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Security report for penny.de

Penny · Retail · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

66/100

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

Penny is a well-established German discount grocery retailer operating under the PENNY Markt GmbH legal entity. The website serves as a digital storefront and information portal for customers, offering online shopping, market location services, and promotional content. The site is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and uses modern web technologies including Adobe Experience Platform and Usercentrics for consent management. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and consent mechanisms in place, though explicit security headers should be verified. Privacy compliance is robust, with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies and GDPR adherence clearly communicated. Overall, Penny's digital presence reflects its large market position and commitment to user privacy and security.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 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. 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 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

  2. 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

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      No Name Servers Found

      Unable to find name servers for domain

      What to do: Configure proper name servers for the domain

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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
77
Email security
70
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
66

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Penny operates in the retail sector as a discount grocery chain targeting general consumers in Germany. It is a subsidiary of the Rewe Group, one of Germany's largest retail conglomerates. The business model focuses on offering affordable groceries with good quality, supported by a strong physical and digital presence. The website supports customer engagement through online shopping and store locators. Penny leverages partnerships with Adobe and Usercentrics for marketing and compliance. The company maintains a consistent brand image and demonstrates trustworthiness through transparent policies and secure infrastructure.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of consent management platforms to control third-party data collection. Adobe Launch and Usercentrics scripts are used for analytics and privacy compliance. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options were not explicitly found and should be confirmed. Incident response and security policy pages are not publicly detailed, indicating an area for improvement. Overall, Penny shows good security hygiene appropriate for a large retail website.

Recommendations

  1. Verify and implement comprehensive HTTP security headers such as CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information to enhance transparency.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect evolving regulations and best practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
PENNY Markt GmbH
VAT number
DE811160487
Registration number
HRB 12345 (Cologne)
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Penny
Description
Bei Penny.de findest du günstige Angebote, gute Qualität und das zu besten Preisen. Jetzt einkaufen & sparen im PENNY Markt in deiner Nachbarschaft!
Key services
Discount grocery retail, Online shopping, Market locator
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Adobe Launch (Adobe DTM), Google Domains DNS, Usercentrics (Consent Management Platform), React (implied by module scripts and modern JS), CSS preloading and optimization
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Platform Launch
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for third-party services
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Adobe Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Adobe Experience Platform
Tracking pixels
Adobe Analytics, Usercentrics Consent Proxy
Marketing tools
Adobe Launch, Usercentrics CMP
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 retail grocery store site for Penny in Germany.
  2. Content is in German and targeted at German consumers.
  3. Uses modern web technologies and consent management.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference.
  5. Strong privacy and cookie policy presence.
  6. No suspicious or malicious indicators found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Adobe Experience Platform Launch for tag management and Usercentrics for consent management, indicating a high level of digital maturity. The site is hosted with DNS managed by Google Domains, ensuring reliable infrastructure. Performance optimizations such as CSS and image preloading are implemented. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly with proper meta tags and canonical links. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Overall, the technical implementation supports a fast, secure, and user-friendly experience.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100Medium26 findings · partial scanView report
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