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Security report for barebells.com

Barebells · Retail · Sweden

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

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Barebells is an established international brand specializing in high-protein snacks including bars, milkshakes, and drinkable meals. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sweden, the company targets health-conscious consumers seeking tasty, no-added-sugar protein alternatives. The website is professionally designed using WordPress CMS, with dedicated country-specific shops enhancing localized e-commerce capabilities. The technical infrastructure leverages Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, ensuring good performance and security. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and explicit security policies are not published. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a cookie policy and consent mechanism, but lacks a visible privacy policy and terms of service. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-branded, but could improve transparency on privacy and security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 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
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  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 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
75
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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

Barebells operates in the retail and e-commerce sectors focusing on protein nutrition products. Its competitive advantage lies in combining taste with health benefits, appealing to a broad international audience. The business model includes direct online sales via multiple country-specific web shops and brand awareness through content marketing. Partnerships with related domains and career sites indicate a growing ecosystem. The company maintains consistent branding and product quality, positioning itself as a premium snack brand in the health and fitness market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer lock enabled. Use of Cloudflare nameservers adds protection and performance benefits. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The site lacks a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which could enhance trust and incident handling readiness. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent but no visible privacy policy or terms of service on the main page.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the main navigation or footer.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Provide explicit incident response contact information and security policy details to improve transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Barebells
Description
Barebells offers a range of delicious high-protein bars, milkshakes, and drinkable meals as great-tasting alternatives to snacks, treats, or nutrition on the go. Their products include chewy soft bars, original bars, vegan bars, milkshakes, and fast food options.
Key services
Protein bars, Milkshakes, Drinkable meals, Online product information and e-commerce
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, jQuery 3.7.1, Cloudflare DNS, PHP (implied by WordPress), CSS3, JavaScript
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare nameservers

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
dc-blocks country redirect plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses WordPress CMS with modern version
  2. Cloudflare nameservers used for DNS and likely CDN
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on main page
  4. Cookie policy and consent mechanism present
  5. Multiple country-specific web shops linked
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  9. Professional branding and product presentation
  10. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with up-to-date core and plugins. It uses jQuery and custom JavaScript for interactivity, and Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph tags. Performance is fast with optimized images and asynchronous script loading. Accessibility is basic but present. Technical debt appears low, though enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers would improve the security posture. The site uses country-based redirects and prompts to enhance user experience for international visitors.
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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