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Security report for vapista.ee

Vapista · Retail · Estonia

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Vapista.ee is an Estonian e-commerce retailer specializing in alternative tobacco products including e-cigarettes, capsule systems, and nicotine pouches. The website targets adult consumers interested in tobacco alternatives and provides professional advice alongside product sales. The business appears to be a small-sized specialist retailer founded in 2017, with a consistent brand presence and a focused market position within Estonia. Technically, the site is built on the Magento platform, leveraging common web technologies such as jQuery, Prototype.js, and Bootstrap, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The site is mobile optimized and includes SEO best practices, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure, but lacks advanced security headers and policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no explicit privacy or terms of service pages detected. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and legitimate, with no suspicious WHOIS data. The site’s content is safe but categorized as questionable due to the nature of tobacco-related products, targeting mature audiences. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy transparency, and contact information visibility would enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

9 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  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';…

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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
55
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
49

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

Vapista operates in the niche retail sector of alternative tobacco products, serving the Estonian market primarily through online sales. Their competitive advantage lies in specialization and offering a broad product range including e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches, and related accessories. The business model is direct-to-consumer e-commerce with a focus on product quality and professional guidance. The presence of multiple product categories and brands suggests a diversified revenue stream. The company leverages partnerships with known brands and uses established e-commerce technology to maintain operational efficiency. Growth indicators include a well-structured website with product segmentation and marketing integrations such as Google Analytics and Facebook SDK. However, the lack of visible contact details and formal policies may limit customer trust and regulatory compliance. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed but includes hosting and domain registration with Zone Media OÜ.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive information in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces the overall security effectiveness. The use of multiple JavaScript libraries and third-party scripts introduces potential attack surfaces if not regularly updated. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, indicating limited transparency in security governance. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent implemented but no clear privacy policy or data protection officer contact. The site would benefit from enhanced security controls, regular vulnerability assessments, and improved compliance documentation to mitigate risks and build customer trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve GDPR compliance and customer trust.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including company email and phone numbers to enhance business credibility and customer support.
  4. Regularly update all third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities from outdated components.
  5. Develop and communicate an incident response plan and security policy to demonstrate commitment to security and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vapista
Description
Vapista on spetsialiseerunud alternatiivsetele tubakatoodetele. Meilt leiad e-sigaretid, kapselsüsteemid, SNUS nikotiinipadjad ja professionaalse nõu.
Key services
Sale of e-cigarettes, Capsule systems, SNUS nicotine pouches, Professional advice
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Magento (e-commerce platform), jQuery, Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, Font Awesome, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Cookie-script.com
Frameworks
Magento frontend, Bootstrap (CSS framework)
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible sensitive data exposure
  • Use of secure cookies (Mage.Cookies.domain set)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK, Tawk.to (live chat)
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional e-commerce platform specializing in alternative tobacco products.
  2. Content is in Estonian language targeting local market.
  3. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via cookie-script.com.
  5. Use of multiple JavaScript libraries and Magento CMS indicates moderate technical maturity.
  6. No visible security headers detected; security posture can be improved.
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  8. WHOIS data shows domain is registered with a known Estonian registrar and is active since 2017.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Magento CMS, utilizing a combination of Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, jQuery, and Bootstrap frameworks. It integrates Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for analytics and marketing purposes. The site uses cookie-script.com for cookie consent management. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization present. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved. The hosting and domain registration are managed by Zone Media OÜ, a known Estonian provider. The technical stack is mature but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but requires ongoing maintenance and security enhancements.
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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