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Security report for rydgeswholesale.com.au

Rydges Wholesale Foods · Retail · Australia

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Rydges Wholesale Foods is a Queensland-based wholesale food supplier specializing in fresh, high-quality bulk food supplies for a variety of food service businesses including restaurants, cafés, supermarkets, and catering companies. The company positions itself as a reliable partner offering competitive pricing, extensive product ranges, and tailored delivery solutions. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with clear contact information and customer testimonials, supported by certifications such as HACCP and Safe Food Queensland. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with WooCommerce, leveraging LiteSpeed server technology and caching for performance. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS implementation is a critical security gap, exposing users to potential risks. The site uses Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking but lacks a cookie consent mechanism, which may impact privacy compliance. Overall, the business appears legitimate and well-established locally, but urgent security improvements are needed to protect customer data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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

8 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
18
Average
30

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

The company operates in the retail and hospitality sectors, focusing on wholesale food distribution within Queensland. Their business model centers on B2B supply with flexible ordering and delivery options, catering to diverse food service segments including government and educational institutions. The website highlights partnerships with reputable suppliers and offers a broad product catalog, indicating a well-developed supply chain. The presence of downloadable credit and authorization forms suggests structured financial and customer management processes. The company maintains a moderate market position with a focus on quality and service, supported by positive customer feedback. Their digital presence includes integration with marketing and analytics tools, though lacking advanced privacy compliance features.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently weak due to the lack of HTTPS and SSL certificate, which is a fundamental requirement for secure communications. No advanced security headers or mechanisms such as HSTS, OCSP stapling, or TLS 1.2+ support are present. While no immediate vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content, the absence of encryption exposes users to interception risks. The site uses standard WordPress and plugin technologies without signs of vulnerable libraries, but the outdated PHP version (7.4.33) may pose future risks if not updated. No incident response or security policy information is available, indicating limited transparency on security governance. The site should prioritize SSL deployment and enhance security headers to improve its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Install and enforce a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  3. Enable security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Update PHP to a supported version and regularly patch WordPress and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Rydges Wholesale Foods
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress 6.8.1 with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality, hosted on a LiteSpeed server with caching enabled for performance optimization. The tech stack includes PHP 7.4.33, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Ajax Search for WooCommerce Premium. The site uses modern front-end technologies and is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine understanding. However, the lack of HTTPS and missing performance metrics limit the assessment of speed and security. The site architecture is well-organized with clear navigation and multiple call-to-action buttons. Opportunities exist to modernize the PHP version and improve security configurations to reduce technical debt and operational risks.
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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