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Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab is a well-established restaurant brand operating multiple locations in major US cities including Las Vegas, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. The business focuses on high-quality seafood, prime steaks, and signature stone crab dishes, targeting a general audience seeking upscale dining experiences. The website reflects a professional hospitality business with consistent branding and comprehensive customer engagement features such as gift cards and a frequent diner club. The parent company is Lettuce Entertain You® Restaurants, a recognized entity in the hospitality sector. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including React and Next.js frameworks, with integration of Google Tag Manager for analytics and Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and performs well with fast loading times. Privacy and cookie policies are prominently presented, indicating good compliance with GDPR and related regulations. However, explicit security headers are not detected, and no public security or incident response policies are available, which are areas for improvement. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, but the absence of WHOIS data for the domain www.joes.net raises concerns about domain registration transparency. This inconsistency slightly reduces trustworthiness despite the professional appearance and legitimate business operations. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional policies and technical controls. The overall risk assessment suggests a reputable hospitality business with minor gaps in domain registration transparency and security policy disclosures. Strategic recommendations include publishing a security policy, adding security headers, and clarifying domain registration details to improve trust and …

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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

8 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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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
30
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
54

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

Joe's Seafood operates as a medium-sized hospitality business with a clear market position as a premium seafood and steak restaurant chain. Its competitive advantages include multiple prime locations, a strong brand under Lettuce Entertain You® Restaurants, and integrated digital ordering and gift card services. Revenue streams likely include dine-in services, online orders, gift cards, and frequent diner memberships. The target customer segments are general consumers seeking upscale dining in major US cities. Growth indicators include active social media presence and modern digital infrastructure. Partnerships with platforms like Spothero and Harri enhance customer convenience and staffing. The business ecosystem is well-integrated with parent company resources and digital service providers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified. However, the lack of explicit security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and absence of publicly available security or incident response policies indicate room for improvement. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file. Compliance with GDPR is supported by privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible, which could impact rapid response to security events. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the hospitality sector but should be enhanced to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS information is accurate and transparent to improve trust.
  5. Enhance security culture by providing security awareness information and contact channels for security concerns.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Lettuce Entertain You® Restaurants
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
Description
Iconic dining spot offering fresh seafood, prime steaks, and signature stone crab dishes.
Key services
Seafood dining, Prime steaks, Stone crab dishes, Gift cards, Frequent diner club
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Tag Manager, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
React, Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional restaurant chain site with multiple US locations
  2. No WHOIS data available for domain, which is unusual
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies present
  4. No security policy or incident response info publicly available
  5. Modern tech stack with React and Next.js
  6. Good SEO and accessibility practices
  7. No adult or questionable content detected
  8. Multiple external partner domains related to ordering and gift cards
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including React and Next.js, providing a fast, mobile-optimized, and accessible user experience. SEO is well-managed through Yoast SEO integration, and analytics are handled via Google Tag Manager. The site uses a headless or hybrid WordPress CMS backend, enabling flexible content management. Performance is fast with optimized images and video content. Technical debt appears low, but the absence of explicit security headers and incomplete WHOIS data represent technical risks that could affect business operations and trust. Opportunities exist to modernize security configurations and improve transparency around domain registration.
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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