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Security report for solemotive.com

Sole Motive · Retail · Australia

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sole Motive is a specialized retail e-commerce business based in Melbourne, Australia, focusing on running shoes, apparel, and accessories from well-known brands such as ASICS, Brooks, and Nike. The company operates on the Shopify platform, leveraging a modern and professional website design that targets runners and athletes primarily in the Australian market. The website demonstrates good content quality and user experience, with clear branding and consistent messaging aligned with its niche market. Technically, the site uses a robust tech stack including Shopify's Flex theme, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Klaviyo for marketing and analytics, hosted on Shopify's CDN infrastructure. Performance and mobile optimization are adequate, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections in place, but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC and adding explicit security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies and lack of GDPR compliance indicators. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which is a gap in security transparency. Overall, the website is legitimate and professionally maintained but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures to improve trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
57
Security headers
75
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
73

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
17
Employees
0
Customers
17
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
5
Registered
5
Resolving
5
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-06-20

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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

Sole Motive positions itself as a niche specialty running store in Melbourne, catering to a focused customer segment of runners and fitness enthusiasts. Its competitive advantage lies in offering premium running brands and a curated product selection. The business model is direct retail through an e-commerce platform, likely generating revenue from product sales. The use of Shopify and integrated marketing tools like Klaviyo suggests a digitally mature approach to customer engagement and retention. The company appears small in size but well-established since 2014, with no evidence of parent or subsidiary relationships. The marketing ecosystem includes tracking and retargeting pixels, indicating active digital marketing efforts. However, the lack of explicit contact information and policy pages may limit customer trust and regulatory compliance. There is no indication of partnerships or related domains beyond standard third-party services.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and domain registration locked against unauthorized transfers. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor risk but common among many sites. Security headers are not explicitly visible in the HTML but may be managed by Shopify's infrastructure. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The use of multiple third-party tracking scripts increases the attack surface but is standard for e-commerce sites. The lack of a security.txt file or incident response contact reduces transparency and readiness for vulnerability reporting. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms are missing, which is a compliance gap especially under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with better policy disclosures and explicit security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Add a security.txt file and incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve security transparency.
  5. Review and implement explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen browser security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sole Motive
Description
Sole Motive is your Melbourne one-stop shop for all your running needs. Shop running shoes, accessories and running apparel from ASICS, Brooks, Nike, 2XU, Hoka, On and more.
Key services
Retail sales of running shoes, Running accessories, Running apparel
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo, Reviews.io
Frameworks
Shopify Flex theme 2.0.5
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel with async loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Klaviyo, Facebook Pixel, Reviews.io
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo, Reviews.io
Marketing tools
Klaviyo, Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Shopify-based e-commerce store specializing in running products.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  3. Multiple tracking and marketing scripts are used, indicating extensive user data collection.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. Domain WHOIS data is consistent and shows no privacy protection or suspicious registration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Shopify platform using the Flex theme version 2.0.5, which provides a modern and responsive design. The tech stack includes jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo for marketing automation, and Reviews.io for customer feedback. Hosting is provided by Shopify's CDN, ensuring reliable performance and uptime. The site loads multiple asynchronous scripts for analytics and marketing, which may impact performance but are optimized for asynchronous loading. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements and media queries detected. SEO is supported by meta tags and canonical links. Accessibility features are basic and could be enhanced. No broken elements or errors were detected in the provided content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid and suitable for a small to medium-sized e-commerce business.
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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