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Security report for amazon.co.uk

Amazon · E-commerce · United Kingdom

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

84/100

Risk levelLow

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

Amazon.co.uk is the UK branch of Amazon.com, Inc., a global leader in e-commerce and cloud computing. The website serves as a comprehensive online retail platform offering a wide range of products including electronics, books, sports equipment, and more. It targets a broad consumer audience in the United Kingdom and operates under a subscription model with Amazon Prime to enhance customer experience. The site enjoys a dominant market position in the UK e-commerce sector with a strong brand presence and extensive product offerings. Technically, the website leverages Amazon's proprietary AmazonUI framework alongside popular libraries such as jQuery and VideoJS for multimedia content. Hosted on Amazon AWS infrastructure, it demonstrates fast performance, good mobile optimization, and strong accessibility features. The site employs modern web technologies and best practices for SEO and user experience. From a security perspective, Amazon.co.uk enforces HTTPS with strong SSL configurations and implements multiple security headers including Content Security Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. The presence of cookie consent mechanisms and comprehensive privacy policies indicates good compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not directly visible on the homepage. Overall, Amazon.co.uk presents a highly professional, secure, and user-friendly e-commerce platform with extensive tracking and analytics capabilities. The domain's WHOIS data is unavailable due to registry policies but is consistent with a large enterprise's domain management practices. Strategic recommendations include publishing explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosure information to further enhance trust and transparency.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  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.

    • Medium

      Missing Permissions-Policy header

      Controls browser features and APIs

      What to do: Implement a Permissions-Policy to restrict feature access

      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(),…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  3. 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.

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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  • Security score drift

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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
100
Security headers
75
Email security
72
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
84

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention amazon.co.uk, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
3,132,723
Employees
28
Customers
3,132,518
Third parties
177
Weak passwords
14%

Latest record dated 2026-06-13 · 684 subdomains affected

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  • –amazon.co.uk2026-06-13
  • –amazon.co.uk2026-06-06
  • –www.amazon.co.uk2026-06-06
  • –www.amazon.co.uk2026-06-05
  • –www.amazon.co.uk2026-06-04

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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

Amazon.co.uk operates as a critical component of Amazon's global e-commerce ecosystem, serving the UK market with a vast product catalog and subscription services. Its market positioning as a leader is supported by its extensive logistics network, brand recognition, and customer loyalty programs like Amazon Prime. The business model focuses on direct retail sales, third-party marketplace facilitation, and digital content distribution. Revenue streams are diversified across product sales, subscription fees, and advertising. The target customer segments range from general consumers to niche hobbyists. Partnerships with payment processors and advertising networks support its operations. The website's technical sophistication and comprehensive content reflect a mature digital presence aligned with Amazon's global standards.

Security posture

Amazon.co.uk exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, robust SSL configurations, and multiple security headers that mitigate common web vulnerabilities. The site employs cookie consent banners and privacy notices consistent with GDPR compliance. No direct evidence of security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data was found in the analyzed content. However, the absence of publicly visible security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure programs suggests areas for improvement in transparency and incident readiness. The extensive use of proprietary and well-maintained frameworks reduces the risk of vulnerable third-party libraries. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from enhanced communication of security governance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and standards.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure or bug bounty program.
  4. Enhance transparency by linking to data protection officer contact information if applicable.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and frameworks to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Amazon
Description
Sign up to Amazon Prime for unlimited free delivery. Low prices at Amazon on digital cameras, MP3, sports, books, music, DVDs, video games, home & garden and much more.
Key services
Online retail, Amazon Prime subscription, Digital content sales
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, AmazonUI, VideoJS, jQuery
Frameworks
AmazonUI
Platforms
Web, Desktop
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Amazon CSM, Amazon CSA
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Amazon Advertising
Tracking pixels
Amazon CSM, Amazon CSA
Marketing tools
Amazon Web Analytics
Transparency
good

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 scripts
  2. No WAF or security challenge blocking detected
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage
  5. Strong use of Amazon proprietary UI frameworks and analytics
  6. High quality and professional design and content
  7. No adult or explicit content detected
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to registry policy, not suspicious
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern and scalable technical infrastructure leveraging Amazon's proprietary UI framework (AmazonUI), alongside widely used libraries like jQuery and VideoJS for enhanced multimedia support. Hosting on Amazon AWS ensures high availability and performance. The site demonstrates fast load times, responsive design for mobile devices, and good accessibility compliance. SEO is well addressed through meta tags, canonical links, and structured data. The technical implementation reflects a mature, enterprise-grade e-commerce platform with minimal technical debt and strong operational resilience.
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. 86/100Low20 findingsView report
  2. 86/100Low20 findingsView report
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