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Security report for arpusbrewing.co

Ārpus Brewing Co. · E-commerce · Latvia

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ārpus Brewing Co. is a small independent microbrewery based in Latvia, founded in 2017 by craft beer enthusiasts. The company operates an e-commerce website hosted on the Shopify platform, offering craft beers and merchandise to an adult audience. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and provides a user-friendly shopping experience. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram supports their marketing efforts. Technically, the site leverages Shopify's infrastructure and standard web technologies, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place, though DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit privacy or security policies are published on the site. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a cookie consent mechanism, but lacks a formal privacy policy and terms of service pages. Overall, the website is trustworthy and functional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and security documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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

  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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
47
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
74

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 business targets craft beer consumers primarily in Latvia and potentially wider European markets through online sales. Their market position is that of an independent microbrewery with a niche focus on craft beer aficionados. Revenue streams include direct online sales of beer and branded merchandise. The company benefits from Shopify's e-commerce ecosystem and integrates marketing and analytics tools such as Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics. Partnerships with service providers like Printful and HulkApps enhance product customization and age verification capabilities. Growth indicators include a curated product catalog and active social media engagement. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to improve customer trust by publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security maturity with HTTPS enforced and domain status flags preventing unauthorized transfers or deletions. The use of Shopify's platform provides inherent security benefits, including protection against common web vulnerabilities. However, the absence of DNSSEC leaves DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The cookie consent mechanism indicates awareness of GDPR requirements, but the lack of a formal privacy policy and terms of service is a compliance gap. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small e-commerce site but can be improved with better documentation and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add a security policy and incident response contact information to demonstrate preparedness and transparency.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and integrations for vulnerabilities and update them accordingly.
  5. Implement additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy to mitigate cross-site scripting risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ārpus Brewing Co.
Description
Ārpus Brewing Co. is an independent microbrewery, founded in 2017 by craft beer geeks from Latvia. Order our beer online in our webshop!
Key services
Craft beer production, Online beer sales, Merchandise sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Frameworks
Shopify Debut theme
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited domain status
  • Use of Shopify platform security features

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Shopify Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Shopify Pixel
Marketing tools
Shopify analytics, Printful product customizer
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an e-commerce store for a Latvian microbrewery
  2. Uses Shopify platform with standard security and analytics integrations
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in main HTML content
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with high confidence
  5. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no explicit emails or phone numbers found
  6. No security or incident response policies published
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  8. Content is adult-oriented due to alcohol products but no explicit adult content
  9. Good branding consistency and professional design
  10. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Shopify platform using the Debut theme, leveraging modern web technologies including JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5. It uses Shopify's CDN hosted on Google Cloud for content delivery, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. SEO is supported with proper meta tags, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data for organization and website schema. Accessibility features are basic but present, including skip links and ARIA labels. The site integrates multiple third-party scripts for analytics, marketing, age verification, and product customization. While the technical implementation is solid, there is room for improvement in performance optimization and accessibility compliance to enhance user experience and search engine ranking.
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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