# Cowell Security Rating, Vendor Risk Report, and Data Breaches

> This is a plain-markdown summary of [https://www.upguard.com/security-report/cowell-e-holdings-inc](https://www.upguard.com/security-report/cowell-e-holdings-inc), generated for AI agents and LLMs. Security scores and check results reflect UpGuard's independent analysis and are kept in sync with the source page. Visit the source URL for the full interactive report.

Cowell E Holdings Inc operates as an investment holding company. The company's subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and sale of precision components and modules for consumer electronics devices. Its products include camera modules, precision metal components, and related parts for mobile devices.

## Overview
- Domain: cowellchina.com
- Grade: C (Fair)
- Score: 429 / 950
- Last scan: August 25, 2026
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Website: https://www.cowellchina.com
- Employees: 5
- Location: Hong Kong

## Vendor risk summary
This vendor risk report is based on UpGuard's continuous monitoring of Cowell's security posture using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. The results are summarized into a security rating based on the analysis of hundreds of individual checks across five risk categories: website security, email security, phishing & malware, brand & reputation risk, and network security.

## Security categories

### Website Security

- Fail — Secure cookies not used
  - When secure cookies are not used, there is an increased risk of third parties intercepting information contained in these cookies. The website configuration should be changed so that all 'Set-Cookie' headers include 'secure'.
- Fail — Server information header exposed
  - Exposing information about the server version increases the ability of attackers to exploit certain vulnerabilities. The website configuration should be changed to prevent version information being revealed in the 'server' header.
- Fail — X-Frame-Options is not deny or sameorigin
  - Browsers may display this website's content in frames. This can lead to clickjacking attacks.
- Fail — CSP is not implemented
  - No valid Content Security Policy is implemented. This increases the risk of XSS and clickjacking attacks.
- Fail — HttpOnly cookies not used
  - When HttpOnly cookies are not used, the cookies can be accessed on the client, which enables certain type of client-side attacks. The website configuration should be changed to enforce HttpOnly cookies.
- Fail — X-Content-Type-Options is not nosniff
  - Browsers may interpret files as a different MIME type than what is specified in the Content-Type HTTP header. This can lead to MIME confusion attacks.
- Fail — Unmaintained page detected
  - This domain appears to be unmaintained based on indicators like page content or status code. Unmaintained pages expand the attack surface for malicious actors.
- Pass — X-Powered-By header not exposed
  - Information about specific technology used on the server is obscured.
- Pass — Referrer policy is not unsafe-url
  - The website's Referrer Policy is not configured to allow unsafe information to be sent in the referrer header.
- Pass — ASP.NET version header not exposing specific ASP.net version
  - Ensuring the ASP.NET version header is not exposing a specific version makes it harder for attackers to exploit certain vulnerabilities.
- Pass — ASP.NET version header not exposed
  - Ensuring the ASP.NET version header is not exposed makes it harder for attackers to exploit certain vulnerabilities.

### Email

- Fail — DMARC policy is p=quarantine
  - The DMARC policy should be set to p=reject for maximum protection.
- Pass — DMARC policy exists
  - DMARC protects against fraudulent emails being sent from a domain.
- Pass — Strict SPF filtering - not using +all
  - Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record strictly enforces specific domains allowed to send email on its behalf.
- Pass — SPF syntax correct
  - Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record passes basic syntax checks.
- Pass — DMARC policy percentage is default
  - DMARC policy percentage is set to default 100%, ensuring all mail is covered by the policy.
- Pass — SPF ptr mechanism not used
  - Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record does not include the ptr mechanism.

### Network

- Pass — No ports are open
  - No open ports were detected.

### DNS

- Fail — DNSSEC not enabled
  - DNSSEC records prevent third parties from forging the records that guarantee a domain's identity. DNSSEC should be configured for this domain.
- Fail — Domain registrar or registry deletion protection not enabled
  - Domain is not protected from unsolicited deletion requests with the registrar or registry. The domain should have clientDeleteProhibited or serverDeleteProhibited set.
- Fail — Domain registrar or registry update protection not enabled
  - Domain is not protected from unsolicited update requests with the registrar or registry. The domain should have clientUpdateProhibited or serverUpdateProhibited set.
- Fail — CAA not enabled
  - The domain does not contain a valid Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record. A CAA record indicates which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are authorized to issue certificates for a domain.
- Pass — No unregistered MX records detected
  - No unregistered MX records that could lead to receiving mail on behalf of the target organization were detected.
- Pass — Domain has not expired
  - Domain has not expired.
- Pass — No subdomain takeover vulnerability detected
  - No dangling DNS records that could lead to subdomain takeover were detected.
- Pass — Domain does not expire soon
  - Domain does not expire within 30 days.
- Pass — Domain not flagged as inactive
  - Domain is not flagged as inactive.
- Pass — Domain not pending deletion
  - Domain is not pending deletion with the registrar.
- Pass — Domain not pending restoration
  - Domain is not pending restoration with the registrar.
- Pass — Domain registrar or registry transfer protection enabled
  - Domain is protected from unsolicited transfer requests.
- Pass — Domain free of registrar DNS resolution hold
  - Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registrar.
- Pass — Domain free of registry DNS resolution hold
  - Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registry itself.
- Pass — Domain renewal not prohibited by registry
  - Domain is not prohibited from renewal at the registry itself.

### Encryption

- Fail — HTTP does not redirect to HTTPS
  - The domain is still accessible over HTTP. All HTTP requests should be redirected to HTTPS.
- Fail — Hostname does not match SSL certificate
  - The site's hostname does not match the SSL certificate. The domain name should be added to the certificate, either as a Subject Alternative Name or as the Common Name.
- Fail — SSL expired
  - SSL certificate has expired. The certificate will need to be renewed for connections to your domain to be trusted.
- Fail — HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) not enforced
  - Without HSTS enforced, people browsing this site are more susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. The server should be configured to support HSTS.
- Fail — Insecure SSL/TLS versions available
  - Any version of the SSL protocol, and TLS prior to version 1.2, are now considered insecure. The server should disable support for these old protocols.
- Fail — Insecure cipher suite supported
  - Insecure cipher suites can be trivially broken by an attacker, allowing them to impersonate your server or eavesdrop on traffic.
- Pass — Certificate not found on our revoked certificate list
  - The site's certificate chain was checked against our list of revoked certificates.
- Pass — SSL available
  - SSL is supported for this site.
- Pass — SSL expiration period shorter than 398 days
  - The SSL certificate presented by the server has an expiration period shorter than 398 days.
- Pass — Strong SSL algorithm
  - Industry standard SHA-256 encryption in use.
- Pass — Strong Diffie-Hellman prime used in key exchange
  - TLS connections to the site use a strong Diffie-Hellman prime during key exchange.
- Pass — Strong public certificate key length
  - The site's public certificate provides at least 112 bits of security strength.

### Data leakage

- Pass — No open cloud storage service detected
  - No cloud storage service configured to allow anonymous file listing was detected.
- Pass — Domain index is not a listable directory
  - The domain index is not a listable directory.

### IP/Domain Reputation

- Pass — No reports of botnet activity in the last 30 days
  - This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 30 days.
- Pass — No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 30 days
  - This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 30 days.
- Pass — No reports of malware distribution in the last 30 days
  - This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 30 days.
- Pass — No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days
  - This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days.
- Pass — No reports of phishing activity in the last 30 days
  - This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 30 days.
- Pass — No reports of botnet activity in the last 90 days
  - This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 90 days.
- Pass — No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 90 days
  - This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 90 days.
- Pass — No reports of malware distribution in the last 90 days
  - This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 90 days.
- Pass — No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days
  - This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days.
- Pass — No reports of phishing activity in the last 90 days
  - This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 90 days.

### Vulnerability Management

- Pass — Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-1635 (IIS HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution)
  - HTTP.sys in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.
- Pass — Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-0160 (Heartbleed)
  - A bug in OpenSSL's implementation of the TLS heartbeat extension allows access to portions of memory on the targeted host e.g. cryptographic keys and passwords.
- Pass — Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE)
  - The server does not support SSLv3, and is not vulnerable to the POODLE attack.
- Pass — Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-0204 (FREAK)
  - The server does not offer RSA_EXPORT cipher suites, so clients are not vulnerable to the FREAK attack.
- Pass — Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-4000 (Logjam)
  - The server is using strong Diffie-Hellman parameters and is not vulnerable to the Logjam attack.

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