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Security report for arachnidworks.com

ArachnidWorks, Inc. · Other · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ArachnidWorks, Inc. is a well-established full-service marketing agency based in Maryland, founded in 2004. The company offers a broad range of marketing and design services including branding, digital marketing, SEO, PPC/SEM, website development, and strategic marketing planning. Their market position is that of a creative and strategic partner for businesses seeking to enhance their marketing mix and digital presence. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and clear navigation aimed at business clients locally and nationwide. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern frameworks like Bootstrap and integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools such as HubSpot, Microsoft Clarity, and Facebook Pixel, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and use of reCAPTCHA, though improvements are recommended in DNS security and security headers. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website and domain registration data support a high level of business credibility and trustworthiness.

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

6 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

  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

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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
63

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

ArachnidWorks operates in the marketing and design sector, targeting small to medium businesses seeking comprehensive marketing solutions. Their competitive advantage lies in their multi-disciplinary approach and strategic customization of marketing mixes. Revenue streams likely include service fees for branding, digital campaigns, website development, and consulting. The company maintains an active partnership ecosystem with Google (Google Partners badge) and uses certified marketing tools like Constant Contact. Growth indicators include a long domain age and a portfolio of case studies showcasing diverse clients. The company leverages multiple social media platforms for outreach and maintains a professional online presence. Strategic observations suggest a focus on quality over quantity in client selection and a commitment to creative innovation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms. However, the absence of DNSSEC and some security headers like Content Security Policy and explicit X-Frame-Options headers indicate room for improvement. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is publicly available, which may limit transparency in security incident handling. Data protection practices appear standard for a marketing agency, with no exposed sensitive data detected. Compliance with GDPR is suggested by the privacy policy but lacks a cookie consent mechanism, which is a compliance gap. Overall, the security culture appears adequate but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a Content Security Policy and other security headers to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
ArachnidWorks, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ArachnidWorks, Inc.
Description
ArachnidWorks is a multi-disciplinary marketing and design collective dedicated to providing comprehensive, strategic marketing and top-quality design services including SEO, PPC/SEM, email marketing, social media campaigns, branding, graphic design, identity development, trade show marketing, and video production.
Key services
Branding & Design, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Website Development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Bootstrap 4, jQuery, Slider Revolution, Google Fonts, FontAwesome, Google reCAPTCHA, HubSpot, FullContact, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Bing UET
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress ecosystem)

Analytics and tracking

Services
HubSpot Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager, Bing UET
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Facebook Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Microsoft Clarity, HubSpot Analytics, Bing UET
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Constant Contact, FullContact
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional marketing agency with comprehensive service offerings.
  2. Content is well structured and includes case studies and client references.
  3. Multiple marketing and analytics tools are integrated.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  5. Security posture is good but can be improved with additional headers and DNSSEC.
  6. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR compliance indications.
  7. WHOIS data supports business legitimacy and domain age is consistent with business history.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using Bootstrap 4 for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. It integrates several third-party marketing and analytics tools including HubSpot, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Bing UET, indicating a sophisticated marketing technology stack. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of CDN services for fonts and libraries. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility basics but could improve ARIA roles and semantic HTML usage. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which may introduce privacy and security concerns if not regularly updated. The hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing some protection and performance benefits. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but should focus on security enhancements and privacy compliance.
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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