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Security report for 8b.io

Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf · Technology · Iceland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

8b.io is a technology company providing a SaaS platform that enables social media users to create a single landing page containing multiple links, commonly known as a 'link in bio' page. The service targets a broad audience including artists, content creators, businesses, bloggers, and activists, helping them consolidate their social media presence and promote content effectively. The company appears to be established since 2014 and operates with a small business profile. The website is professionally designed with good user experience and mobile optimization, leveraging modern frontend technologies such as Bootstrap and Mobirise, and integrates popular analytics and marketing tools like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. From a technical perspective, the website uses Cloudflare DNS and serves content over HTTPS, though no advanced security headers were detected in the provided data. The site lacks visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies, which impacts its privacy compliance score. No contact emails or phone numbers are provided, limiting direct communication channels. The WHOIS data shows privacy protection for the registrant, which is common and justified for this business type, with a domain age consistent with an established service. Security posture is moderate with no critical vulnerabilities detected, but improvements are recommended in publishing privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and providing incident response contacts. The website content is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable content. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid business and technical foundation but requires enhancements in privacy compliance and security transparency to improve trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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

8b.io operates in the niche market of social media marketing tools, specifically focusing on link aggregation for platforms that restrict users to a single profile link. Its competitive advantage lies in offering customizable templates, link scheduling, analytics, and email collection features, catering to a diverse user base from artists to businesses. The business model is subscription or freemium SaaS, targeting social media users who need to optimize their online presence. The company maintains active social media channels to engage users and promote its service. The domain's longevity and consistent branding indicate stable operations, though the lack of explicit business contact information and policies may limit trust for some users. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the data provided.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses reputable DNS services (Cloudflare), which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security posture. No forms or input fields were detected, minimizing attack surface from user input vulnerabilities. Tracking scripts from Google and Facebook are present, but no privacy or cookie consent mechanisms were found, indicating potential compliance gaps with GDPR and similar regulations. The WHOIS privacy protection is justified and common for this business type. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which could hinder timely vulnerability reporting and response. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be improved by adopting best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies clearly accessible on the website.
  2. Implement cookie consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  5. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf
Description
8b.io offers a service to create a single link in bio page for social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter, allowing users to share multiple links via one URL.
Key services
Link in bio page creation, Templates for customization, Link scheduling, Activity insights and analytics, Email collection, Feedback collection, Import links from other pages
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.1, Mobirise CSS, Google Fonts (Jost), Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage (implied by URL)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides a specialized SaaS service for social media users to create link in bio landing pages.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the page.
  4. Use of modern frontend technologies and tracking tools is evident.
  5. No security headers or advanced security policies detected in provided data.
  6. WHOIS data shows privacy protection but domain age supports legitimacy.
  7. Social media presence is active with official accounts linked.
  8. No forms detected in the HTML content provided.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap 5.1 and Mobirise CSS framework, ensuring responsive design and good mobile optimization. Google Fonts are used for typography, and analytics/tracking are implemented via Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, which can provide performance and security benefits. No CMS other than Mobirise is detected, suggesting a static or semi-static site generation approach. Performance is moderate with no obvious broken elements. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO optimization is basic with meta description and title tags but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The site lacks visible forms, reducing complexity but also limiting direct user data collection on the main page.
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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