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Security report for citizencider.com

Citizen Cider · Retail · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Citizen Cider is a craft hard cider producer based in Burlington, Vermont, specializing in locally sourced apples from Vermont and New York. The company operates both an e-commerce platform for cider and merchandise sales and a physical pub location called The Press House Pub. Their business model focuses on artisanal beverage production with a strong local identity and community engagement. The website reflects a medium-sized retail and hospitality business with consistent branding and a professional online presence. Technically, the website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager and Typekit fonts. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and basic accessibility features. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS with HSTS and does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries, indicating a solid security posture. However, the absence of a privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism indicates gaps in privacy compliance. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing, which raises concerns about the domain's registration status and trustworthiness. Despite this, the website content and business information appear legitimate and professional, supported by clear contact details and social media presence. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access and analysis. Overall, Citizen Cider's website is well-designed and functional, but improvements in privacy compliance and domain registration transparency are recommended to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

6 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 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
69

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

Citizen Cider positions itself as a local craft cider producer with a focus on Vermont and New York sourced ingredients, targeting consumers interested in artisanal beverages. Their business model combines product sales and hospitality services, including co-packing offerings. The company leverages e-commerce for direct sales and maintains active social media channels for marketing. The website's content and structure support a medium-sized retail operation with growth potential. The lack of detailed WHOIS data suggests a need for verification of domain legitimacy. The company appears to maintain a consistent brand and customer engagement strategy, with opportunities to strengthen privacy and security policies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and HSTS enabled, reducing risks of man-in-the-middle attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable third-party libraries were detected. However, the absence of a published privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism indicates non-compliance with GDPR and similar regulations. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which could hinder timely handling of security incidents. The missing WHOIS data reduces domain trust and may indicate privacy protection or registration issues. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in compliance and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly accessible from the website footer or main menu.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to enhance domain trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Citizen Cider
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Citizen Cider
Description
We craft hard cider with locally sourced VT & NY apples, pressed right here in Burlington, VT. From Orchard to Can Handcrafted in Vermont
Key services
Craft hard cider production, E-commerce sales of cider and merchandise, Hospitality services at The Press House Pub, Co-packing services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Typekit Fonts, ElfSight Widgets
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia
  2. Uses Squarespace CMS with standard e-commerce and marketing integrations
  3. No privacy or cookie policy page found, which is a compliance gap
  4. Terms of Service are comprehensive and prominently included
  5. Contact information is clear and consistent across multiple locations
  6. No visible security or incident response policies
  7. WHOIS data missing, raising questions about domain registration status
  8. Social media presence on Instagram and Facebook is active
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager for analytics and Typekit for fonts. Hosting is managed by Squarespace, ensuring reliable uptime and SSL support. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. The site uses external services like ElfSight for widgets and VinoShipper for e-commerce enhancements. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were detected. Technical debt appears low, but privacy and compliance features require enhancement to meet current regulatory standards.
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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