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Security report for garlanna.com

Garlanna Greeting Cards · E-commerce · Ireland

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Garlanna Greeting Cards is a small Irish e-commerce business specializing in the design and production of greeting cards, gift wrap, and accessories, primarily based in County Wicklow. The company targets consumers in Ireland seeking personalized and locally produced greeting cards for various occasions. Their business model focuses on online retail with additional services such as handwritten card personalization and gift wrapping, emphasizing sustainability and local craftsmanship. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and good content quality, supporting a trustworthy market presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries and plugins such as PayPal SDK for payments, Mailchimp for marketing, and Instagram Feed for social media integration. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, with basic accessibility features and solid SEO practices. Analytics tools like Google Analytics and Mouseflow are used for user tracking, though privacy compliance could be improved with a cookie consent mechanism. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and integrates reCAPTCHA v3 to protect forms. Security headers are present, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML. However, there is no visible security policy or vulnerability disclosure page, which could be enhanced to improve transparency and incident response readiness. The domain uses privacy protection in WHOIS, which is typical for small businesses and does not raise immediate concerns. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from additional compliance and disclosure measures. The overall risk assessment indicates a well-maintained e-commerce platform with minor gaps in privacy compliance and security transparency. Strategic recommendations include implementing a cookie consent banner, publishing a security policy, enhancing accessibility, and regularly auditing third-party plugins. These steps will strengthen trust, compliance, and security culture, supporting sustainable business growth.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
45
Average
38

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

Garlanna Greeting Cards occupies a niche market in Irish greeting cards and gifts, leveraging local production and sustainability as competitive advantages. Their e-commerce business model is supported by a well-structured website offering a wide range of cards and gifts categorized by occasion, recipient, and type. The company actively engages customers through social media channels and newsletter subscriptions, indicating a focus on community building and customer retention. Partnerships with payment processors like PayPal and web development firms enhance operational capabilities. The absence of visible certifications or extensive business registrations suggests a small but professional operation focused on quality and customer experience.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and integration of Google reCAPTCHA v3 to mitigate automated abuse. Security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are present, contributing to defense-in-depth. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a published security policy or incident response contact channels limits transparency and preparedness communication. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through a privacy policy but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is secure for e-commerce transactions but should enhance compliance documentation and user privacy controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Publish a comprehensive security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve incident response readiness and trust.
  3. Enhance website accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party plugins and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Develop a long-term security strategy including data protection officer designation and continuous compliance monitoring.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Registration number
Company Novelty
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Garlanna Greeting Cards
Description
At Garlanna Greeting Cards Ireland, we design and produce Irish greeting cards, gift wrap, and accessories in County Wicklow. They help people send thoughts and love to friends and family and celebrate important life moments.
Key services
Greeting cards, Gift wrap, Accessories, Personalised handwritten card service, Gift wrapping, Video greeting cards
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, PHP, jQuery, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, PayPal SDK, Instagram Feed plugin, Beaver Builder
Frameworks
WooCommerce, Beaver Builder
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA v3
  • No exposed credentials in HTML
  • Secure payment integration with PayPal

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Mouseflow
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Mouseflow
Marketing tools
Mailchimp, Instagram Feed
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed e-commerce platform for Irish greeting cards and gifts.
  2. Strong focus on local production and sustainability.
  3. Multiple social media channels actively linked.
  4. No visible cookie consent banner despite GDPR relevance.
  5. Secure payment integration with PayPal and HTTPS enforced.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  7. Domain WHOIS is privacy protected but consistent with business type.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality, supported by Beaver Builder for layout and design. It uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery, PayPal SDK for payment integration, and Mailchimp for marketing automation. The site loads a variety of CSS and JS assets asynchronously to optimize performance, though overall loading speed is moderate. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design elements. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter cards. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicit in the HTML. The technical infrastructure supports a stable and professional e-commerce experience with room for modernization in accessibility and privacy compliance.
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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