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Security report for cavedelacote.ch

Cave de La Côte · Retail · Switzerland

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and Network security.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cave de La Côte is a Swiss-based e-commerce retailer specializing in premium Vaudois and Swiss wines. The website positions itself as a provider of award-winning Swiss wines, targeting wine consumers both locally and internationally. The business model focuses on online sales with an emphasis on quality and regional authenticity. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce, leveraging popular plugins such as Yoast SEO and Cookiebot for SEO and privacy compliance respectively. The site demonstrates moderate digital maturity with good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though some areas like explicit privacy policies and terms of service are missing. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, but could be improved with additional security headers and vulnerability disclosures. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and clearer contact information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

3 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 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
95
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
88
Average
63

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

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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 company operates in the retail sector, specifically focusing on the niche market of Swiss wines. Its competitive advantage lies in offering premium, award-winning local wines with an accessible online ordering system. The target customers are wine enthusiasts and consumers interested in Swiss regional products. The business appears medium-sized with a consistent brand presence and a focus on quality. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, and no subsidiaries or parent companies are identified. Growth indicators include the use of modern e-commerce technologies and marketing tools. Strategic observations suggest opportunities in expanding transparency around privacy and security policies to build further trust.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms. However, the absence of explicit privacy policies, terms of service, and incident response contacts indicates gaps in compliance and readiness. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics and Cookiebot is managed with consent, but Facebook Pixel is commented out, possibly indicating privacy considerations. The site lacks a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy, which are recommended best practices. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be enhanced with formalized policies and improved header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Provide clear and verified contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer and security inquiries.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cave de La Côte
Description
Explorez l’excellence des vins Suisses. Vins vaudois et cuvées primées parmi les meilleurs vins en Suisse. Commandez en ligne facilement.
Key services
Online wine sales, Promotion of Vaudois and Swiss wines
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, Cookiebot, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel (commented out), FontAwesome
Frameworks
WooCommerce, Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with blocking mode
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel (commented out)
Marketing tools
Google Site Kit, Cookiebot
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress WooCommerce e-commerce site selling Swiss wines
  2. Cookie consent is implemented with Cookiebot
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in the provided HTML
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content
  5. Use of modern SEO plugin Yoast and structured data for organization and webpage
  6. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager scripts present
  7. Facebook Pixel code is present but commented out
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information
  9. No visible security or incident response policies
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality. It uses Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. The site loads multiple external scripts including Google Tag Manager and FontAwesome icons. Performance is moderate with some deferred script loading and asynchronous resource fetching. Mobile optimization is good, and accessibility features are basic but present. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) to enhance SEO and provide rich metadata about the organization and webpage. Hosting provider details are not explicitly disclosed. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts and the absence of some security headers, which could be addressed to improve resilience.
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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