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TrustedSite · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

TrustedSite operates as a certification and trustmark provider for ecommerce businesses, positioning itself as the successor to the McAfee SECURE service. The website clearly communicates its business focus on enhancing consumer trust through earned certifications that address legitimacy, order fulfillment, and data privacy. The technical infrastructure leverages modern JavaScript libraries and multiple analytics and monitoring tools, indicating a mature digital presence. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, although security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is adequate with a clear privacy policy and terms of service, but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. The absence of WHOIS registration data for the domain is a significant concern, impacting overall trustworthiness. Strategic recommendations include improving security headers, adding cookie consent, publishing incident response information, and clarifying domain registration status.

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

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 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

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

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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
77
Security headers
45
Email security
67
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention scanalert.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

TrustedSite holds a niche position in the ecommerce trust certification market, leveraging legacy association with McAfee SECURE to build credibility. Its business model centers on providing trustmarks that help online merchants increase shopper confidence. The target audience includes ecommerce businesses and consumers seeking verified trustworthy sites. The company uses a variety of marketing and analytics tools to optimize user engagement and conversion. However, the lack of publicly available domain registration data may raise questions among partners and customers. The company appears medium-sized with consistent branding and a professional online presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data. Use of monitoring tools like Bugsnag and Hotjar indicates proactive performance and error tracking. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which could hinder trust from security-conscious clients. Privacy compliance is good but could be enhanced with explicit cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is good but with room for improvement in transparency and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information.
  4. Clarify domain registration status and ensure WHOIS data is publicly available or justified if privacy protected.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
TrustedSite
Description
TrustedSite provides website certifications and trustmarks to help ecommerce businesses grow and protect themselves by enhancing consumer trust. It offers a portfolio of earned certifications addressing business legitimacy, order fulfillment, and data privacy.
Key services
Website certification, Trustmark issuance, Consumer trust enhancement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, jQuery UI 1.13.2, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bugsnag, Hotjar, Customer.io, Clicky, Pingdom
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security monitoring tools (Bugsnag)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Clicky, Pingdom, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Clicky, Pingdom
Marketing tools
Customer.io, Intercom
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 professional design.
  2. No WAF or security blocking detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing, indicating possible domain registration issues.
  4. Strong branding around TrustedSite certification replacing McAfee SECURE.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the page.
  6. Privacy and terms pages are present and linked in footer.
  7. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected.
  8. Multiple third-party analytics and tracking scripts are used.
  9. No visible forms on the analyzed page.
  10. No social media links explicitly found in the content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery and jQuery UI, integrated with multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, Customer.io, and Intercom. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and employs HTTPS with strong SSL configuration. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. No CMS or hosting provider information is explicitly detectable. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from improved security headers and accessibility enhancements.
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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