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Security report for pastafoods.com

Pasta Foods · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pasta Foods is a British company specializing in pasta products with a heritage dating back to 1956. The website presents a professional and well-structured digital presence built on WordPress, utilizing popular plugins such as WPBakery Page Builder and Yoast SEO. The site is accessible without any detected WAF or security challenges, indicating good availability. However, the absence of WHOIS data raises concerns about the domain's registration legitimacy, which impacts overall trust. The website lacks visible privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, as well as contact information, which are critical for compliance and user trust. Security headers and advanced security measures are not evident, suggesting room for improvement in security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  2. Network security

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

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • 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

  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

  4. 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"

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
85
Average
51

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 positions itself as an established British pasta brand with a medium-sized business model focused on manufacturing and distribution. The website targets consumers and businesses interested in quality British pasta products. The digital footprint shows moderate technical maturity with standard CMS and SEO tools but lacks advanced marketing and analytics integrations. The absence of contact and compliance information may hinder customer confidence and regulatory adherence. No related or partner domains were identified, indicating a standalone web presence.

Security posture

The security posture is basic, with no detected security headers or incident response policies. The site uses HTTPS (implied by resource URLs) but lacks visible security best practices such as CSP or HSTS headers. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The missing WHOIS data is a significant red flag for domain legitimacy. Overall, the security maturity is low, and the site would benefit from implementing standard security headers, publishing privacy and security policies, and establishing clear contact channels for incident response.

Recommendations

  1. Verify and update domain registration information to ensure WHOIS data is publicly available and accurate.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  3. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Add clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers for customer and security incident communication.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to enhance security transparency and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pasta Foods
Description
Pasta Foods is a company specializing in British pasta products with a heritage dating back to 1956. They offer a range of pasta products and emphasize quality and tradition.
Key services
Pasta manufacturing, Product distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WPBakery Page Builder, Yoast SEO, FontAwesome, FlyingPress
Frameworks
WPBakery
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or domain is unregistered, which is unusual for an active commercial site.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected in the provided HTML content.
  4. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links found in the analyzed content.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins like WPBakery and Yoast SEO.
  6. No explicit security headers or advanced security configurations detected.
  7. No evidence of tracking or analytics services found in the provided content.
  8. Content is focused on British pasta products with a long business history claim.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with WPBakery Page Builder and Yoast SEO, indicating a common and well-supported CMS environment. The site loads various fonts and assets efficiently but shows no advanced performance optimization indicators beyond FlyingPress caching. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO meta tags are present. However, accessibility features are basic, and no advanced analytics or marketing tools were detected. The lack of visible hosting provider information limits infrastructure assessment. Overall, the technical implementation is moderate with opportunities for modernization and enhanced security.
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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