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Security report for vegeta.com

Podravka d.d. · Retail · Croatia

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

Vegeta.com is the official website for the Vegeta brand, a leading European food seasoning product line owned by Podravka d.d. The site offers comprehensive product assortments, recipes, and brand history, targeting consumers interested in cooking and seasoning. The website is well designed, mobile optimized, and uses modern web technologies including WordPress CMS, Yoast SEO, and various JavaScript libraries. Hosting appears to be supported by Microsoft Azure DNS infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer/update protections in place, though DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit security headers were detected. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms, indicating good GDPR compliance. Contact is primarily via a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers publicly listed. Overall, the site reflects a mature, professional digital presence for a large retail food brand.

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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';…

  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. 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 15 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
60
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

Vegeta is positioned as the number one food seasoning brand in Europe, owned by Podravka d.d., a large Croatian food company. The business model focuses on product manufacturing and retail distribution, supported by digital engagement through recipes and product information. The website supports multiple languages and regional domains, indicating a broad international market presence. The brand leverages partnerships and parent company resources, with a strong trademark and brand consistency. Marketing efforts include Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and retargeting. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel via web forms.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and domain status locks. However, the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security represent areas for improvement. No security or incident response policies are published, and no security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information is available. Tracking scripts are used responsibly with cookie consent mechanisms in place, supporting GDPR compliance. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a commercial retail website but could be enhanced with additional DNS and HTTP security controls and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities and maintain compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Podravka d.d.
Description
Vegeta is a brand offering a variety of food seasoning products including original blends, BIO, fine blends, and specialty assortments. The website provides recipes, product information, and brand history targeting consumers interested in cooking and seasoning.
Key services
Food seasoning products, Recipe sharing, Product information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Swiper, Video.js, YouTube API
Platforms
Azure DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer and update prohibited domain status
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Content is rich with recipes and product information.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  4. No direct company emails or phone numbers found on the main page; contact form is used.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and SEO best practices.
  7. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  8. No visible security headers in the HTML content provided.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO plugin for search optimization. It uses jQuery, Swiper for sliders, Video.js for video playback, and YouTube API integration. Hosting DNS is managed via Azure DNS servers, indicating a reliable cloud infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and uses modern CSS and JavaScript techniques. Performance is moderate, with deferred loading of scripts and lazy loading of images. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. SEO is well implemented with canonical tags, Open Graph metadata, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and webpage. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected.
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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