Alchemy Code Lab is a specialized educational institution based in Portland, Oregon, focused on training software developers in advanced Full-Stack JavaScript programming. The company positions itself as a career accelerator, offering bootcamp prep and advanced career tracks with strong industry connections and community partnerships. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeting aspiring and current developers seeking to advance their careers. Technically, the site is built on modern web technologies including React and hosted on the Strikingly platform with Cloudflare CDN support, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections, but lacks advanced DNS security and security headers. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, though improvements in security and privacy compliance are recommended.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Security headers
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High
Missing Content-Security-Policy header
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
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
65
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention alchemycodelab.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The business operates in the education and technology sectors, providing coding bootcamp and career advancement services. It targets a niche market of tech professionals and beginners in Portland, leveraging community partnerships and industry experts to differentiate itself. The business model is service-based education with revenue likely from tuition and financing options. The company is relatively young, founded in 2017, and maintains a small size with a focused local presence. The website supports business credibility with clear contact details, social media engagement, and references to graduate outcomes. Partnerships with platforms like Meetup and use of subdomains for applications indicate a growing ecosystem. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified.
Security posture
Security maturity is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections, but DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a missed opportunity for DNS security hardening. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or HSTS were detected, which could improve protection against common web attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, limiting transparency in security governance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is limited by the absence of cookie consent mechanisms, which may pose regulatory risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small educational site but could benefit from enhancements to align with best practices and compliance requirements.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options to enhance web security.
Add a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR and other privacy regulations compliance.
Publish a formal security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Alchemy Code Lab
Description
Alchemy Code Lab is a developer academy in Portland, OR focused on advanced programming in Full-Stack JavaScript, guiding students to transform their careers as software developers.
Key services
Full-Stack JavaScript developer bootcamp, Advanced career track training, Career services and job placement support, Community partnerships and industry engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Fonts (Montserrat, Roboto, Open Sans), FontAwesome, jQuery 1.10.0, Cloudflare CDN, Strikingly platform
Frameworks
React (indicated by data-reactroot), Strikingly site builder
Platforms
Strikingly
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Domain status clientTransferProhibited
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics (classic), Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Ad networks
Google AdWords
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (classic), Cloudflare Insights
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
Content is focused on education and career advancement in software development.
No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
No cookie consent mechanism detected, which may affect GDPR compliance.
No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
Use of modern web fonts and CDN services for performance.
Social media presence is active with multiple platforms linked.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built using modern web standards with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript frameworks including React. It uses Google Fonts and FontAwesome for typography and icons, and jQuery for legacy support. Hosting is via Strikingly platform with Cloudflare CDN providing performance and security benefits. The site is mobile optimized and has good SEO metadata including Open Graph and Twitter cards. Performance is moderate, with some external dependencies that could be optimized. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and semantic HTML enhancements. No CMS other than Strikingly was detected. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional user experience with room for modernization and security hardening.
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.
Services and partners the site relies on, identified automatically from its content. Only domains with a clear business relationship are listed.
office.alchemycodelab.compartner · 95% confidenceSubdomain used for application and work with us pages, likely official partner or internal service.Not scanned
alchemycodelabdev.strikingly.compartner · 85% confidenceStrikingly hosted subdomain related to community partners and financing, likely official partner or staging site.Not scanned
www.meetup.compartner · 80% confidenceUsed for event RSVPs, common third-party event platform.Not scanned
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