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Security report for uncleneds.com

Uncle Ned's · E-commerce · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Uncle Ned's is a small US-based e-commerce business specializing in humorous, rude, and mildly offensive custom shirts. The website is built on the Shopify platform, leveraging modern e-commerce technologies and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel. The business targets consumers looking for edgy custom apparel and operates primarily through online sales of various shirt types including tees, long sleeves, tank tops, sweatshirts, and hoodies. The domain was registered in 2021, consistent with a startup or small business profile. Technically, the website is well-structured with good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though some accessibility features are basic. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is functional and professional but could improve transparency and security practices.

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

6 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

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

  2. 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

  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

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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
75
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
65

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company occupies a niche market in humorous custom apparel, leveraging Shopify's e-commerce infrastructure for sales and marketing. The business model is direct-to-consumer online retail. The presence of social media links indicates an intent to engage customers via multiple channels, though some links are generic and could be improved. The lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies may expose the business to compliance risks. The domain registration is consistent and transparent, with no privacy protection, which is appropriate for this business type. The company appears to be independent with no parent or subsidiary companies identified.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses clientTransferProhibited status to protect domain transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. No Content Security Policy or security.txt file was found, limiting vulnerability disclosure and mitigation transparency. Tracking technologies are used extensively, but no explicit cookie consent mechanism was detected, which may pose GDPR compliance issues. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved with better policy disclosures and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish clear and comprehensive privacy and cookie policies on the website.
  3. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
  5. Consider adding Content Security Policy headers to mitigate cross-site scripting risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Uncle Ned's
Description
Funny, Rude and Mildly Offensive Custom Shirts
Key services
Online sales of custom t-shirts, long sleeves, tank tops, sweatshirts, hoodies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Shopify, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Shopify Dawn theme
Platforms
Shopify
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Shopify Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Marketing tools
Shopify Marketing Apps
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 selling humorous and mildly offensive custom shirts
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content
  3. Contact available only via contact form, no explicit emails or phone numbers found
  4. Multiple social media links present but some URLs incomplete or generic (e.g., 'twitter.com' without full URL)
  5. Use of modern tracking and marketing technologies including Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found
  7. DNSSEC not enabled which is a minor security gap
  8. SSL/TLS is enabled and appears properly configured
  9. No WAF or security challenge detected, site content fully accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Shopify's Dawn theme and integrates multiple third-party scripts for analytics and marketing, including Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel. The site loads asynchronously and defers scripts to optimize performance. Mobile optimization is good, and the site uses modern font loading and responsive images. Accessibility features are basic but present, such as skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting is via Shopify with Cloudflare DNS, providing reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in script loading and caching strategies.
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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