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Security report for 001.africa

IT-NUM · Technology · Benin

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

001.africa is a cloud services and domain registration provider focused on the African market, particularly offering Africanized domain names and hosting solutions. The company positions itself as a leader with 10 years of experience, targeting developers, startups, SMEs, NGOs, and larger organizations across Africa. Their key offerings include domain registration, web hosting with Plesk and Cpanel, SSL certificates, VPS servers with geolocation, e-commerce solutions, and professional email services. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and relevant content in French. Technical infrastructure leverages modern frontend technologies such as Vue.js and Bootstrap, with integrations for analytics and live chat support. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and published security policies. Privacy compliance is basic with cookie consent and privacy policies present but no explicit GDPR statements. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business focus and geographic targeting, supporting legitimacy. The website is accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms, and no suspicious content or vulnerabilities were detected.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

7 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
    • 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 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, Cloudflare

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
82
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
56

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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Total records
337
Employees
0
Customers
337
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
15%

5 subdomains affected

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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 IT-NUM operates 001.africa as a specialized cloud and domain services provider targeting the African continent. Their market positioning as the number one Africanized domain provider is supported by accreditations in multiple African countries. The business model centers on domain registration, hosting, and value-added services like SSL certificates and e-commerce platforms. Revenue streams likely include domain sales, hosting subscriptions, and SSL certificate sales. The target customer segments range from individual developers and startups to NGOs and multinational corporations. The partnership ecosystem includes Afriregister as registrar and references to major global hosting providers in keywords, indicating a hybrid infrastructure approach. Growth indicators include active promotions, multi-country accreditations, and a knowledge base for customer support. Strategic observations suggest a focus on regional market leadership with potential expansion as VPS servers in other African countries are planned.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection status set. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No explicit incident response or security policies are published, which may impact compliance and readiness. The use of multiple third-party scripts and analytics tools introduces potential attack surface but no vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Privacy compliance is basic with cookie consent but lacks detailed GDPR compliance statements. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small technology service provider but would benefit from enhancements in domain security, policy transparency, and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to protect against common web attacks.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by explicitly addressing GDPR requirements and data retention policies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
IT-NUM
Description
Leader de services cloud avec 10 ans d'expérience, hébergeur de site web, nom de domaine, ccTLD, certificats SSL, cloud, serveur VPS, serveur dédié Linux et Windows, boutique eCommerce, site web, wordpress, emails professionnels, Cpanel, Nodejs, Plesk, LWS, OVH, DigitalOcean, GoDaddy, AWS, Afriregister
Key services
Domain registration, Web hosting (Plesk, Cpanel), SSL certificates, VPS servers (geolocated), E-commerce solutions, Professional emails, Knowledge base
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Vue.js, Bootstrap 4 and 5, Axios, jQuery, Velocity.js, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Tawk.to chat
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
Tawk.to chat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Content is in French targeting African market
  3. Strong focus on African domain names and cloud hosting services
  4. Use of modern frontend technologies and multiple third-party analytics and chat tools
  5. Basic privacy and cookie policies present but no explicit security or incident response policies
  6. WHOIS data consistent and domain is actively maintained with long expiry
  7. No suspicious or malicious indicators found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Vue.js for reactive UI components, Bootstrap 4 and 5 for responsive design, Axios for HTTP requests, and jQuery for DOM manipulation. It integrates third-party services such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar for user behavior analytics, and Tawk.to for live chat support. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph data for social sharing. Hosting provider is not explicitly identified but references to major providers in keywords suggest a hybrid or reseller model. Performance is moderate with multiple external scripts which may impact load times. Accessibility is basic with some placeholder styling but no advanced ARIA roles detected. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could improve performance and accessibility.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 48/100High26 findingsView report
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