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Security report for mountainstatebeverage.com

Johnson Brothers Mountain State Beverage · Retail · United States

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Johnson Brothers Mountain State Beverage is a leading distributor and broker of wine, craft beer, and spirits in West Virginia, serving all 55 counties with a large portfolio of products. The company has a strong market position and a medium-sized team, supported by a professionally designed website built on WordPress with modern technologies such as Divi theme and Revolution Slider. The website demonstrates good SEO and mobile optimization but lacks critical privacy and cookie policies, which impacts compliance. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing DNSSEC and security headers. Contact information is available primarily via a contact form and social media links, with no direct emails or phone numbers published. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and trustworthy, supporting the legitimacy of the business.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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

The company operates as a distributor and broker in the retail beverage sector, focusing on alcoholic products. It holds a dominant market share in West Virginia, leveraging a broad product range and extensive distribution network. The business model centers on supplying a wide variety of wines, craft beers, and spirits to retailers and consumers. The website content and social media presence support brand awareness and customer engagement. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers may indicate a preference for controlled communication channels. The company benefits from a parent company relationship with Johnson Brothers, enhancing credibility and operational scale.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and has domain status protections to prevent unauthorized domain changes, indicating a baseline security awareness. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represents missed opportunities to harden security. No explicit security policies or incident response information are published, which could hinder transparency and preparedness. The presence of tracking scripts from Google and Facebook suggests moderate user tracking without clear privacy disclosures. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements to meet higher standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with a consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Configure Google Analytics properly or remove unused analytics plugins to avoid unnecessary data collection and potential security risks.
  5. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response plan to enhance transparency and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Johnson Brothers Mountain State Beverage
Description
Premiere WV Wine & Craft Beer Distributor. Mountain State's footprint covers half of all sales volume and serves all 55 counties. No one else can say that. Johnson Brothers Mountain State Beverage is transforming the West Virginia marketplace with cutting-edge technology and a commitment to excellence. With over 100 team members, it has the largest distribution footprint in West Virginia. The company is also one of the state’s leading brokers of spirits representing a world-class portfolio of brands.
Key services
Wine distribution, Craft beer distribution, Spirits brokerage
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, Revolution Slider, Google Tag Manager, Facebook SDK, jQuery, Mapbox GL JS
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and other EPP protections

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel (via Facebook SDK)
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, Monarch social sharing plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear branding and consistent messaging.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information is primarily via contact form and social media; no direct emails or phone numbers found in the content.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices is evident.
  5. Security posture is moderate but could be improved with DNSSEC and security headers.
  6. No evidence of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. Content is focused on alcohol distribution, requiring mature audience consideration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and incorporates advanced features like Revolution Slider and Mapbox GL JS for interactive content. SEO is enhanced via Yoast SEO plugin, and social sharing is managed by Monarch plugin. The site loads multiple external scripts including Facebook SDK and Google Tag Manager, indicating integration with marketing and analytics platforms. Performance is moderate with some heavy slider content. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic. Hosting appears to be with GoDaddy or a related provider. Technical debt is minimal but could be improved by removing unused plugins and optimizing scripts.
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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