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Security report for aldirecruitment.co.uk

Aldi · Retail · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Aldi Recruitment UK operates a mature and professionally designed recruitment website focused on providing career opportunities within Aldi UK. The site targets job seekers interested in various roles across stores, warehouse, head office, and early career programs. The business is well positioned in the retail sector with a strong brand presence and recognized employer awards. Technically, the site uses modern marketing and recruitment technologies including Adobe DTM, Google reCAPTCHA, and the Eploy recruitment platform. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate is a critical security flaw that undermines user trust and data protection. Security headers and content policies are well implemented, but the lack of HTTPS and related security features significantly lowers the security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect users and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
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

8 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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  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

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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
55
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
46

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

The website serves as a key recruitment channel for Aldi UK, supporting a large workforce and multiple store locations. It leverages social media and digital marketing tools to engage candidates and promote employer branding. The business model focuses on talent acquisition and early career development, with clear segmentation of roles and career paths. The domain age and WHOIS data confirm a stable and legitimate online presence. The site integrates with third-party recruitment software, indicating a mature operational infrastructure. No suspicious or privacy-protected WHOIS data is present, enhancing credibility. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests reliance on web forms and social media for communication.

Security posture

The security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS, which is a critical vulnerability for any modern website, especially one handling user data. While security headers like X-Frame-Options and Content Security Policy are present and well configured, the lack of SSL/TLS encryption exposes users to risks such as data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. No DMARC or DNSSEC records are configured, reducing email and DNS security. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 to mitigate bot activity, which is a positive control. Incident response and security policies are not publicly disclosed, indicating potential gaps in transparency and readiness. Immediate remediation of SSL and related security controls is recommended.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Configure DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records to improve email security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Enable DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent cache poisoning.
  5. Add CAA DNS records to restrict certificate issuance to authorized CAs.
  6. Review and tighten Content Security Policy to remove unsafe-eval and unsafe-inline directives if feasible.
  7. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  8. Consider adding a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and legal protections.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of custom CSS/JS and third-party services including Adobe DTM for tag management, Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot mitigation, and Vimeo for video embedding. The recruitment functionality is powered by Eploy, integrated via iframe and scripts. The site is mobile optimized with responsive navigation and accessible design elements, though accessibility is basic. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data for social sharing. Performance data was not available, but resource preloading and asynchronous script loading indicate optimization efforts. The lack of SSL is a major technical risk. Hosting appears corporate but is not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but requires security hardening.
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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