and SEO features. No advanced analytics or tracking tools are detected, and no cookie consent mechanism is implemented despite GDPR references. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers and uses outdated libraries, which could expose it to vulnerabilities. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to a Nominet error, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy. However, the website content and contact information are consistent with a legitimate business entity. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for a niche industrial manufacturer but requires technical and security modernization, improved privacy compliance, and verification of domain registration details to enhance trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

7 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

    • 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

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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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
48

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

Windspeed Limited operates in the energy and manufacturing sectors, focusing on meteorological instrumentation. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing reputation, product quality, and certifications. The business model is direct B2B sales with additional services like calibration and repair, targeting scientific, industrial, and governmental clients. The company shows growth potential through product innovation (e.g., anti-icing heaters) and maintains a focused partnership ecosystem. The website content and product offerings indicate a stable operation with a clear market niche but limited digital marketing or social media presence.

Security posture

The current security maturity is moderate with notable gaps. The use of outdated JavaScript libraries introduces potential vulnerabilities. The absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates incomplete compliance with modern security and privacy standards. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a significant concern for trust and legitimacy. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, suggesting limited transparency. Overall, the security posture requires improvements in technical controls, privacy compliance, and domain registration verification to reduce risk.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, etc.) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Enforce HTTPS site-wide and verify SSL/TLS configuration for best practices.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner and improve privacy policy disclosures to ensure GDPR compliance.
  5. Verify and correct domain WHOIS registration details to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Windspeed Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Windspeed Limited (Vector Instruments)
Description
Windspeed Limited (Vector Instruments) specialises in manufacturing and selling quality, robust, professional wind speed and wind direction measuring sensors (anemometers and wind vanes) along with other weather sensors and associated equipment. Established in North Wales, UK since 1972, recognized as a leading name in wind instrumentation for scientific research and industrial applications.
Key services
Manufacture and sale of anemometers and wind vanes, Calibration services (MEASNET/IEC), Repair, maintenance, and refurbishment services, Supply of weather sensors and accessories
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.4.4, jQuery Easing 1.3, jQuery GridSlide, jQuery Lite Content Slider
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content about wind sensors and related products.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing or invalid, limiting domain trust verification.
  4. Website uses outdated JavaScript libraries which may pose security risks.
  5. No cookie consent mechanism found despite GDPR references.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  7. Certifications and compliance marks are prominently mentioned.
  8. Website design is functional but dated; CMS is an older version of Mambo.
  9. No social media links detected.
  10. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website runs on an outdated CMS (Mambo Open Source 4.0.12) and uses legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.4.4, which are no longer supported and may contain security vulnerabilities. The site has moderate performance and basic mobile optimization but lacks modern accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags detected. No analytics or tracking scripts are present, indicating minimal user tracking. The hosting provider and SSL configuration details are not discernible from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but dated, requiring modernization to improve security, performance, and user experience.
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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