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Security report for goviksshop.com

AO Swag · Education · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website goviksshop.merchorders.com serves as an official e-commerce platform for Portland State University branded merchandise, operated by AO Swag. It offers a variety of apparel, drinkware, and accessories targeting students, staff, and fans of the university. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, supporting a medium-sized business model focused on licensed university retail. Technically, the site leverages modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and jQuery, integrates Google Analytics for user tracking, and employs Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from abuse. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, enhancing user experience across devices. Security posture is moderate; while HTTPS is implied and reCAPTCHA is used, the absence of key security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms suggests room for improvement. The WHOIS data for the subdomain is unavailable, which is typical for subdomains but slightly reduces trustworthiness. Overall, the site is safe, trustworthy, and compliant with basic privacy policies, serving its niche audience effectively.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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"

    • 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';…

  2. 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

  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.

    • 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

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  • 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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

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

AO Swag operates as a key partner managing the merchandise store for Portland State University, positioning itself in the education and retail sectors. The business model centers on e-commerce sales of licensed university merchandise, targeting university community members and supporters. The presence of gift certificates, order tracking, and customer support indicates a mature retail operation. Partnerships with the official university athletics site and AO Swag's own domain reinforce legitimacy. The use of Google Analytics and reCAPTCHA reflects standard digital marketing and security practices. The site’s content and structure suggest a stable market position with potential for growth through enhanced security and privacy compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. Use of HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA on forms are positive indicators. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is present, which could be improved to enhance trust. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the provided content. The site would benefit from implementing additional security best practices and formalizing incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  3. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to enhance security culture and trust.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and dependencies to prevent vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by explicitly addressing GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
AO Swag
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AO Swag
Description
Online merchandise store offering Portland State University branded apparel, drinkware, office supplies, and accessories targeting students, staff, and fans.
Key services
Online sales of apparel and accessories, Gift certificates, Order status tracking, Customer support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, FontAwesome, Owl Carousel, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • HTTPS implied by base href and external scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an e-commerce platform for Portland State University merchandise.
  2. Content is well structured with accessible navigation and mobile optimization.
  3. Multiple forms collect user data with reCAPTCHA protection.
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  5. WHOIS data for the subdomain is unavailable, typical for subdomains.
  6. No major security headers detected; opportunity for improvement.
  7. Google Analytics used for tracking with moderate user tracking level.
  8. Contact information is comprehensive and clearly presented.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely adopted technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, FontAwesome for icons, and Owl Carousel for sliders. Google Analytics is integrated for user behavior tracking, and Google reCAPTCHA protects forms from automated abuse. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and keyboard navigation support. Performance is moderate, with multiple CSS and JS files loaded, but no explicit performance optimization techniques detected. The site does not appear to use a CMS or hosting provider identifiable from the content. Technical debt is low, but security enhancements and cookie management improvements are recommended to reduce risk.
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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