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Security report for rieker.co.uk

Rieker UK · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Rieker UK operates a professional e-commerce platform specializing in men's and women's footwear, offering a variety of shoes, boots, and accessories primarily targeting independent retailers in Europe. The website demonstrates a solid market position as an established footwear brand with a consistent and professional online presence. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and partial security headers present, though improvements are recommended to enhance protection. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the site is trustworthy and user-friendly, though the lack of accessible WHOIS data introduces some uncertainty regarding domain registration legitimacy.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

3 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 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 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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  • 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
65
Security headers
70
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
72

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
38
Employees
0
Customers
38
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
5%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company targets the retail footwear sector with a focus on European markets, leveraging an e-commerce business model that supports independent retailers. The brand benefits from consistent branding and a clear value proposition centered on quality footwear products. The presence of social media channels and structured data markup indicates a mature digital marketing strategy. However, the absence of detailed corporate information such as founding year or parent company limits deeper business intelligence insights. The website's content and structure suggest a medium-sized enterprise with a stable market presence.

Security posture

The website maintains a baseline security posture with HTTPS and some security headers, but lacks explicit security policies or incident response information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of multiple third-party tracking scripts necessitates regular security audits to mitigate risks. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file indicates room for improvement in transparency and incident management readiness. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing comprehensive security headers and formal incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement full security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy to strengthen browser security.
  2. Establish and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  3. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize exposure to vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance WHOIS registration transparency or investigate domain registration anomalies to improve trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Rieker UK
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Rieker UK
Description
Rieker Shoes provides shoes and accessories to many independent retailers, mainly in Europe. They stock a range of Shoes, Boots, Court shoes and Biker boots.
Key services
Footwear sales, Accessories sales, Online shopping platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager, Controq, jQuery, Slick Slider
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-focused headers (partial evidence)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Controq
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules error from Nominet UK.
  3. Website uses multiple tracking and analytics services.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear comprehensive.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  7. Business information is consistent with a retail footwear company.
  8. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected.
  9. Website is well-structured with good SEO and mobile optimization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of JavaScript libraries and tracking tools such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Google Tag Manager, indicating a modern approach to user analytics and marketing. The CSS and font loading strategies suggest attention to performance and user experience. The CMS appears custom or proprietary, with no common CMS signatures detected. Mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization are well implemented, though accessibility features are basic and could be improved. Hosting details are not explicitly available, and performance is moderate, suggesting potential for optimization. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional retail e-commerce platform but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security configurations.
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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