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Security report for uclastore.com

UCLA Store · Education · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The UCLA Store website serves as the official e-commerce platform for the UCLA campus store, offering a wide range of UCLA-branded apparel, accessories, textbooks, and technology products. The site targets UCLA students, alumni, faculty, and fans, positioning itself as a trusted retail outlet with a long-standing history dating back to 1919. The business model focuses on direct-to-consumer sales of university merchandise and academic supplies, supported by a partnership with ASUCLA, the parent organization. Technically, the website is built on the SuiteCommerce Advanced platform, leveraging modern JavaScript frameworks and third-party integrations such as Zinrelo for loyalty programs and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and security header implementation. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs secure login and registration forms, but lacks visible security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for compliance and protection. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain legitimacy, although the website content and branding strongly suggest it is an official UCLA Store site. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for UCLA merchandise sales but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, improved security headers, and verification of domain registration details to strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 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

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  4. 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

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 28 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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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
52
Security headers
55
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68

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 UCLA Store holds a strong market position as the official campus store for UCLA, leveraging the university's brand and community. Its competitive advantage lies in exclusive access to UCLA-branded merchandise and academic resources, supported by a medium-sized operation with a history since 1919. Revenue streams primarily come from online retail sales of apparel, accessories, textbooks, and technology products. The target customer segments include current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and sports fans. The partnership ecosystem includes ASUCLA and related campus service providers. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining brand consistency, expanding digital marketing efforts, and enhancing compliance to sustain growth and customer trust.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, absence of a cookie consent banner, and no published security or incident response policies indicate gaps in security best practices and compliance. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern for domain legitimacy and trust. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data, but the site would benefit from implementing a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance standards such as GDPR and NIS2.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and host a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration details to ensure domain legitimacy and enhance trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
UCLA Store
Description
UCLA Store: Headquarters for UCLA apparel and accessories, direct from the UCLA campus. Find a vast collection of UCLA t-shirts, sweatshirts and women’s clothing in one easy to shop site. Don’t forget to browse UCLA Accessories, including hats and caps, license plate frames and diploma frames.
Key services
Sale of UCLA apparel, Sale of accessories, Textbooks and academic supplies, Technology products and services, Store events and custom printing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, RequireJS, SuiteCommerce Advanced, AJAX, Twitter Typeahead, Zinrelo Loyalty Platform
Frameworks
SuiteCommerce Advanced
Platforms
NetSuite Commerce
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure login and registration forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Zinrelo
Marketing tools
Zinrelo Loyalty Platform, Klaviyo (via kmail-lists.com)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official UCLA campus store website with extensive product catalog.
  2. No WHOIS data available, raising questions about domain registration status.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on main page.
  4. Privacy and terms of use pages are present and linked in footer.
  5. No cookie consent banner detected despite cookie usage.
  6. Uses SuiteCommerce Advanced platform with modern JavaScript frameworks.
  7. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok linked.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  10. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the NetSuite SuiteCommerce Advanced platform, utilizing RequireJS for module loading, Twitter Typeahead for search autocomplete, and third-party integrations like Zinrelo for loyalty management. The infrastructure is hosted by NetSuite (Oracle), providing a stable and scalable environment. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities in loading speed and accessibility. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design but could improve accessibility compliance. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and structured navigation. Technical risks include missing security headers and incomplete privacy compliance mechanisms which could impact user trust and regulatory adherence.
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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