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Security report for resene.co.nz

Resene Paints Ltd · Retail · New Zealand

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Resene Paints Ltd is a well-established New Zealand-based manufacturer and retailer of paint, coatings, stains, wallpaper, and curtains. The company targets a broad audience including DIY enthusiasts, professional specifiers, painters, artists, and schools. Their website offers extensive resources such as colour libraries, technical data sheets, virtual painting tools, and expert advice, positioning Resene as a market leader with a strong brand reputation and sustainability focus. The company has received multiple awards and certifications, reinforcing its credibility and trustworthiness in the industry. Technically, the website employs a mature technology stack including jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager, and Outbrain for marketing and analytics. The site is well-structured with comprehensive SEO and accessibility considerations, though some improvements in security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are recommended. Hosting appears stable and performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of anti-bot measures, but could be enhanced with additional HTTP security headers and explicit privacy compliance features. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a minor concern but likely due to regional domain registration policies rather than malicious intent. Overall, Resene's digital presence reflects a professional, trustworthy, and customer-focused business with strong market positioning in the retail and manufacturing sectors. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security headers would further strengthen their online security and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

7 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 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

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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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
53

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

Resene Paints Ltd operates primarily in the retail and manufacturing sectors, focusing on paint and decorating products. The company leverages a multi-channel business model combining physical stores, online sales, and extensive customer support services including expert consultations and DIY resources. Their market position is strong in New Zealand, supported by numerous awards and sustainability certifications. Resene's partnership ecosystem includes related domains such as their online shop and Australian counterpart site. Growth indicators include active social media engagement and continuous content updates. The company targets diverse customer segments from DIYers to professional specifiers, enhancing market reach and brand loyalty.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and integration of trusted third-party marketing and analytics tools. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, indicating a potential gap in transparency. Privacy compliance is partial, with a comprehensive privacy policy but lacking cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and improving user privacy controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add and configure HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure they do not introduce security or privacy risks.
  5. Investigate domain WHOIS registration details to ensure transparency and legitimacy, or provide public contact information to offset lack of WHOIS data.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Resene Paints Ltd
Description
Resene Paints manufactures a range of products including paint, colour, wood stains, and coatings for various applications such as house painting, commercial, industrial, and marine use. Their website features virtual tools like Resene EzyPaint virtual painting and Resene TechSpec specification software. Additionally, the site provides decorating ideas and tips for both residential and commercial spaces.
Key services
Paint and coatings manufacturing, Colour matching and consultation, Online and physical retail stores, Technical specification tools, DIY and professional decorating support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.3, Google reCAPTCHA, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager, Outbrain, JSON-LD structured data
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Facebook Pixel and GTM for tracking with async loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Outbrain
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, Outbrain
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is comprehensive with extensive content for multiple user groups (DIYers, Specifiers, Painters, Artists, Schools).
  2. Strong brand presence with multiple awards and certifications displayed.
  3. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and rich snippets.
  4. Multiple social media channels actively linked and used.
  5. No visible security or privacy policy gaps except missing cookie consent mechanism.
  6. WHOIS data for the domain is not publicly available, which is unusual but may be due to NZ domain policies.
  7. Website uses modern tracking and marketing tools responsibly.
  8. No signs of malicious or suspicious content or domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of legacy and modern technologies, including jQuery 1.8.3, Google reCAPTCHA, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager, and Outbrain for marketing and analytics. The site structure is well-organized with extensive navigation menus tailored to different user groups. Performance is moderate with preloading of key assets and asynchronous loading of scripts. Mobile optimization is good with a responsive mobile menu and search functionality. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with more ARIA roles and semantic HTML. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting appears stable, likely managed by a New Zealand provider. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack by updating jQuery and enhancing accessibility features.
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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