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Security report for pet-and-garden.at

Pet & Garden · Retail · Austria

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pet & Garden is an Austrian-based e-commerce retailer specializing in pet supplies, garden products, and agricultural equipment. The website targets pet owners, gardeners, and farmers primarily in German-speaking regions, offering a broad catalog of products with fast shipping options and outlet deals. The business model focuses on online retail with a medium-sized market presence and consistent branding. Technically, the website is built on the Magento (OpenMage) platform, utilizing modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and marketing automation tools like Actito. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, clear navigation, and a professional design, although some accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs consent management for GDPR compliance. However, explicit security headers are not fully implemented, and no privacy or cookie policy pages are directly found, which are areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected, and no WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with content access. Overall, the website presents a moderate risk profile with good business credibility but could enhance privacy compliance and security posture by publishing clear policies and improving security headers. Contact information visibility is limited, which may affect user trust and incident response readiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

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 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. 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 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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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
35
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
69

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

Pet & Garden occupies a niche in the retail sector focused on pet and garden products, serving a German-speaking customer base in Austria and possibly neighboring countries. The company leverages an e-commerce platform to provide a wide range of products including pet food, accessories, garden tools, and agricultural equipment. Their competitive advantages include fast shipping within 24 hours and an outlet section for discounted products. The business model is transactional e-commerce with marketing supported by Google Ads and Actito automation. The absence of detailed company registration or VAT information on the site limits deeper business intelligence. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, but the presence of multiple brand partnerships is evident. Growth indicators include a well-structured product catalog and active marketing tools.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and consent management scripts indicating GDPR awareness. However, the lack of explicit privacy and cookie policy pages, absence of security.txt, and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represent compliance and security gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing contact channels for security issues. The use of reputable third-party analytics and advertising services is managed with consent mechanisms, reducing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a retail e-commerce site but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policy pages clearly accessible from the website footer or header.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide visible and clear contact information including dedicated security incident response contacts (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve user experience for all users and comply with accessibility standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pet & Garden
Description
Willkommen bei Pet and Garden: Zoohandlung, Gartencenter und landwirtschaftliche Geräte. Finden Sie das Nötigste zu günstigen Preisen auf unserer Website!
Key services
Online sales of pet products, Garden center supplies, Agricultural equipment, Fast shipping within 24 hours, Outlet/discounted products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Magento (OpenMage variant), Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Actito (marketing automation), Slick Carousel (JS slider), NunitoSans web fonts
Frameworks
Magento frontend framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for GDPR
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async scripts for performance

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Google Ads conversion tracking
Marketing tools
Actito marketing automation
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a German-language e-commerce platform specializing in pet and garden products.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found, but consent management scripts are present.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  4. Uses Google Analytics and Google Ads with consent management indicating GDPR awareness.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. Site uses Magento (OpenMage) CMS with a modern frontend and good navigation structure.
  7. No adult or NSFW content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content is fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Magento (OpenMage), a widely used e-commerce CMS, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. It uses modern web fonts, asynchronous loading of analytics and advertising scripts, and a responsive design optimized for mobile devices. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and accessibility. The site uses slick carousel for product sliders and integrates multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided HTML. Technical debt appears low, but the absence of some security headers and explicit privacy documentation suggests areas for modernization and compliance improvements.
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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