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Security report for searchnode.net

Nosto · Technology · N/a

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Nosto is a technology company specializing in personalized commerce experience platforms, focusing on enhancing product discovery, customer engagement, and online revenue for e-commerce businesses. The website presents a professional and modern digital presence, leveraging WordPress CMS with advanced SEO and marketing integrations such as Google Tag Manager and Marketo forms. The technical infrastructure is mature with good mobile optimization and performance, although some accessibility features could be improved. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS implied, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. The absence of WHOIS data introduces some uncertainty regarding domain legitimacy, though the company's social media presence and website content support its credibility. Privacy and cookie policies are not explicitly found, indicating room for compliance enhancements.

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 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 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. 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

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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
42
Security headers
30
Email security
80
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
66

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

Nosto operates in the competitive e-commerce personalization market, offering SaaS solutions that enable businesses to deliver hyper-relevant search and product discovery experiences. Their business model targets medium to large e-commerce enterprises seeking to optimize customer engagement and revenue. The company maintains active social media channels and uses modern marketing tools, suggesting a growth-oriented approach. However, the lack of visible privacy and security policies on the website may impact trust with privacy-conscious clients. The domain's WHOIS inconsistency warrants verification to ensure full legitimacy. Overall, Nosto appears well-positioned technologically and commercially but should strengthen compliance and transparency to enhance market trust.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and integrates common marketing and analytics scripts securely. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended best practices. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information is published, and no incident response contacts are provided. Privacy and cookie policies are missing, which may lead to GDPR compliance gaps. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The security score is moderate, but improvements in policy publication, header implementation, and incident response readiness are advised to elevate security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to improve trust and transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nosto
Description
Experience Intelligent Commerce. Make hyper-relevant search experiences with personalized results a reality, powering your product discovery, customer engagement, and online revenue.
Key services
Personalized Search, Commerce Experience Platform, Product Discovery, Customer Engagement, Online Revenue Optimization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Swiper.js, Marketo Forms, Google Fonts, Typekit Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads Script, CookieLaw.org script
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical URL)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and privacy scripts (cookie consent)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Bing Ads
Marketing tools
Marketo Forms
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible privacy protection or domain registration issue.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the analyzed page.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the page.
  5. Social media links to Facebook, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn are present.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and marketing tools detected.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  9. SEO and structured data implementation is good.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO plugin, leveraging modern front-end libraries like Swiper.js and marketing tools such as Marketo forms. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and Adobe Typekit, ensuring good typography. Google Tag Manager and Bing Ads scripts are used for analytics and advertising. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with more ARIA attributes and keyboard navigation support. No hosting provider or CDN details were explicitly detected. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional e-commerce SaaS platform but can benefit from enhanced security and compliance features.
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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