AK Steel Holding

AK Steel Holding Corporation is a steelmaking company headquartered in West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio. The company's name is derived from the initials of Armco, its predecessor company, and Kawasaki Steel Corporation, which contributed several of its production facilities to the company in 1989 in exchange for a large stake in the company. UpGuard continuously monitors the security posture of AK Steel Holding using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. Our analysis is centered on objective, externally verifiable information.

AK Steel Holding Security Rating

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AK Steel Holding's security rating is based on the analysis of their external attack surface. The higher the rating, the better their security posture. Start a free trial to get a more in-depth risk assessment for AK Steel Holding.

Company info

AK Steel Holding
Company
AK Steel Holding
Employees
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Last updated
March 14, 2025
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Last updated March 14, 2025

AK Steel Holding Vendor Risk Report

This vendor risk report is based on UpGuard’s continuous monitoring of AK Steel Holding'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.

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DMARC policy is not p=none
DMARC reject policy provides the most effective protection against fraudulent emails being sent from a domain.
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DMARC policy exists
DMARC protects against fraudulent emails being sent from a domain.
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Strict SPF filtering - not using +all
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record strictly enforces specific domains allowed to send email on its behalf.
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SPF syntax correct
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record passes basic syntax checks.
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DMARC policy percentage is default
DMARC policy percentage is set to default 100%, ensuring all mail is covered by the policy.
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SPF ptr mechanism not used
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record does not include the ptr mechanism.
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No ports are open
No open ports were detected.
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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.
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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.
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No unregistered MX records detected
No unregistered MX records that could lead to receiving mail on behalf of the target organization were detected.
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Domain has not expired
Domain has not expired.
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Domain does not expire soon
Domain does not expire within 30 days.
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DNSSEC enabled
DNSSEC records prevent third parties from forging the records that guarantee a domain's identity.
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Domain not flagged as inactive
Domain is not flagged as inactive.
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Domain not pending deletion
Domain is not pending deletion with the registrar.
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Domain not pending restoration
Domain is not pending restoration with the registrar.
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Domain registrar or registry transfer protection enabled
Domain is protected from unsolicited transfer requests.
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Domain free of registrar DNS resolution hold
Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registrar.
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Domain free of registry DNS resolution hold
Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registry itself.
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Domain renewal not prohibited by registry
Domain is not prohibited from renewal at the registry itself.
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IP/Domain Reputation

AK Steel Holding
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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.
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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.
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No reports of malware distribution in the last 30 days
This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 30 days.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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No reports of malware distribution in the last 90 days
This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 90 days.
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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.
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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.
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