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Security report for modernbakery.com

Modern Bakery LLC · Manufacturing · United Arab Emirates

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Modern Bakery LLC is a leading bakery in the UAE, established in 1975, with a large workforce and extensive product range including breads, pastries, and healthy bread options. The company serves a broad market including fast food industry clients and retail customers across the UAE, GCC, and Levant. The website reflects a mature business with consistent branding and a professional online presence. Technically, the site is built on Joomla CMS with modern JavaScript libraries and is mobile optimized, though performance is moderate. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and credible but could improve in privacy and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
68
Average
57
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Modern Bakery holds a dominant market position supplying over 90% of the fast food industry in the region. Its business model focuses on manufacturing and wholesale distribution of bakery products with a diversified product portfolio. The company leverages partnerships with major brands like Costa Coffee and KFC, indicating strong industry relationships. The website supports business growth with product brochures and healthy product lines targeting health-conscious consumers. The long domain age and consistent WHOIS data reinforce business legitimacy. However, the lack of detailed contact emails and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in customer engagement and compliance.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain transfer protection, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers (such as CSP, HSTS), and vulnerability disclosure policies indicates gaps in security best practices. No incident response or security contact information is provided, limiting transparency and readiness. The use of multiple third-party scripts necessitates regular security audits to mitigate risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers, DNSSEC, and clear security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to strengthen web security.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response contact or security@ email to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and update Joomla CMS and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Modern Bakery LLC
Description
Modern Bakery is one of the largest bakeries in the UAE with over 1,500 employees and capacity to produce 1 million buns and rolls daily. It offers a wide range of bakery products including breads, pastries, Arabic sweets, muffins, cakes, and biscotti.
Key services
Production of baked goods, Supply chain and logistics, Product brochures and healthy bread ranges
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Mootools, Revolution Slider, Google Fonts (Montserrat, PT Sans Narrow), Google Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Joomla
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
AcyMailing newsletter module
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Joomla CMS with multiple JavaScript libraries and plugins.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found.
  3. Contact information includes a phone number and a newsletter signup form but no direct email addresses.
  4. Social media presence includes Facebook, Google Plus (deprecated), Twitter, and Instagram.
  5. Website content is professionally presented with good branding and clear navigation.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  7. No explicit data protection officer contact found.
  8. Domain WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with integration of jQuery, Bootstrap, Mootools, and Revolution Slider, indicating a moderately modern tech stack. Google Fonts and Google Analytics are used for typography and analytics respectively. The site is mobile responsive with multiple CSS stylesheets targeting different screen sizes. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of some scripts. The site lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features but maintains clear navigation and structured content. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but domain registrar is Network Solutions. Technical debt may exist due to multiple legacy scripts and lack of modern security headers.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 49/100High32 findingsView report
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