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Security report for benq.com

BenQ · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 1 critical or high finding in GDPR outside view.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BenQ is a well-established technology company specializing in the design and sale of LCD monitors, projectors, lighting, and speakers, targeting both consumer and business markets primarily in Europe. The website serves as both an e-commerce platform and an information hub, offering detailed product lines, refurbished items, and support resources. The company maintains a consistent brand presence with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, reflecting a commitment to user data protection and regulatory compliance. Technically, the site leverages modern frameworks such as Vue.js and is hosted on Microsoft Azure, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of a valid SSL/TLS certificate, which undermines the security posture and user trust. The site includes strong security headers but lacks HTTPS, which is a significant risk. Overall, the website is professionally designed with excellent content quality and user experience but requires urgent remediation of its SSL/TLS configuration to meet security best practices and protect user data.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

1 finding 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.

    • 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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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
50
Security headers
80
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
71

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention benq.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
4,367
Employees
24
Customers
4,091
Third parties
252
Weak passwords
12%

Latest record dated 2026-01-13 · 65 subdomains affected

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  • –portal.benq.com2026-01-13
  • –store.benq.com2025-08-24
  • –service-portal.benq.com2025-08-19
  • –workfromhome.benq.com2025-07-26
  • –store.benq.com2025-07-23

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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

BenQ operates in the technology and retail sectors with a focus on premium electronic products. Its business model combines direct online sales through Magento-powered e-commerce with extensive product information and support services. The company targets a broad audience including gamers, professionals, educators, and businesses. The website's multilingual and regional targeting capabilities suggest a large-scale operation with a strong European market focus. Partnerships and subsidiary domains such as zowie.benq.eu and club.benq.eu support specialized product lines and community engagement. The presence of refurbished product offerings indicates a sustainability and value-driven approach. The company’s digital marketing ecosystem includes HubSpot for customer engagement and social media channels for brand outreach. The lack of publicly visible direct contact information may indicate centralized customer service through member portals or support pages.

Security posture

The website demonstrates partial adherence to security best practices with multiple security headers configured, including HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy. These headers help mitigate common web vulnerabilities such as clickjacking, MIME sniffing, and cross-site scripting. However, the absence of a valid SSL/TLS certificate and lack of HTTPS support is a critical vulnerability that exposes users to data interception and undermines trust. No vulnerable libraries or known exploits were detected in the JavaScript frameworks used. The site lacks OCSP stapling and session resumption features, which could improve security and performance. There is no public vulnerability disclosure or incident response information, which is a gap in transparency and security culture. Overall, the security posture is weak due to the missing HTTPS, despite good header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 or higher protocols with strong cipher suites and disable legacy protocols.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to enhance security and performance.
  4. Enhance HSTS policy by including subdomains and submitting for preload to enforce HTTPS.
  5. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and security culture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Vue.js for frontend interactivity, GSAP for animations, Axios for HTTP requests, and jQuery for legacy support. The backend e-commerce platform is Magento, integrated via APIs for cart and user management. Hosting is provided by Microsoft Azure, with DNS managed through Azure DNS services. The site uses Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) as its CMS, indicating enterprise-grade content management. Performance metrics were not available, but the site includes responsive design elements and mobile optimization. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. The lack of SSL/TLS is a major technical debt and risk. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust but requires urgent security upgrades.
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. 67/100Medium24 findingsView report
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