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Security report for handball-store.de

Retail · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Handball-Store.de is a specialized e-commerce platform focused on providing comprehensive handball sports equipment including shoes, balls, clothing, and protective gear. The website targets handball players, teams, and enthusiasts primarily in Germany but supports multiple European markets through sister domains. The business model is retail e-commerce with a niche focus on handball, positioning itself as a specialist in this sports segment. The site features a well-structured navigation system and a professional design consistent with its market niche. Technically, the website is built on a Magento-based platform (OpenMage variant) and integrates modern marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and affiliate tracking via AWIN. Hosting is managed through Gandi.net, a reputable provider. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and bot protection via reCAPTCHA, though some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a cookie consent mechanism and GDPR scripts, but no explicit privacy policy or terms of service were found in the provided content. Overall, the site demonstrates a good balance of business professionalism and technical maturity but could enhance transparency and security documentation. The risk level is moderate with recommendations to improve security headers, publish privacy and security policies, and add vulnerability disclosure information.

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

7 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

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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 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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  • 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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
65

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 operates in the retail sector specializing in handball sports equipment, serving a medium-sized market primarily in Germany and other European countries via localized sister sites. Its competitive advantage lies in its niche specialization and comprehensive product catalog segmented by brands and categories. Revenue streams are primarily from online sales of handball shoes, balls, clothing, and accessories. The target customer segments include amateur and professional handball players, clubs, and fans. Growth indicators include multilingual expansion and integration of affiliate marketing. The partnership ecosystem includes AWIN for affiliate marketing and multiple marketing automation and profiling tools. Strategic observations suggest focusing on enhancing customer trust through improved privacy and security transparency and expanding contact information visibility.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. The presence of multiple tracking and marketing scripts indicates extensive user data collection, which requires robust privacy controls. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents compliance gaps. Security headers are partially implemented but could be strengthened to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The site shows readiness for GDPR compliance through consent management but lacks full transparency. The business impact of current gaps includes potential user trust erosion and regulatory risk. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing contact channels. Overall, the security culture appears functional but could benefit from formalized policies and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and prominently link a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance transparency and compliance.
  2. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen defense-in-depth.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting and improve security posture.
  4. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve customer trust and support.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Ihre gesamte Handballausrüstung und -zubehör: Handballschuhe, Handbälle, Trikots, Schutzvorrichtungen und Vereinsausrüstung. Schnelle Lieferung und niedrige Preise.
Key services
Online sales of handball shoes, Handballs, Clothing, Protective gear, Club equipment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, reCAPTCHA, AWIN Affiliate Tracking, Actito Marketing Automation, Veoxa Profiling, Ciblelink Profiling
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Consent management platform (CMP) implemented for GDPR compliance
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, DoubleClick, AWIN
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Actito Marketing Automation, Veoxa Profiling, Ciblelink Profiling
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a specialized e-commerce platform for handball sports equipment.
  2. Content is in German with multilingual support via alternate hreflang links.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism and GDPR compliance scripts are implemented.
  5. Multiple tracking and marketing scripts are used, indicating extensive user behavior tracking.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content.
  7. Website uses HTTPS and modern tracking technologies.
  8. Navigation is comprehensive with detailed product categories and brand segmentation.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  10. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a Magento-based e-commerce platform (OpenMage variant) with a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and affiliate tracking via AWIN. Hosting is provided by Gandi.net, a reputable DNS and hosting provider. The site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and loads fonts and CSS efficiently. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile optimization is good, supporting responsive search and navigation. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and hreflang for multilingual support. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. The site integrates multiple marketing and profiling scripts, indicating a mature digital marketing infrastructure but also increasing privacy compliance complexity. Technical risks include potential privacy concerns due to extensive tracking and missing 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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