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Security report for ferreronorthamerica.com

Ferrero · Retail · United States

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

86/100

Risk levelLow

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

Ferrero North America operates as a major confectionery company serving the US and Canadian markets with iconic brands such as Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Tic Tac, and Kinder. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive brand information, news updates, and social responsibility initiatives. Technically, the site uses a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Google Tag Manager, hosted likely on Akamai CDN, ensuring moderate to good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers could be improved and outdated libraries updated. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly but does not detract significantly from the overall legitimacy given the strong brand presence and consistent content. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations.

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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  2. 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.

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  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.

    • Medium

      SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

      SSL certificate expires in 83 days

      What to do: Plan SSL certificate renewal

    • Medium

      Mixed Content Detected

      2 resources loaded over insecure HTTP

      What to do: Ensure all resources (images, scripts, stylesheets) are loaded over HTTPS

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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
85
Security headers
95
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
86

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 North America holds a strong market position as a large multinational confectionery manufacturer and retailer. Its business model focuses on product innovation, brand marketing, and social responsibility. The company targets consumers and families in North America, leveraging well-known brands to maintain competitive advantage. The website ecosystem includes multiple brand-specific domains and CSR partnerships, indicating a broad and integrated operational footprint. Growth is supported by marketing investments and product launches. The lack of visible contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a preference for controlled contact channels, likely via dedicated contact pages.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms in place. However, the use of an outdated jQuery version (1.9.1) introduces potential vulnerabilities. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are not explicitly detected and should be implemented to enhance protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were found in the HTML content. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which is common but could be improved for transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from modernization and enhanced header policies.

Recommendations

  1. Update jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and enforce Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options HTTP headers to strengthen security.
  3. Publish clear security policies and incident response contacts to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Verify and correct WHOIS registration data to ensure domain legitimacy and reduce suspicion.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ferrero
Description
Ferrero North America is a leading confectionery company offering well-known brands such as Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Tic Tac, and Kinder. The company focuses on quality, care, innovation, and social responsibility, serving the US and Canadian markets.
Key services
Manufacturing and distribution of confectionery products, Brand marketing and consumer engagement, Corporate social responsibility initiatives
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.9.1, Modernizr 2.6.2, Bootstrap CSS, Google Tag Manager, Google Maps API, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with async loading
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel (implied but script commented out)
Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and structured data.
  2. Strong brand presence with consistent corporate identity.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy mechanisms are implemented.
  4. No obvious security or content blocking detected.
  5. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which reduces trust score.
  6. Use of multiple external domains for assets and marketing.
  7. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing tags. Hosting appears to leverage Akamai CDN for performance and availability. The site is mobile optimized with adaptive CSS and responsive images. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured JSON-LD data for news articles and organization info. Performance is moderate, with some legacy scripts that could be modernized. The cookie consent implementation is robust, using OneTrust scripts. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could be improved by updating legacy libraries and enhancing security headers.
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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