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Security report for malma.com

Maspex · Retail · Poland

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Malma.com is the official website for Makarony Malma, a pasta brand under the Maspex group, a large Polish food manufacturing and retail company. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image focused on food products, particularly pasta with fresh herbs and seafood flavors. The domain age of over 20 years aligns with the established presence of the Maspex group, reinforcing business credibility. The site is primarily targeted at the Polish market and general consumers interested in food products. Technically, the website uses a custom CMS with legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.8.2 and various jQuery plugins. Hosting DNS is managed via Amazon AWS nameservers, and Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking. The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate but lacks modern security headers and DNSSEC, indicating room for improvement in security hardening. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic but functional. From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS and domain transfer protection but suffers from outdated JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities and missing security headers. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are provided, which could be a compliance gap. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear GDPR compliant, with a cookie consent mechanism implemented via a third-party script. Overall, the website is moderately secure and professionally presented but would benefit from technical modernization, enhanced security controls, and more transparent contact and security information. The risk level is moderate with no critical vulnerabilities detected, but improvements are recommended to strengthen security posture and user trust.

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

9 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 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

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  • 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
77
Security headers
20
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

Malma.com operates as a retail food brand under the Maspex group, focusing on pasta products. The company leverages its long-standing market presence and brand recognition in Poland. The business model centers on manufacturing and distributing pasta with an emphasis on quality ingredients and flavors. The website supports brand awareness but lacks direct e-commerce or detailed customer engagement features. The absence of visible contact information may limit direct customer interaction online. The company benefits from its parent company's reputation and resources. There is no evidence of affiliate or partner domains beyond the parent company. Growth indicators are stable given the domain age and consistent branding. Strategic partnerships appear limited to the Maspex group ecosystem.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain transfer protection is enabled, which are positive indicators. However, the use of outdated jQuery 1.8.2 introduces potential vulnerabilities. The absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are present, which may impact compliance with GDPR and NIS2 requirements. Data protection practices are partially addressed via privacy and cookie policies, but contact channels for security incidents are missing. Overall, the security culture appears basic with room for improvement in transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement standard security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish explicit security and incident response policies with dedicated contact channels to improve compliance and trust.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility to improve user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Maspex
Description
Producer and distributor of pasta products with emphasis on fresh herbs, tomato aroma, and seafood flavors as complementary to pasta.
Key services
Pasta production, Food product distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.2, Google Tag Manager, Fancybox 1.3.4, jQuery UI 1.9.2, BlackAndWhite jQuery plugin, jQuery bpopup, jQuery jcarousel, jQuery pikachoose, Modernizr 14335, jQuery slicknav, Google Fonts (Open Sans)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is in Polish language targeting Polish market.
  2. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on main pages.
  3. No forms detected in HTML content.
  4. No social media links found in provided HTML.
  5. Uses multiple legacy JavaScript libraries.
  6. No Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found.
  7. Privacy and cookie policies are present and linked externally.
  8. No explicit security or incident response information on site.
  9. No terms of service page found.
  10. Website uses HTTPS with valid SSL.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom-built CMS with multiple legacy JavaScript libraries, including jQuery 1.8.2 and various jQuery plugins for UI components and effects. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and tracking purposes. The site loads fonts from Google Fonts and uses Fancybox for image display. Hosting DNS is managed via Amazon AWS nameservers, indicating reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations detected. Mobile responsiveness is basic, relying on slicknav for navigation menus. Accessibility features are minimal. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords but no Open Graph or structured data markup. The site lacks modern security headers and DNSSEC, which are technical risks. Overall, the technical stack is functional but dated and could benefit from modernization and security 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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