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Security report for marc-cain.com

Marc Cain · Retail · N/a

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Marc Cain operates an official online shop specializing in exclusive designer fashion for women. The website presents a professional e-commerce platform with a clear focus on retailing high-end women's fashion collections. The brand targets fashion-conscious female consumers seeking premium products. The site leverages a modern CMS (Oxid eShop Enterprise Edition) and integrates multiple third-party tools for analytics, marketing, and performance optimization, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit privacy and security policies are not directly found in the provided content. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly, suggesting either privacy protection or technical issues with domain registration visibility. Overall, the site is well-designed, performant, and trustworthy from a user experience perspective, but would benefit from clearer public privacy and security disclosures.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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

4 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 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. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
47
Security headers
35
Email security
97
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
77

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
69
Employees
0
Customers
67
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
12%

4 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Marc Cain is positioned as a large retail brand in the women's fashion sector, operating an e-commerce business model focused on direct online sales. The company utilizes advanced digital marketing and analytics tools such as Abtasty, Contentsquare, and Cookiebot to optimize user engagement and conversion. The extensive use of third-party ad networks and tracking pixels indicates a sophisticated marketing ecosystem aimed at retargeting and personalized advertising. The lack of visible contact information and privacy policy in the analyzed content suggests potential areas for improvement in transparency and customer trust. The brand appears to maintain consistent branding and professional content quality, supporting a high market position in the designer fashion niche.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of cookie consent banners that comply with GDPR principles. Security best practices such as bot detection cookies and session management are observed. However, explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and Referrer-Policy are not clearly identified in the provided content and should be verified. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of publicly available incident response or security policy documents limits the assessment of the site's readiness for security incidents. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance transparency and formalize security disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Verify and implement security headers such as X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy, and Referrer-Policy.
  3. Provide clear contact information including support emails and phone numbers to improve customer trust.
  4. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures and incident reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and cookies to ensure compliance and minimize security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Marc Cain
Description
Exclusive designer fashion for women. Discover the new Marc Cain Collections. Order online in the Marc Cain Online Shop.
Key services
Designer women's fashion collections, Online shopping platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Baqend SpeedKit, Cookiebot, Abtasty, Jentis, Oxid eShop Enterprise Edition
Frameworks
Oxid eShop Enterprise Edition
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular controls
  • Use of security cookies to detect bots
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Abtasty, Contentsquare, Google test_cookie, Jentis
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Criteo, Media.net, Neustar, Outbrain
Tracking pixels
Pinterest, Google test_cookie, Abtasty, Contentsquare
Marketing tools
Abtasty, Cookiebot, Baqend SpeedKit, Jentis
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 e-commerce platform for women's designer fashion.
  2. Uses modern e-commerce CMS (Oxid eShop Enterprise Edition).
  3. Implements cookie consent with granular user control.
  4. Extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing tools.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML.
  6. No privacy policy or terms of service explicitly detected in the provided content.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable, raising questions about domain registration status.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; content fully accessible.
  9. No adult or explicit content detected; safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Oxid eShop Enterprise Edition, a robust e-commerce CMS platform. It uses modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with performance enhancements via Baqend SpeedKit. The site integrates multiple third-party services for analytics (Abtasty, Contentsquare), marketing (Criteo, Pinterest), and cookie management (Cookiebot). The presence of accessibility tools (eyeAble) indicates attention to inclusive design. The site is mobile-optimized and loads efficiently. However, the lack of explicit hosting provider information and incomplete WHOIS data represent minor technical uncertainties. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern, performant, and well-maintained.
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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