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Security report for elcorteingles.es

El Corte Inglés S.A. · Retail · Spain

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

El Corte Inglés S.A. is a leading Spanish retail enterprise founded in 1940, offering a wide range of products including fashion, electronics, books, sports goods, and more, both online and through physical stores. The company also provides services such as travel, insurance, financial products, and personalized shopping experiences, positioning itself as a comprehensive retail and service provider in Spain. The website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with modern technologies like Vue.js, Adobe Target, and Akamai CDN, supporting a rich user experience with accessibility and SEO optimizations. However, the security posture is weakened by an invalid SSL certificate and lack of modern TLS protocol support, which are critical issues that need immediate remediation. Privacy and cookie policies are well implemented with consent mechanisms, reflecting good compliance with GDPR. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and maintain trust.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
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

8 findings 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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"

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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
0
Security headers
70
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
51

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

El Corte Inglés holds a strong market position as a major department store and e-commerce operator in Spain, with a diversified business model spanning retail, travel, insurance, and financial services. Its extensive subsidiary network supports various specialized sectors, enhancing its competitive advantage. The company targets a broad consumer base, offering both premium and mass-market products. The digital presence is supported by advanced marketing and analytics tools, enabling personalized customer engagement and effective promotional campaigns. The business shows signs of digital maturity and strategic partnerships, including integration with payment processors and security service providers. Growth opportunities exist in further enhancing online services and expanding digital marketing capabilities.

Security posture

The website employs several security best practices such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS with preload, and strict referrer policies. However, the SSL certificate is currently invalid or missing, and no TLS protocols are enabled, which severely undermines the security of data in transit. The absence of OCSP stapling and session resumption further reduces security and performance. The X-XSS-Protection header is disabled, which may expose users to cross-site scripting risks. No explicit incident response or security policy pages were found. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires urgent fixes to SSL/TLS configuration to meet industry standards and protect user data effectively.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately fix the SSL certificate to ensure it is valid and trusted by browsers.
  2. Enable and enforce modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3) to secure communications.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  4. Review and enable appropriate XSS protection mechanisms or adopt modern CSP rules.
  5. Publish clear security policies and incident response procedures to enhance transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
El Corte Inglés S.A.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including Vue.js, Adobe Target, and Akamai CDN, ensuring scalability and performance. It uses advanced marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, RichRelevance, and OneTrust for cookie management. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO. However, the invalid SSL certificate and lack of TLS support represent significant technical risks. Performance metrics were not available, but the use of CDNs and preloading suggests good optimization. The site uses a proprietary or custom CMS named Moonshine. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust but requires security enhancements 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 61/100Medium19 findings · partial scanView report
  2. 56/100Medium20 findings · partial scanView report
  3. 62/100Medium18 findings · partial scanView report
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