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Security report for ferrero.com

Ferrero Group · Retail · Finland

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Ferrero Group is a globally recognized Italian family-owned confectionery company founded in 1946, with a strong presence in over 170 countries and a portfolio of more than 35 iconic brands including Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac®, and Ferrero Rocher®. The company emphasizes quality, tradition, and sustainability, supported by a workforce of approximately 47,000 employees. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content, multimedia integration, and multi-language support, targeting a broad consumer and business audience. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS, employs modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager and lazy loading, and demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility standards. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and incident response contacts are not evident. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms, indicating GDPR compliance. The absence of WHOIS data is notable but likely due to privacy protection or query limitations, not detracting from the site's legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained.

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

4 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.

    • 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, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

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

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
80
Email security
73
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
77

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

Ferrero operates in the retail and manufacturing sectors, focusing on packaged confectionery products. Its business model revolves around brand management, product innovation, and global distribution. The company leverages a strong family heritage and sustainability commitments as competitive advantages. The website supports this by providing detailed corporate information, sustainability reporting, and career opportunities, indicating a mature organizational structure and growth orientation. The presence of multiple partner domains related to suppliers, food service, and travel markets suggests a diversified ecosystem. The target customers include consumers worldwide and business partners. The company’s market position as a leading confectionery manufacturer is reinforced by its extensive global footprint and iconic brand portfolio.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. Use of Google Tag Manager and third-party scripts is managed asynchronously to reduce risk. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, supporting privacy compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS is a gap. No direct incident response or security contact information is provided, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the content. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from enhanced header policies and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain risks.
  4. Enhance WHOIS transparency or provide domain registration verification to strengthen legitimacy perception.
  5. Continue to maintain and improve privacy compliance mechanisms, including clear data retention policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ferrero Group
Description
Ferrero on vuonna 1946 perustettu italialainen perheyritys. Se on yksi maailman suurimmista makeisyhtiöistä, jolla on globaalisti yli 35 ikonista tuotemerkkiä. Ferrero Group tuo iloa ihmisille ympäri maailmaa rakastetuilla herkuilla ja välipaloilla, kuten Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac® ja Ferrero Rocher®. Yli 47 000 työntekijää auttaa ihmisiä juhlistamaan elämän erityisiä hetkiä. Perhekulttuuri jatkuu jo kolmannessa sukupolvessa, perustuen omistautumiseen laadulle, perinteisiin sekä sitoutumiseen ympäristöä ja paikallisyhteisöjä kohtaan.
Key services
Manufacture and distribution of confectionery products, Brand management of iconic brands
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, AddToAny sharing, Drupal CMS, Google Fonts, Lazy loading images, Swiper carousel
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async scripts to improve load
  • Cookie consent mechanism present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddToAny sharing
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia
  2. Strong corporate branding and consistent messaging
  3. Multiple language and country versions available
  4. Comprehensive navigation and footer links
  5. Use of modern web technologies and performance optimizations
  6. Presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanism
  7. No visible security policy or incident response contact info
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual for a major corporate domain
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging modern front-end technologies such as Swiper for carousels, Google Fonts, and lazy loading for images to optimize performance. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking, integrated asynchronously to minimize impact on load times. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data for organization and breadcrumb navigation. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but the site uses CDN and external services for performance and compliance. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in caching and header optimizations. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and modern.
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. 75/100Medium4 findings · partial scanView report
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