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Security report for redrobinbooks.com

Red Robin Books · Education · N/a

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Red Robin Books is an independent children's book publisher and retailer specializing in high-quality books for early years to early teens. The company offers a range of products including picture books, board books, audio books, and educational resources, targeting children, parents, and educators. The website serves as an e-commerce platform built on WordPress and WooCommerce, providing a professional and user-friendly shopping experience. The business appears to be small-sized and niche-focused with a consistent brand presence and active social media engagement. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as WordPress CMS, WooCommerce for e-commerce, jQuery, and integrates Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for tracking and marketing purposes. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices implemented via Yoast SEO plugin. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and secure form handling. However, it lacks visible security headers and does not display privacy or cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy despite the professional website content. Overall, the website is functional, professional, and safe for general audiences, but improvements in privacy compliance, security best practices, and domain registration transparency are recommended to enhance trust and security posture.

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. 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';…

  2. 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

    • 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
47

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

Red Robin Books operates in the education and retail sectors, focusing on children's literature and educational resources. Its business model combines publishing and direct online sales, targeting parents, educators, and children. The company maintains a niche market position as an independent publisher with a curated product range. Revenue streams likely include book sales, audio products, and teaching resources. The presence of a newsletter and social media channels indicates active customer engagement and marketing efforts. The lack of WHOIS data and absence of physical address or phone contact may limit some trust factors but does not detract from the apparent professionalism of the site and its offerings.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and secure form handling. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No evidence of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data was found in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies, which could pose regulatory risks under GDPR. Incident response and security contact information are not provided, limiting transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small e-commerce site but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  5. Improve website accessibility features to broaden audience reach and comply with standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Red Robin Books
Description
Independent children’s publisher of high quality books for early years to early teens. Written by great storytellers and illustrated by fabulous artists from around the world.
Key services
Publishing children’s books, Selling books and related products online, Providing teaching resources, Offering audio books and story packs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Slick Carousel
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with nonce tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Mailchimp newsletter
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress WooCommerce e-commerce site selling children's books and related products.
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, which is unusual and reduces trust.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. Contact emails are provided in footer but no phone numbers or physical addresses found.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube is evident.
  6. Uses Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for tracking.
  7. No visible security headers detected in HTML content.
  8. Site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration.
  9. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences, focused on children and education.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality. It uses common web technologies including jQuery, Google Fonts, and integrates third-party services like Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for tracking and marketing. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized using the Yoast SEO plugin. Performance is moderate with some potential for optimization. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and accessibility improvements. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the provided data.
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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