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Security report for retrospec.com

Retrospec · E-commerce · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Retrospec is an established e-commerce retailer specializing in outdoor and recreational products including EBikes, bikes, kids' gear, water sports, snow gear, and skate products. The company targets outdoor enthusiasts and families seeking ready-to-outdoor essentials. The website is built on the Shopify platform and integrates multiple third-party marketing, analytics, and customer engagement tools, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. The site demonstrates good design quality, SEO optimization, and mobile responsiveness, supporting a positive user experience. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections in place; however, there is room for improvement in explicit security headers and DNSSEC implementation. Privacy compliance is limited by the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies on the homepage. Overall, the domain is long-established and consistent with the business profile, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

5 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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

  3. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
57
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
71

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

Retrospec holds a solid market position as a medium-sized e-commerce retailer in the outdoor lifestyle sector. Its business model focuses on direct online sales supported by a robust marketing ecosystem including email marketing, retargeting, and customer reviews. The company leverages partnerships with payment processors like Affirm and marketing platforms such as Klaviyo and Okendo. The target customer segments include active lifestyle consumers and families, with growth potential in outdoor recreation markets. The website's integration of advanced analytics and personalization tools suggests a data-driven approach to customer engagement and conversion optimization.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and employs domain status flags to prevent unauthorized domain changes, indicating a baseline security maturity. However, the lack of DNSSEC and explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt page is present, limiting transparency in incident response. The site uses consent management via Shopify's CustomerPrivacy API but lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which may pose compliance risks. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. The security score is moderate, with recommendations to enhance DNS security, publish clear policies, and implement additional security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Implement explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  4. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt page to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and integrations to minimize security risks from external dependencies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Retrospec
Description
Where outside comes naturally. Shop ready-to-outdoor essentials for every season. Free Shipping on orders $35+ & easy, simple returns.
Key services
Sales of EBikes, Bikes, Kids products, Water sports gear, Snow gear, Skate products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, Bing Ads, Shoplift (A/B testing and personalization), Affirm (payment), Klaviyo (email marketing), Okendo (reviews), Northbeam (analytics)
Frameworks
Shopify Liquid, Shopify Theme Impulse v7.5.2
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited and other domain status flags to prevent unauthorized changes
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of consent management via Shopify CustomerPrivacy API

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Northbeam, Shoplift, Klaviyo, Okendo Reviews
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Pixel, Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js), Hotjar, Northbeam, Shoplift, Klaviyo, Okendo Reviews
Marketing tools
Klaviyo (email marketing), Automizely (recommendations, returns), Octane AI (shopify chatbot), Rebuy (upsell/cross-sell)
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 e-commerce store focused on outdoor and recreational products.
  2. Uses Shopify platform with multiple third-party integrations for marketing, analytics, and customer engagement.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policy found on homepage or in metadata.
  4. Contact phone number provided in structured data but no email contact found in visible content.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  6. Domain is well-established and consistent with business claims.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site fully accessible.
  8. Extensive use of tracking and marketing scripts indicating advanced marketing efforts.
  9. Good SEO and structured data implementation.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Shopify using the Impulse theme version 7.5.2, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and multiple third-party services for analytics, marketing, and customer engagement. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Accessibility features are basic but present. The technical stack includes Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, Bing Ads, Affirm payments, Klaviyo email marketing, Okendo reviews, and Shoplift for A/B testing. Hosting is via Shopify's CDN with domain registration through GoDaddy. The site demonstrates a mature technical infrastructure suitable for a medium-sized e-commerce business but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy 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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