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Security report for shop4pop.com

Simpson Print Limited · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

shop4pop.com is an e-commerce website specializing in retail display printing products such as FSDUs, dumpbins, counter display units, display cubes, totems, bollards, posters, banners, tent cards, show cards, hanging signs, wobblers, and trade printing. The business operates under Simpson Print Limited, part of the Simpson Group, targeting retail businesses and marketing professionals seeking cost-effective branded display solutions. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and product categorization. Technically, the website leverages a nopCommerce platform with modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Modernizr, and Vue.js components. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking and Lead Forensics for visitor insights. The site is mobile optimized with moderate performance and basic accessibility features. However, it lacks some advanced SEO and accessibility optimizations. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses anti-forgery tokens in forms, but lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. No privacy or cookie policies are present, which is a compliance gap. The WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy, though the website content and business information appear credible. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from improved security headers, explicit privacy and cookie policies, and verification of domain registration details to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention shop4pop.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

shop4pop.com occupies a niche in the retail printing and display market, offering a range of point-of-purchase display products. Its competitive advantage lies in providing big brand printing solutions tailored for various budgets, appealing to retail businesses and marketing teams. The business model is primarily e-commerce focused, selling physical display products online. Revenue streams likely come from product sales and possibly trade printing services. The company is part of the Simpson Group, indicating a broader partnership ecosystem and established market presence. Growth indicators include a well-structured product catalog and integration with marketing analytics tools. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to expand privacy compliance and security posture to meet evolving regulatory requirements and customer trust expectations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of anti-forgery tokens in forms, reducing risks of data interception and CSRF attacks. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web vulnerabilities. No explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, indicating gaps in security governance and transparency. The missing WHOIS registration data is a potential red flag for domain legitimacy. Compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations is unclear due to lack of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements in headers, policies, and transparency to reduce risk and improve trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies with explicit consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and transparency.
  4. Establish and communicate incident response procedures and contact channels for security issues to improve security governance.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Simpson Print Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Simpson Print Limited
Description
shop4pop.com offers big brand printing solutions for every budget, specializing in retail display products such as FSDUs, dumpbins, counter display units, display cubes, totems, bollards, posters, banners, tent cards, show cards, hanging signs, wobblers, and trade printing.
Key services
FSDUs and Dumpbins, Counter Display Units, Display Cubes, Totems and Bollards, Posters and Banners, Tent Cards and Show Cards, Hanging Signs and Wobblers, Trade Printing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Modernizr, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Awesomplete, Flexslider
Frameworks
Vue.js (implied by globalStore and Vue mention)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Anti-forgery token usage in forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Lead Forensics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Lead Forensics
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 no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, raising concerns about domain registration status.
  3. Website uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found.
  5. Contact information includes company email and physical address in footer.
  6. Social media presence includes Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+ (legacy).
  7. Business is linked to Simpson Print Limited and Simpson Group.
  8. Website content is focused on retail display printing products.
  9. No adult or explicit content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
  10. Security headers are not detected in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the nopCommerce platform, utilizing a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery, Modernizr, Vue.js components, and Flexslider for UI elements. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and Lead Forensics for visitor tracking. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of CDNs for resources. However, the site lacks advanced SEO optimizations and some accessibility best practices. The absence of security headers and incomplete privacy compliance represent technical debt and modernization opportunities. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but can be improved for security, compliance, and performance.
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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