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Security report for mountainshade.com.au

Mountain Shade · Retail · Australia

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mountain Shade is an Australian-based company specializing in the supply of heavy duty gazebos, marquees, printed inflatables, banners, flags, and event signage. The company targets businesses and event organizers in Australia seeking durable outdoor branding solutions. Their market position is that of a trusted local supplier with a focus on custom printing and quality outdoor event products. The website is built on WordPress using WooCommerce and Elementor, indicating a modern and flexible technical infrastructure. The site includes SEO optimizations and structured data to enhance search visibility. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and use of reCAPTCHA on forms, although explicit privacy and cookie policies are missing. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but could improve privacy compliance and transparency. Strategic recommendations include adding comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, implementing a vulnerability disclosure mechanism, and enhancing accessibility features.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

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. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • 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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
71

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

Mountain Shade operates primarily in the retail sector, focusing on outdoor event products and custom printing services. Their business model combines B2B and B2C sales through an e-commerce enabled website. The company leverages social media channels such as Facebook and Instagram to engage with customers and build brand presence. The absence of detailed company registration or VAT information on the site suggests a small-sized enterprise. The use of Google Tag Manager and Analytics indicates an interest in marketing analytics and customer behavior tracking. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content or WHOIS data. The company appears to maintain a consistent brand identity and targets Australian markets exclusively.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented, including HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. The use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms helps mitigate automated abuse. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. However, the lack of publicly available security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap. The site would benefit from publishing a security policy and establishing clear channels for reporting security incidents. Overall, the security risks appear low but could be further mitigated by improved transparency and formalized security governance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance website accessibility to meet WCAG standards for broader user inclusivity.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Add explicit incident response contact information to improve trust and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mountain Shade
Description
Mountain Shade is Australia's trusted Heavy Duty Gazebos and Marquees tent, Printed Inflatables, Banners & Flag, Printed Marquees, & event signage suppliers.
Key services
Heavy Duty Gazebos, Marquees Tents, Custom Printed Inflatables, Banners & Flags, Printed Marquees, Event Signage
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, WooCommerce, Elementor, Contact Form 7, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
WooCommerce, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Google site verification present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and WooCommerce.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found.
  3. Contact information includes a phone number and contact form but no email addresses explicitly listed.
  4. Good use of structured data and SEO metadata.
  5. Security headers and HTTPS are properly configured.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  7. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is linked.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response info available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce and Elementor, leveraging modern web technologies and plugins for e-commerce and content management. It uses Google Tag Manager and Analytics for marketing and user tracking. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes SEO best practices such as meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with some large images noted but overall good technical implementation. Security headers and HTTPS configuration are well implemented. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and privacy compliance. No hosting provider details were explicitly found in the content. The technical stack is appropriate for a small to medium retail business with room for ongoing modernization.
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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