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Security report for amazon.it

Amazon.com, Inc. · E-commerce · Italy

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Amazon.it is the Italian localized e-commerce platform operated by Amazon.com, Inc., a global leader in online retail. The website offers a broad range of products and services including a marketplace for third-party sellers and affiliate marketing programs. The platform targets a general audience in Italy and operates as part of Amazon's extensive global e-commerce ecosystem. Technically, the site uses proprietary Amazon UI libraries and scripts, hosted on Amazon AWS infrastructure, with moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. The presence of captcha instrumentation indicates active measures against automated access. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and captcha challenges, though visible security headers are not detected in the provided data. Privacy and terms of service pages are present and comprehensive, indicating good compliance with GDPR and related regulations. However, the analyzed page is a security checkpoint, limiting content accessibility and reducing the ability to fully assess content quality and user experience. Overall, the domain registration is consistent with Amazon's global brand and business history, supporting high legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

5 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

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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';…

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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
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
67

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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Leaked records that mention amazon.it, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,767,314
Employees
42
Customers
1,767,141
Third parties
131
Weak passwords
11%

Latest record dated 2026-06-06 · 402 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

Amazon.it holds a leading market position in Italy's e-commerce sector as part of Amazon.com, Inc.'s global operations. Its business model centers on direct online retail sales and a marketplace platform enabling third-party sellers. Revenue streams include product sales, advertising via affiliate programs, and API services. The target customer segment is broad, encompassing general consumers in Italy. The company benefits from strong brand recognition, extensive logistics, and technology infrastructure. Partnerships and affiliate programs extend its ecosystem. Growth indicators include continuous expansion of product offerings and services. The website's minimal content on the analyzed page reflects a security checkpoint rather than full operational content, which is typical for high-traffic e-commerce platforms implementing bot mitigation.

Security posture

The security posture of Amazon.it is robust, featuring HTTPS encryption and captcha challenges to prevent automated abuse. However, the absence of visible security headers in the provided HTML limits the assessment of additional protections such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly visible on the analyzed page. The captcha challenge indicates proactive defense against automated threats, enhancing security maturity. Compliance with GDPR is supported by the presence of a comprehensive privacy policy. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature security approach appropriate for a large e-commerce platform, though transparency on security policies could be improved.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publicly document comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance browser security.
  2. Add visible cookie consent mechanisms to improve compliance with EU privacy regulations and user transparency.
  3. Publish detailed security and incident response policies accessible to users and partners to increase trust and compliance.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve user experience for all users, including those with disabilities.
  5. Consider providing direct contact information or dedicated security contact channels to facilitate incident reporting and communication.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. Page content is a captcha challenge page indicating automated access is blocked by a security mechanism. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Company
Amazon.com, Inc.
Description
Amazon.it is the Italian localized e-commerce platform of Amazon.com, Inc., offering a wide range of products for online purchase including electronics, books, apparel, and more.
Key services
Online retail sales, Marketplace for third-party sellers, Product advertising API, Affiliate marketing program
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, AmazonUI, Captcha instrumentation scripts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Captcha challenge to prevent automated access

Analytics and tracking

Services
Amazon internal analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Amazon tracking pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is currently behind a captcha challenge indicating automated access is restricted.
  2. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the analyzed page.
  3. Privacy and terms of service pages are present and linked in the footer.
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected on this page.
  5. Scripts loaded are primarily Amazon internal libraries and captcha instrumentation.
  6. No social media links or physical addresses found in the provided HTML snippet.
  7. The page is minimal and appears to be a security checkpoint rather than full content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Amazon's proprietary UI libraries and JavaScript instrumentation scripts, hosted on Amazon's AWS infrastructure, ensuring scalability and reliability. The presence of captcha instrumentation scripts indicates active bot mitigation strategies. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic with standard meta tags but no advanced structured data detected in the provided HTML. The site lacks visible CMS indicators, suggesting a custom-built platform. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced by enhancing security headers and accessibility compliance. The captcha challenge page limits full technical assessment of the main content and user interface.
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. 70/100 −10Medium20 findingsView report
  2. 80/100Low22 findingsView report
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