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Security report for snowserv.co.za

Snowserv Pty Ltd · Manufacturing · South Africa

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

39/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Snowserv Pty Ltd is a well-established family business since 1969 specializing in manufacturing and supplying soft serve ice cream mixtures and related products such as syrups, toppings, cones, and dips. The company serves a diverse client base including major franchises and operates primarily in South Africa with plans for expansion. The website reflects a professional business with clear product offerings and contact information. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including Bootstrap and jQuery, providing a responsive and user-friendly experience. However, the absence of advanced security headers and privacy policies indicates room for improvement in security and compliance. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which raises concerns about domain registration transparency, although the website content itself appears legitimate. Overall, the site scores moderately on content quality, technical implementation, and business credibility but scores low on privacy compliance and security posture.

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

10 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 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
39

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

Snowserv holds a strong market position as a niche manufacturer and supplier in the soft serve and ice cream industry within South Africa. Their business model focuses on manufacturing and wholesale distribution, targeting food service businesses and franchises. The company leverages a broad client base including well-known franchises, indicating stable revenue streams and market trust. Their geographic footprint and distribution capabilities suggest growth potential. The website supports their business presence but lacks advanced digital marketing and compliance features. No partnerships or subsidiaries are explicitly identified. The company could benefit from enhanced digital presence and compliance transparency to strengthen market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with no visible HTTPS verification in the provided data and absence of critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options. The contact form lacks evident anti-CSRF protections or CAPTCHA, which could expose it to spam or abuse. No published security policies or incident response contacts are available, indicating limited transparency in security governance. The missing WHOIS data further reduces trust in domain legitimacy. While no explicit vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposures were detected, the site would benefit from implementing standard web security best practices and publishing security and privacy policies to improve compliance and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and verify configuration.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR and privacy compliance.
  4. Enhance contact form security by adding anti-CSRF tokens and CAPTCHA mechanisms to prevent abuse.
  5. Investigate and resolve WHOIS data availability issues to improve domain registration transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Snowserv Pty Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Snowserv Pty Ltd
Description
Snowserv is a family business established in 1969 specializing in manufacturing and supplying top quality soft serve ice cream mixtures, milkshake syrups, toppings, sauces, cones, wafers, flakes, and dips. They serve a broad client base including major franchise chains and cover a geographic footprint mainly in Gauteng and surrounding areas with plans for nationwide distribution.
Key services
Soft serve ice cream mixtures, Milkshake syrups, Toppings and sauces, Cones, wafers, flakes, dips, Distribution services
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, Font Awesome
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS assumed but not confirmed from data
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

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 fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on site
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with multiple phone numbers, email, and physical addresses
  4. No security policies or incident response contacts published
  5. No certifications or compliance badges displayed
  6. Website uses common web technologies and frameworks but lacks advanced security headers
  7. Social media presence on Instagram and Facebook is linked
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected
  9. Content is relevant and professionally presented for the target business audience
  10. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and reduces domain trust
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard and widely supported technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap framework, jQuery, and Font Awesome icons. The design is responsive and mobile-friendly, providing a good user experience. However, the site lacks advanced SEO optimizations and accessibility features. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of optimization or CDN usage. The absence of a CMS suggests a static or custom-built site, which may limit scalability. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal user tracking. Technical debt appears low but security and compliance technical implementations require enhancement to meet modern standards.
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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