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Security report for icgcards.com

International Cards and Gifts Ltd · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

International Cards and Gifts Ltd is a UK-based, family owned specialist greetings card publisher with over 30 years of experience. The company focuses on supplying high-quality greeting cards to independent retailers, emphasizing traditional and contemporary designs. Their business model is primarily B2B, serving trade customers with an online ordering system for approved accounts. The website reflects a modest but professional digital presence built using EverWeb and jQuery technologies, with a focus on product showcasing and customer contact. Technically, the website uses a static site builder platform with jQuery and a Galleria image gallery plugin. While the site is accessible and contains relevant business content, it suffers from multiple broken image links and lacks modern security practices such as HTTPS enforcement and security headers. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic, and SEO practices are minimal. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers, does not enforce HTTPS in canonical URLs, and has no privacy or cookie policies, which raises compliance concerns. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing, indicating potential domain registration issues that significantly impact trustworthiness. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided. Overall, the website presents a legitimate business with a clear market focus but requires urgent improvements in security, privacy compliance, and domain registration transparency to enhance trust and reduce risk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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. 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

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
59
Security headers
25
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

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 greeting cards for independent retailers. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing family ownership, customer service reputation, and UK-based manufacturing. The business model is wholesale trade with online ordering capabilities for approved customers. Revenue streams likely come from bulk card sales to retailers. The target market is independent retailers seeking quality greeting cards. The company maintains social media presence on Facebook and Instagram, supporting brand engagement. Growth indicators include expanding seasonal ranges and regular new product releases. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified. The company emphasizes customer service and product quality as strategic differentiators.

Security posture

The security maturity level is low to moderate. Key vulnerabilities include lack of HTTPS enforcement, absence of security headers, and multiple broken image links that degrade user experience and may expose attack vectors. There is no evidence of GDPR compliance or privacy policies, which is a compliance gap. Incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not present. The site does not appear to use modern security frameworks or best practices. The missing WHOIS data raises concerns about domain legitimacy and potential risk of domain hijacking or impersonation. Overall, the security posture requires significant improvement to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and enforce HTTPS URLs site-wide.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Fix all broken image links to improve user experience and reduce potential security risks.
  4. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
International Cards and Gifts Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
International Cards and Gifts Ltd
Description
International Cards & Gifts Ltd is a family owned, specialist greetings card publisher with over 30 years experience. They provide a comprehensive range of high quality cards designed and manufactured in the UK, specializing in traditional, sentiment, contemporary, and fashion led designs. They serve independent retailers and emphasize excellent customer service.
Key services
Publishing and supplying greetings cards, Trade sales and account management, Online ordering for approved trade customers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, Galleria image gallery, EverWeb 4.3.0
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no WAF blocking
  2. Multiple broken image links reduce user experience
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  4. Contact information is clearly presented with email, phone, and physical address
  5. No visible security headers or HTTPS enforcement
  6. WHOIS data missing, indicating possible domain registration issues
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using EverWeb, a static site builder, combined with jQuery 3.7.1 and the Galleria image gallery plugin. The site design is fixed width (1000px) and uses absolute positioning extensively, which limits mobile responsiveness and accessibility. Performance is moderate but could be improved by fixing broken images and optimizing assets. SEO is basic with canonical and Open Graph tags present but using HTTP URLs instead of HTTPS. No modern frameworks or CMS platforms are detected. Hosting provider information is not available. The technical debt includes outdated design practices, lack of HTTPS, and missing security best practices, which pose risks to business operations and user trust.
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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