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Gifts From Wales Ltd. · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in DNS health, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Gifts From Wales Ltd. operates an ecommerce website specializing in Welsh-themed gifts and souvenirs, targeting a general audience interested in regional and cultural products. The website offers a variety of product categories including ceramics, clothing, confectionery, tea towels, and toys, positioning itself as a niche retailer within the UK market. The business model is focused on online retail with a small company size and a localized market presence. Technically, the website is built on the ShopWired ecommerce platform and utilizes modern frontend libraries such as jQuery, Foundation Sites, and Slick Carousel. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though performance is moderate. The absence of advanced analytics and tracking tools suggests a minimal user tracking approach. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and employs CSRF token injection in forms, indicating basic security hygiene. However, the lack of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are notable gaps. The missing WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain legitimacy and transparency, which impacts overall trustworthiness. Overall, the website is functional and professionally presented but would benefit from enhanced security controls, privacy compliance improvements, and domain registration transparency to strengthen its risk posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

  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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
37
Security headers
45
Email security
55
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
58

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

The company occupies a niche segment in the retail and ecommerce sector, focusing on Welsh cultural products. Its competitive advantage lies in specialized product offerings and regional branding. Revenue streams are primarily from online sales of gifts and souvenirs. The target customers are general consumers interested in Welsh heritage items. The partnership with ShopWired provides ecommerce infrastructure support. Growth potential exists in expanding product lines and improving digital marketing. The lack of visible social media presence and analytics tools suggests opportunities for enhanced customer engagement and data-driven strategies.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic, with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling practices. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options exposes the site to potential risks like clickjacking and content injection. No incident response or security policy information is published, indicating limited preparedness for security events. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through a privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small ecommerce site but requires improvements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with EU privacy regulations and improve user transparency regarding tracking.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users to demonstrate security commitment.
  4. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain legitimacy and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gifts From Wales Ltd.
Description
Welsh gifts and souvenirs from Llangollen, North Wales, including Lovespoons, gifts from Wales, china and pottery, funny tea towels, funny Welsh gifts and much more
Key services
Online retail of Welsh gifts and souvenirs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Foundation Sites 6.3.0, Slick Carousel 1.6.0, Fancybox 3.4.1, Froala Editor 2.8.5, jQuery UI 1.11.4, ShopWired ecommerce platform
Frameworks
Foundation Sites
Platforms
ShopWired
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CSRF token injection in forms

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a niche ecommerce store specializing in Welsh-themed gifts and souvenirs.
  2. Content is well structured with clear navigation and multiple product categories.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page; contact is via form.
  4. No cookie consent banner present despite EU privacy laws.
  5. No visible security headers detected in HTML source.
  6. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and reduces trust.
  7. Uses multiple external CDNs and libraries for UI and functionality.
  8. No social media links found in the HTML content.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts explicitly detected.
  10. Payment methods displayed include Paypal, Mastercard, Visa, Maestro.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern technology stack with popular JavaScript libraries and a responsive design framework (Foundation Sites). It is hosted on an ecommerce platform (ShopWired) that provides core functionality and CDN services. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times and resource management. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is well addressed through meta tags and structured navigation. The site lacks advanced analytics and marketing tools, indicating a low level of technical complexity and tracking. Technical risks include missing security headers and potential reliance on third-party CDNs without integrity checks.
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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