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Security report for cambridgebookshop.co.uk

Cambridge University Press Bookshop · Education · United Kingdom

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

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cambridge University Press Bookshop operates a professional e-commerce platform specializing in the sale of academic and general books along with related gifts. The website is built on Shopify, leveraging a modern and responsive design that caters to a broad audience including students, academics, and general book buyers. The business benefits from the strong brand association with Cambridge University Press and maintains a consistent UK market presence. Technically, the site uses a robust technology stack including Shopify's Dawn theme, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and security tools such as hCaptcha and NoFraud to protect transactions and user data. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy/refund policy present but lacking explicit cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, though WHOIS data is unavailable due to an invalid query format, which does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance, adding explicit security headers, and publishing vulnerability disclosure information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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. 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
57
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
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

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Total records
50
Employees
0
Customers
50
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
14%

2 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

The Cambridge University Press Bookshop holds a niche position in the education and retail sectors, focusing on academic publications and Cambridge-related gifts. Its business model is direct-to-consumer e-commerce, primarily serving the UK market with some international redirection. The company leverages its parent brand's reputation and maintains active social media channels for marketing. Revenue streams are primarily from book and gift sales, with promotions such as automatic discounts. The partnership with Cambridge.org for international orders indicates a broader ecosystem collaboration. The website's technical infrastructure supports scalability and modern e-commerce features, positioning it well for growth and customer engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of anti-fraud and bot mitigation tools, and secure form handling via hCaptcha. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not detected, representing an area for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking visible cookie consent banners and detailed GDPR compliance statements. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent, which could impact trust in security incident handling. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance transparency and compliance to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement explicit security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve privacy compliance and user transparency.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy with GDPR compliance details and data retention information.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cambridge University Press Bookshop
Description
Books and gifts sold from the oldest bookshop site in the UK in the heart of Cambridge city centre.
Key services
Online book sales, Gift sales, Special offers and promotions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, hCaptcha, Mailmunch, PopConvert, NoFraud
Frameworks
Shopify Dawn theme
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of hCaptcha for form protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and fraud detection scripts (NoFraud)

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js), Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
PopConvert, Mailmunch
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained Shopify store for Cambridge University Press Bookshop.
  2. Content is rich with product listings, categories, and promotional banners.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact form available.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected, though privacy/refund policies exist.
  5. Multiple third-party marketing and analytics scripts are used.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to invalid query format; domain appears legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Shopify platform using the Dawn theme, ensuring modern, responsive design and good performance. It integrates multiple third-party services for analytics, marketing, fraud prevention, and form handling. The site loads efficiently with CDN usage and asynchronous script loading. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present, enhancing usability. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security header implementation and privacy mechanisms are recommended to align with best practices.
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.

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