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Security report for salewa.com

Ober Alp S.p.A. · Retail · Italy

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Salewa, operated by Ober Alp S.p.A., is a well-established premium brand specializing in outdoor and mountain sports equipment and apparel. The company maintains a strong market position with a comprehensive e-commerce platform supported by modern technologies such as Nuxt.js, Vue.js, and Algolia, hosted on Cloudflare. The website demonstrates excellent content quality, user experience, and multi-regional support. Security posture is solid with valid SSL and no major vulnerabilities, though improvements in TLS protocols and security headers are recommended. The company provides detailed legal, privacy, and product safety information, reflecting a mature compliance stance. Overall, Salewa presents a trustworthy and professional online presence with robust customer support and product recall mechanisms.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

6 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
60
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
65

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

Salewa targets outdoor enthusiasts and professionals in mountaineering, hiking, climbing, and related sports. Its business model focuses on direct e-commerce sales complemented by physical retail stores and B2B services. The brand benefits from being part of the Oberalp Group, which includes several related outdoor brands, enhancing its market reach and operational capabilities. The company emphasizes product quality, safety, and customer service, as evidenced by detailed recall information and warranty services. Its multi-language and multi-region approach supports a broad international customer base. Strategic partnerships with logistics and support providers further strengthen its operational efficiency.

Security posture

The website employs a valid SSL certificate but lacks modern TLS protocol support and HSTS enforcement, which are critical for enhanced security. Security headers are minimal, and DNSSEC is not enabled, representing potential areas of risk. No explicit security or incident response policies are found on the site, indicating a possible gap in transparency. However, the presence of detailed privacy policies and GDPR compliance indicates a strong data protection focus. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program suggests room for improvement in vulnerability management and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Enable TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 protocols to improve encryption standards.
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Add comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and cache poisoning attacks.
  5. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Ober Alp S.p.A.
VAT number
IT00122250210
Registration number
REA BZ 71005
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework (Nuxt.js) with Vue.js components, leveraging Algolia for search and Cloudflare for CDN and security. It uses Usercentrics for consent management and integrates with Bazaarvoice for reviews. The site is well-optimized for performance and mobile devices, with extensive use of responsive images and lazy loading. The CMS appears to be a custom solution by Oberalp using Amplience. The technical infrastructure is robust, but the lack of modern TLS and some security headers indicates technical debt in security configuration. Overall, the platform is scalable and supports a rich user experience with multi-language and multi-region capabilities.
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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