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Security report for zxlidars.com

ZX Lidars · Energy · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ZX Lidars is a specialized company providing advanced wind lidar technology for accurate remote wind measurement, primarily serving the energy sector globally. Their product portfolio includes onshore, offshore, and turbine-mounted wind lidars, positioning them as an industry leader in wind energy measurement solutions. The company is based in the UK and has been operational since 2007, targeting wind energy developers and meteorological organizations. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and leverages modern web technologies such as jQuery, Slick Carousel, Font Awesome, and Google Tag Manager, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is well-optimized for SEO and mobile devices, with good content quality and professional design. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and implements reCAPTCHA for form protection, but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises some concerns about domain registration transparency, although the website content and contact information suggest a legitimate business. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid business and technical foundation but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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. 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. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
71

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

ZX Lidars operates in the energy sector with a focus on wind energy measurement technology. Their competitive advantage lies in their specialized lidar products that serve onshore, offshore, and turbine-mounted applications. The business model is B2B, selling hardware and support services to energy companies and meteorological agencies. The company has a clear market position as an industry leader with a global deployment footprint. Their partnership with Creatomatic for website development and use of Google services indicates a professional operational approach. Growth indicators include a comprehensive product range and global service area. However, the lack of publicly available WHOIS data and privacy policies may impact trust with some customers. Strengthening transparency and compliance could enhance their market reputation further.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of reCAPTCHA to protect forms from automated abuse. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found, which is positive. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates limited transparency in security governance. To improve, ZX Lidars should implement comprehensive security headers, publish privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, and establish clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure processes. These steps will enhance compliance with GDPR and other regulations, reduce risk, and build customer trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Establish and publicize a security incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  4. Improve WHOIS domain registration transparency or clarify privacy protection justification.
  5. Regularly audit website for outdated or vulnerable libraries and ensure secure coding practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ZX Lidars
Description
Accurate, affordable wind Lidars for remote wind measurements. Our wind Lidars are deployed globally onshore, offshore and mounted on structures such as wind turbines for wind energy and meteorological applications.
Key services
ZX300 Onshore Wind Lidar, ZX300M Offshore Wind Lidar, ZXTM Turbine Mounted Wind Lidar
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Slick Carousel, Font Awesome, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Google Tag Manager with consent mode

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and structured data.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for a .com domain.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided in structured data.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  6. No security incident or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Slick Carousel for UI components, Font Awesome for icons, and Google Tag Manager and Analytics for tracking. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and uses HTTPS, contributing to good performance and security. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive meta tags and viewport settings. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and semantic HTML enhancements. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and performant web presence but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security configurations.
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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