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Security report for mendocinofarms.com

Mendocino Farms · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mendocino Farms is a well-established restaurant and catering business specializing in fresh sandwiches, salads, and culinary experiences. The company targets a broad general audience seeking quality food and catering services, positioning itself as a regional leader in hospitality with a strong brand presence. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with comprehensive content and clear navigation. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and incorporates modern technologies such as jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and OneTrust for cookie consent. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and accessibility features. The use of multiple analytics and marketing tools indicates a mature digital marketing strategy. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS, implements security headers, and uses cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting good security hygiene. However, the absence of a publicly available security policy or incident response information is a gap. The missing WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy, although the website itself appears trustworthy and professional. Overall, Mendocino Farms presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic recommendations include publishing security and incident response policies, verifying domain registration details, and enhancing accessibility compliance to further strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

5 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. 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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  • 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
70

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

Mendocino Farms operates in the hospitality sector with a focus on fresh food and catering services. The company leverages a direct-to-consumer business model through physical locations and catering contracts. Its competitive advantage lies in quality food offerings and a strong brand identity. The website's integration with multiple marketing and analytics platforms supports targeted customer engagement and growth. The company appears to have a large operational size with multiple locations, targeting urban and suburban markets in the United States. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified. The business ecosystem includes partnerships with marketing and analytics service providers, but no direct business partners or subsidiaries were detected from the website data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers present. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and preparedness visibility. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could improve security communication. The extensive use of third-party scripts necessitates ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing policies and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  2. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and trust.
  3. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to meet compliance standards and improve user experience.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mendocino Farms
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mendocino Farms
Description
Where fresh sandwiches, salads and more take you on an unexpected culinary adventure. On a mission to make hearts and stomachs happy.
Key services
fresh sandwiches, salads, catering
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Gravity Forms, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WordPress, Divi Theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Analytics, TikTok Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, Twitter Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
AdRoll, StackAdapt
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
HubSpot Collected Forms, MonsterInsights (Google Analytics plugin)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking mechanisms
  2. Professional restaurant and catering business website with strong branding
  3. Extensive use of third-party marketing and analytics tools
  4. Good privacy and cookie compliance with OneTrust implementation
  5. No direct security policy or incident response information publicly available
  6. WHOIS data missing or domain not found, which is unusual for an active business website
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
  8. No adult or NSFW content present
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Divi theme, utilizing jQuery and various marketing and analytics scripts including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and OneTrust for cookie consent. The site uses Gravity Forms for data collection. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. The technical stack is modern and widely supported, but reliance on multiple third-party scripts introduces potential security and performance risks. Hosting provider details were not identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively but would benefit from performance tuning and enhanced accessibility compliance.
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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