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Security report for thesaltandpeppershakermuseum.com

The Salt And Pepper Shaker Museum · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum is a niche hospitality business located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, offering a unique museum experience focused on salt and pepper shakers and pepper mills. It targets tourists and collectors, leveraging its unique collection and location near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The business operates a physical museum with admission fees and a gift shop, complemented by an online presence including a virtual museum and online store. The website reflects a small but established business with consistent branding and trust indicators such as TripAdvisor recognition and active social media channels. Technically, the website is built on an older ASP.NET WebForms platform with DNN CMS, using common libraries like jQuery and Bootstrap. While the site is functional and moderately optimized for mobile, it lacks advanced modern features and some security best practices. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and domain protections but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy and cookie consent banner but no explicit GDPR compliance statements. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from technical and security enhancements to improve resilience and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

5 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. 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

  4. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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  • 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
83
Average
55

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

The museum holds a unique market position as the only salt and pepper shaker museum in the US, with a sister museum in Spain, indicating a specialized niche. Revenue streams include admission fees and gift shop sales, supported by an online store. The target audience includes tourists visiting Gatlinburg and collectors worldwide. The business shows stable operations since 2005 with consistent domain registration and active social media engagement. Partnerships with related domains and presence on major review platforms enhance credibility. The business model is straightforward, focusing on physical visitor experience and merchandise sales, with potential growth through digital channels. The museum's location in a popular tourist area supports steady foot traffic and brand visibility.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and domain registration protections, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense against certain attacks. No explicit security or incident response policies are publicly available, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. The use of legacy ASP.NET WebForms and DNN CMS may pose risks if not regularly updated. Cookie consent is implemented, but GDPR compliance is not clearly stated. Overall, the security posture is moderate, with room for improvement in technical controls and policy disclosures to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Conduct a security audit of the legacy ASP.NET WebForms and DNN CMS to ensure all patches and updates are applied.
  4. Enhance privacy compliance by explicitly addressing GDPR requirements and updating the privacy policy accordingly.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Salt And Pepper Shaker Museum
Description
A museum located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, showcasing over 20,000 sets of salt and pepper shakers and a large pepper mill collection. It serves as a tourist attraction near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
Key services
Museum exhibition, Gift shop sales, Virtual museum access, Online store
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET WebForms, jQuery, Bootstrap, Facebook SDK
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Platforms
Windows hosting (implied by ASP.NET)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • ClientDeleteProhibited and ClientTransferProhibited domain statuses

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook social plugins
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a niche museum site with clear business purpose
  2. Content is accessible and well structured
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  4. Social media presence is strong and consistent
  5. No advanced security policies or incident response info publicly available
  6. Use of legacy ASP.NET WebForms and DNN CMS indicates older technology stack
  7. Cookie consent banner present and functional
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on an older technology stack using ASP.NET WebForms and DNN CMS, which may limit scalability and modern feature adoption. It uses common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap for UI components and responsiveness, though mobile optimization is basic. The site loads a variety of scripts for UI effects and social media integration, including Facebook SDK. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected but could benefit from optimization. SEO is basic with meta keywords and robots tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Accessibility features are minimal but present. Hosting details are limited, with Porkbun LLC as registrar but no explicit hosting provider identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but modernization and optimization opportunities exist.
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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