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WaveFoods Catering & Private Events · Hospitality · Canada

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

WaveFoods Catering & Private Events is a small local catering business based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, specializing in event catering services including weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Their offerings include custom menu planning, handcrafted cocktails, and desserts, targeting event organizers and private clients in the hospitality sector. The website presents a professional and clean design with clear navigation but lacks advanced technical features and compliance documentation. Technically, the website is built with basic HTML and CSS without detectable CMS or advanced frameworks. It lacks HTTPS information and security headers, which weakens its security posture. The site does not include privacy or cookie policies, nor does it show evidence of analytics or tracking tools, indicating minimal user tracking but also a lack of compliance with common privacy standards. From a security perspective, the absence of HTTPS and security headers, combined with no visible incident response or security policies, suggests a low security maturity level. The WHOIS data is missing, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy and increasing risk. The contact method is limited to a form without alternative contact details, which may impact trust and user confidence. Overall, the website is functional and provides relevant business information but requires significant improvements in security, privacy compliance, and domain legitimacy verification to enhance trustworthiness and reduce risk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
75
Security headers
50
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
64

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

WaveFoods operates in the hospitality sector focusing on catering services with a niche in southern comfort and street taco cuisine. The business model is service-oriented, targeting local event organizers and private clients in Halifax. The website content suggests a small-sized company with no visible parent or subsidiary relationships. The lack of contact emails and phone numbers limits direct customer engagement channels. No certifications or trust badges are displayed, and no partnerships or related domains are identified. The business appears to be locally focused with moderate market positioning but lacks digital maturity and compliance documentation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a low security maturity level. There is no evidence of HTTPS or SSL certificates, no security headers, and no privacy or cookie policies. The contact form uses POST method but lacks anti-bot protections such as CAPTCHA. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The missing WHOIS data further complicates trust assessment. These factors collectively indicate potential vulnerabilities and compliance gaps, especially regarding GDPR and data protection regulations. The security score is low, and improvements are necessary to protect user data and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate to secure data transmission.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users.
  3. Include security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Enhance the contact form with CAPTCHA or other anti-bot measures to prevent spam and abuse.
  5. Verify and publish domain registration details to improve legitimacy and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
WaveFoods Catering & Private Events
Description
WaveFoods is a catering service based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, specializing in weddings, festivals, corporate events, and private parties. They offer a fusion of southern comfort cuisine and street taco flair, with services including custom menu planning, full-service catering, handcrafted cocktails, and desserts.
Key services
Custom menu planning, Full-service catering for weddings, corporate events, private parties, Hand-crafted cocktails and beverage service, Desserts, cakes, and pastries
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • Form uses POST method

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a small local catering business site with clear content and navigation.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided, only a contact form.
  4. No security headers or HTTPS information available; security posture is weak.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  6. WHOIS data missing, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy.
  7. No advertising or marketing tools detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with basic HTML and CSS without use of modern frameworks or CMS. It loads images from external domains (pexels.com) but lacks meta tags for SEO and accessibility features. Mobile optimization is basic with viewport meta tag present but no advanced responsive design detected. No analytics or tracking scripts are included, indicating minimal technical complexity. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations. The absence of HTTPS and security headers is a critical technical deficiency. Overall, the technical infrastructure is simple and functional but outdated and lacking security best practices.
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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