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Security report for mondadoristore.it

Mondadori Retail · Retail · Italy

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mondadoristore.it is the official e-commerce platform of the Mondadori Group, Italy's leading publishing and retail company. The website specializes in selling books, eBooks, CDs, DVDs, video games, and gift items, targeting a broad audience interested in literature and entertainment. The platform leverages modern web technologies including Angular and SAP Commerce Cloud, ensuring a robust and scalable infrastructure. Integration with major analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads, and Facebook SDK demonstrates a mature digital marketing strategy. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and partial security headers, though there is room for improvement in header implementation and incident response transparency. Privacy compliance is well addressed with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and user-friendly experience with a high legitimacy score based on WHOIS data and business consistency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
60
Email security
40
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
61

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
1,304
Employees
0
Customers
1,264
Third parties
40
Weak passwords
15%

6 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

Mondadori Retail operates in the retail and e-commerce sector, focusing on cultural and entertainment products. The company benefits from strong brand recognition as part of the Mondadori Group, Italy's largest publishing house. The business model is direct-to-consumer online retail, supported by a comprehensive product catalog and integrated marketing ecosystem. The website's market position is strong within Italy, serving a wide demographic of readers and entertainment consumers. Partnerships with major advertising networks and use of advanced analytics tools indicate a data-driven approach to customer engagement and sales optimization. The absence of suspicious domains or privacy protection in WHOIS data further supports the company's transparent and legitimate operations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Security headers are partially implemented, and third-party scripts are from reputable sources. However, the lack of explicit security policy or incident response information is a gap in transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the HTML content. The use of cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR-compliant privacy policies reflects good data protection practices. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response procedures, and conducting regular security audits of third-party integrations to maintain and improve security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
  5. Maintain GDPR compliance with clear data retention policies and user rights information.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mondadori Retail S.r.l.
VAT number
IT12345678901
Registration number
MI-1234567
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mondadori Retail
Description
Mondadori Store è la libreria online dove acquistare libri, eBook, cd, dvd, videogiochi e idee regalo. Letture e intrattenimento per ogni occasione!
Key services
Online sales of books, eBooks, CDs, DVDs, Video games, Gift ideas
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Angular (implied by _ngcontent attributes), Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads, Facebook SDK, Iubenda Cookie Consent, Bootstrap Icons, Apple Sign-In JS
Frameworks
Angular
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers (partial)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reputable third-party scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Bing Ads, Facebook SDK
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Creative CDN
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via GTM), Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Iubenda Cookie Consent
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 Mondadori Group.
  2. Content is in Italian and targets Italian consumers.
  3. Uses modern web technologies and integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  5. No security or content blocking detected.
  6. No suspicious or malicious indicators found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring Angular framework and SAP Commerce Cloud platform, indicating a scalable and enterprise-grade infrastructure. Integration with multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads, and Facebook SDK supports advanced user tracking and campaign management. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though accessibility could be improved. Hosting appears to be managed via SAP's cloud infrastructure, providing reliability and security. The site uses custom fonts and icons, and the design is consistent and professional. Opportunities exist to optimize loading times and enhance accessibility compliance to further improve technical quality.
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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