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Security report for nicolaus.cz

ST. NICOLAUS – trade, a.s. · Retail · Czech Republic

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ST. NICOLAUS – trade, a.s. is a well-established Czech company specializing in the production and distribution of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The company positions itself as a significant player in the Czech market with a long tradition dating back to 1867. Their website targets mature audiences with an age verification mechanism to ensure compliance with legal drinking age requirements. The business model appears to focus on both B2B and B2C sales channels, offering a wide range of beverage products. The branding is consistent and professional, supporting a trustworthy market presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern set of plugins including Yoast SEO, Contact Form 7, GDPR compliance tools, and Google reCAPTCHA for security. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration. However, some security best practices such as security headers are missing, and no explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages were found in the provided content. Analytics and marketing tools like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel are used, indicating moderate user tracking. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a reasonable posture with HTTPS, CAPTCHA protection, and GDPR cookie consent mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data due to privacy protection limits the ability to fully verify domain registration legitimacy, but the website content and branding suggest a legitimate business. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and no critical vulnerabilities were identified in the analyzed content. Overall, the website is professionally presented with good technical implementation and moderate privacy compliance. Strategic improvements include publishing clear privacy and terms policies, enhancing security headers, and providing explicit contact information for security and business inquiries.

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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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. 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 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';…

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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
62
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
65

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

ST. NICOLAUS operates in the beverage retail sector with a focus on alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The company leverages its long-standing tradition and market presence in the Czech Republic to maintain a competitive advantage. The business model likely includes manufacturing, distribution, and direct sales. The website's use of multilingual plugins suggests potential internationalization or servicing diverse Czech-speaking audiences. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, and no related or subsidiary domains were identified. The company uses standard digital marketing and analytics tools to monitor and improve customer engagement. Growth indicators include a modern website with active marketing and compliance with GDPR regulations. The lack of publicly available WHOIS data is typical for privacy-conscious businesses but limits external verification.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from abuse, and implements a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security posture. No direct contact channels for incident response or security policies were found, which could hinder timely vulnerability reporting and mitigation. The site uses up-to-date WordPress and plugins, reducing exposure to known vulnerabilities. There is no evidence of malware or phishing. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved by adding security headers, explicit privacy and security policies, and a vulnerability disclosure channel.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse email address to facilitate incident reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update all WordPress plugins and core to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file to provide a standardized vulnerability disclosure channel.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ST. NICOLAUS – trade, a.s.
Description
Společnost ST.NICOLAUS je významným hráčem v oblasti alkoholu i nealko nápojů na českém trhu. Vyberte si ze široké nabídky našich produktů.
Key services
Production and distribution of alcoholic beverages, Distribution of non-alcoholic beverages
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.3.5, Yoast SEO plugin, Contact Form 7, Slider Revolution, Google reCAPTCHA v3, WPML (multilingual plugin), Moove GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin, Google Fonts (Roboto), jQuery 3.7.0
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA integration on forms
  • GDPR cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO, forms, and GDPR compliance.
  2. Content is primarily in Czech language targeting Czech market.
  3. Age gate implemented to restrict access to adults due to alcohol-related content.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the landing page.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content.
  6. Cookie consent banner and modal present with detailed cookie categories.
  7. Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel used for tracking and marketing.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. WHOIS data is not publicly available, indicating privacy protection.
  10. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using current versions of popular plugins for SEO, forms, and GDPR compliance. It uses Google Fonts and jQuery 3.7.0, ensuring compatibility and performance. The site is mobile responsive and includes an age verification gate for compliance with alcohol sales regulations. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized CSS. However, no advanced frameworks or hosting provider details were detected. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. SEO is well addressed with Yoast SEO plugin and proper meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. The technical stack is solid for a medium-sized retail business but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and more detailed business contact information.
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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