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Security report for brownjug.wine

Brown Jug Wine Club · E-commerce · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Brown Jug Wine Club operates as an e-commerce platform specializing in wine club memberships and gift packs, targeting adult customers aged 21 and over. The business positions itself as Alaska's premiere wine club, offering subscription-based wine delivery services. The website employs an age verification gate to comply with legal requirements for alcohol sales and includes a privacy policy hosted on a related domain, indicating attention to privacy compliance. The site uses WordPress with WooCommerce and Elementor, integrating marketing and analytics tools such as Mailchimp and Facebook Pixel to support customer engagement and tracking. From a technical perspective, the website demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with a modern tech stack and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and age verification implemented, though additional security headers and explicit security policies could enhance protection. Privacy compliance is supported by cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR and CCPA regulations. However, contact information and incident response details are not publicly available, which could be improved to increase trust. Overall, the website presents a legitimate and professional e-commerce business with a focus on adult beverage sales. The lack of WHOIS registrant data due to privacy protection is typical for such businesses and does not raise immediate concerns. The site is accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms, allowing full content analysis. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and providing clearer contact channels to strengthen business credibility and security posture.

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

7 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"

    • 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 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. 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.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
85
Average
57

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

Brown Jug Wine Club targets a niche market of wine enthusiasts in Alaska, leveraging subscription models and gift packs to generate recurring revenue. The business benefits from a clear market position as a premiere local wine club, which may provide competitive advantages in customer loyalty and brand recognition. The use of popular e-commerce and marketing platforms suggests a focus on scalability and customer engagement. However, the absence of detailed business registration or contact information on the site limits transparency. The partnership with privacy.afognak.com for privacy policy hosting indicates collaboration within a related ecosystem. Growth opportunities may include expanding digital marketing efforts and enhancing customer support visibility.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with HTTPS and an age gate to restrict access to legal-age users. Cookie consent and privacy policy adherence demonstrate compliance with privacy regulations. However, the absence of advanced security headers (e.g., CSP, X-Frame-Options) and lack of publicly available security or incident response policies represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The site would benefit from implementing a security.txt file and publishing vulnerability disclosure guidelines to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small e-commerce site but could be strengthened to mitigate risks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish explicit security policies and incident response procedures on the website to improve transparency and customer trust.
  3. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance contact information availability, including dedicated security and support email addresses, to improve communication channels.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to minimize risks from vulnerable libraries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Brown Jug Wine Club
Description
Brown Jug Wine Club is an e-commerce business specializing in wine club memberships and wine gift packs, targeting adult customers 21 years and older.
Key services
Wine club memberships, Wine gift packs, Subscription-based wine delivery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, Age Gate plugin, Mailchimp for WooCommerce, Jetpack, Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
WooCommerce, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Age verification gate for alcohol sales
  • Cookie consent with GDPR and CCPA compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jetpack Stats, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Jetpack Stats
Marketing tools
Mailchimp, Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses age verification gate to restrict access to adults 21+
  2. Privacy policy is hosted on a related domain
  3. Cookie consent banner present with GDPR and CCPA compliance
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the site
  5. Site uses WordPress with WooCommerce and Elementor
  6. Facebook Pixel and Jetpack analytics used for tracking
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure
  8. WHOIS data is privacy protected or unavailable
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  10. Site content is focused on wine club memberships and gift packs
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality and Elementor for page building, indicating a widely adopted and supported technology stack. Integration with Mailchimp and Facebook Pixel supports marketing automation and user tracking. The site uses modern JavaScript and CSS assets, with lazy loading and responsive design features contributing to good mobile optimization. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and asset optimization. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO optimization is present but could be enhanced with richer metadata and structured data. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified, limiting infrastructure assessment.
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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