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Security report for amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. · E-commerce · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Amazon.com, Inc. operates one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms, providing a vast array of products and services to a global audience. The company holds a dominant market position in online retail and offers additional services such as digital content and cloud computing. The website's technical infrastructure leverages Amazon's proprietary UI frameworks and instrumentation scripts, hosted on Amazon's own cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability and reliability. The provided HTML snippet appears to be a minimal validation or captcha page, limiting full content analysis. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced, but lacks visible security headers and explicit incident response contacts in the snippet. Privacy policies and terms of service are clearly linked and comprehensive, supporting compliance with regulations such as GDPR. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, though the minimal content in the snippet restricts deeper technical and security analysis.

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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

4 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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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  • 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
30
Email security
72
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
73

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

Amazon's market leadership is supported by its extensive product offerings, global logistics network, and strong brand recognition. The business model centers on direct retail sales and a marketplace for third-party sellers, generating diversified revenue streams. Target customers range from individual consumers to enterprises using AWS services. The company maintains a robust partnership ecosystem and invests heavily in technology innovation. Growth indicators include continuous expansion of services and geographic reach. The website reflects a mature digital presence with integrated affiliate programs and internal analytics, though explicit contact information and security disclosures are limited in the provided content.

Security posture

Amazon.com demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and secure form handling. However, the absence of visible security headers and incident response contacts in the analyzed snippet suggests areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Compliance with privacy regulations is supported by comprehensive policies, though cookie consent mechanisms are not evident in the snippet. The lack of WHOIS data in the raw output is likely due to registry query restrictions rather than suspicious activity. Overall, the security maturity is high but could benefit from enhanced transparency and additional security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publicly document comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Provide clear incident response and security contact information accessible from the website.
  3. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance and user transparency.
  4. Ensure WHOIS data is accessible or provide alternative domain ownership verification to improve trust signals.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Amazon.com, Inc.
Description
Amazon.com is a global e-commerce platform offering a wide range of products and services including retail goods, digital content, and cloud computing services.
Key services
Online retail, Marketplace for third-party sellers, Digital content distribution, Cloud computing services
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, AmazonUI, CSM instrumentation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure form submission

Analytics and tracking

Services
Amazon internal analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Amazon tracking pixels
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is minimal in the provided HTML snippet, likely a captcha or validation page.
  2. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  3. Privacy and terms links are present and accessible.
  4. No explicit cookie consent banner detected in the snippet.
  5. Scripts loaded are Amazon internal instrumentation scripts.
  6. No social media links found in the provided HTML snippet.
  7. No security headers visible in the provided data.
  8. WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible from the raw output.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Amazon's proprietary UI framework (AmazonUI) and client-side instrumentation scripts for performance and user interaction tracking. Hosting is on Amazon's own cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and scalability. The minimal HTML content suggests a security validation or captcha page, limiting full technical assessment. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO and metadata are minimal in the snippet but likely more comprehensive on the full site. No CMS or third-party frameworks were detected in the provided content. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and SEO optimization.
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. 73/100Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 73/100 +1Medium27 findingsView report
  3. 72/100 −2Medium25 findingsView report
  4. 74/100Medium23 findingsView report
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