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Retail TouchPoints · Retail · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Retail TouchPoints is a specialized media platform providing retail industry news, insights, and resources targeted at retail executives and professionals. The website offers a variety of content including articles, reports, webinars, podcasts, and events, positioning itself as a key information source within the retail sector. The business operates under the Emerald Media Network umbrella, indicating a focused media business model with partnerships in retail innovation and digital events. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern tools such as Elementor for page building, Yoast SEO for search optimization, and integrates multiple marketing and analytics services including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Marketo. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, with a moderate performance profile. Privacy compliance is well addressed through OneTrust cookie consent mechanisms and a comprehensive privacy policy hosted on a partner domain. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure forms with CAPTCHA. However, some security headers are not explicitly detected, suggesting room for improvement in HTTP header security. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the content. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern, reducing the trust score and suggesting further verification is needed to confirm domain legitimacy. Overall, Retail TouchPoints presents a professional and trustworthy digital presence with strong content and marketing infrastructure. The main risk lies in the lack of publicly available domain registration data, which should be addressed to enhance trust and compliance. Strategic recommendations include improving security headers, verifying domain registration details, and enhancing accessibility features.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

6 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 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';…

  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

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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
65
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
66

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

Retail TouchPoints occupies a niche in retail industry media, leveraging digital content and events to engage retail professionals. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive retail-focused content and strong event partnerships. Revenue streams likely include advertising, sponsored content, and event sponsorships. The target customer segment is retail executives and decision-makers seeking industry trends and insights. Growth indicators include active content publishing, digital event hosting, and social media engagement. The partnership ecosystem includes Emerald Media Network and retail innovation conferences, supporting a robust media and events business model.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement, secure form handling with Google reCAPTCHA, and cookie consent management via OneTrust. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests partial implementation of best practices. No exposed credentials or vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure or incident response page indicates potential gaps in security transparency. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adding missing headers and formalizing incident response communications.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options HTTP headers to strengthen security.
  2. Verify and publish domain WHOIS registration details to improve trust and legitimacy.
  3. Enhance accessibility features to meet compliance standards and improve user experience.
  4. Establish a public vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for security vulnerabilities and performance impact.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Retail TouchPoints
Description
Retail news, industry trends, business news and reports for retail executives covering customer experience, store operations, machine learning, digital commerce - Retail TouchPoints
Key services
Retail news articles, Industry reports and research, Webinars and digital events, Podcasts, Advertising and media kit services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress CMS, Elementor page builder, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, OneTrust cookie consent, Amazon Polly (text-to-speech), jQuery, Font Awesome icons, Jet Mega Menu plugin, Elementor Extras
Frameworks
Elementor, Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of OneTrust for cookie consent
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML
  • Secure forms with CAPTCHA (Google reCAPTCHA v3)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Marketo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Marketo, OneTrust
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional retail industry news and insights platform
  2. Content is rich with articles, events, webinars, and podcasts
  3. Strong social media integration and marketing tools usage
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main pages
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with high confidence
  6. WHOIS data is missing, which is a concern for domain legitimacy
  7. No security blocking or WAF detected, site is fully accessible
  8. Use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools
  9. Advertising and tracking scripts are present but consent managed
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a modern and flexible content management system. It integrates multiple third-party services including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Marketo, and OneTrust for marketing, analytics, and privacy compliance. The site uses Amazon Polly for text-to-speech functionality and employs lazy loading for images to optimize performance. While the site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, performance is moderate, suggesting potential for further optimization. The absence of hosting provider details limits full infrastructure assessment. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional media platform with room for security and performance enhancements.
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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