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Security report for adafruit.com

Adafruit Industries · Technology · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

82/100

Risk levelLow

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

Adafruit Industries operates a well-established e-commerce platform specializing in DIY electronics, kits, and components targeting hobbyists, educators, and makers. The website demonstrates a strong market position within the maker and STEM education communities, offering a wide range of products and educational content. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Algolia search integrated into a Zencart-based shopping platform. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though some security headers are not explicitly detected. Privacy and terms of service pages are comprehensive, but no explicit cookie consent mechanism was found. WHOIS data is incomplete, which slightly impacts trust but the overall brand presence and content quality strongly support legitimacy. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, adding cookie consent, and publishing a security policy.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

3 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 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
90
Security headers
75
Email security
95
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
82

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
26,850
Employees
0
Customers
26,818
Third parties
32
Weak passwords
16%

25 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Adafruit Industries is positioned as a niche leader in the DIY electronics and maker market, leveraging a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model. Their competitive advantage lies in a broad product catalog combined with educational resources and community engagement through forums and social media. Revenue streams are primarily product sales with potential upselling via educational content and kits. The target customers are hobbyists, educators, and STEM learners worldwide. The company maintains a consistent brand image and active social presence, supporting growth and customer trust. The lack of visible company contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a preference for contact forms and online support channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and secure form submissions including CSRF tokens. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options indicates room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy, but the lack of a cookie consent banner may be a compliance gap under GDPR. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not publicly available, which could be enhanced to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from additional hardening and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit WHOIS and domain registration information to ensure consistency and reduce suspicion.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Adafruit Industries
Description
Adafruit Industries is an online retailer specializing in unique and fun DIY electronics, kits, and components including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, sensors, LEDs, wearables, robotics, and more.
Key services
Online sales of electronics and kits, Educational content and learning guides, Community forums and support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Algolia Search, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Frameworks
Zencart (shopping cart)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Algolia Search
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and e-commerce functionality.
  2. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  3. Strong brand presence with multiple social media channels.
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via form only.
  5. Privacy and terms of service pages are present and comprehensive.
  6. No explicit cookie consent banner detected.
  7. Security headers not explicitly visible in provided data; HTTPS is enforced.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and responsive design.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a Zencart e-commerce platform enhanced with modern front-end technologies such as Bootstrap for responsive design, Font Awesome for icons, and Algolia for search functionality. JavaScript libraries like jQuery are used for dynamic content and user interaction. The site loads efficiently with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Accessibility features such as skip navigation and ARIA labels are implemented, supporting inclusive user experience. SEO is supported by meta tags, structured data (JSON-LD), and clear navigation. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced further by updating security headers and ensuring all third-party scripts are up to date.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 79/100Low25 findingsView report
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