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Security report for zqs.com.mt

ZQS · Other · Malta

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ZQS is a Malta-based outsourcing company specializing in providing innovative and personalized business services to small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe. Their offerings focus on secretarial services, customer reception, and phone management, supported by customizable software tools designed to enhance business efficiency. The company positions itself as a dynamic and growing entity targeting professionals and entrepreneurs seeking flexible outsourcing solutions. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 9 CMS and employs modern JavaScript libraries including Cookiebot for GDPR-compliant cookie consent management and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, with moderate performance characteristics. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies, and a consent mechanism. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy digital presence with moderate to good security and privacy posture. The use of privacy protection in domain registration slightly reduces transparency but is common for small businesses. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and adding a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
75/ 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

6 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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
0
Security headers
35
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
75
Average
54

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

ZQS operates in the outsourcing sector, focusing on customer service and secretarial support for SMEs in Europe. Their business model combines service delivery with proprietary software tools, targeting entrepreneurs and professionals who value innovative and flexible business solutions. The company leverages testimonials and a clear career path to attract talent, indicating growth and market engagement. External partnerships include use of Google and Facebook advertising and analytics platforms. The company maintains a professional web presence with consistent branding and GDPR compliance, supporting its credibility in the European market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and GDPR-compliant cookie consent. However, it lacks several security best practices such as security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options), published security policies, and incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure channel indicates room for improvement in transparency and incident handling readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could be enhanced to meet higher standards and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve trust with security researchers.
  4. Enhance data protection officer contact information and privacy compliance details to meet GDPR best practices.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ZQS
Description
ZQS is an outsourcing company providing assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises throughout Europe. Their main product consists of a pool of highly innovative and personalized business services, particularly focused on secretarial services, customer reception and phone management. They offer support to professionals and entrepreneurs open to innovative, flexible and intelligent solutions, with customizable and customer-oriented software and tools to manage businesses more easily and successfully.
Key services
Secretarial services, Customer reception, Phone management, Customer care services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, LazySizes
Frameworks
Drupal 9
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense, Facebook Ads, Google AdWords
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot session tracker
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
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 challenges
  2. Uses Drupal 9 CMS with modern JavaScript libraries
  3. Implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent with Cookiebot
  4. Includes a contact form collecting personal data with antibot measures
  5. Provides clear contact phone number with Malta country code
  6. Includes staff testimonials enhancing trust
  7. No explicit terms of service or security policy pages found
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  9. No explicit data protection officer contact found
  10. External links mostly to trusted domains (Google, Facebook, Cookiebot)
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 9 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as Cookiebot for cookie consent and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading of images implemented. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though there is an opportunity to improve security configurations and add more explicit metadata for SEO and social sharing. No hosting provider details were identified from 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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