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Arcade Labs · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Arcade Labs is a small creative design studio based in Los Angeles, founded in 2021 by Mason Watson. The company specializes in partnering with early-stage startups to provide brand and product design services including web design, UI/UX, industrial design, and brand identity. The website reflects a focused business model targeting startup clients with a professional and consistent branding approach. Technically, the site is built using Framer, leveraging modern web fonts and a clean design, hosted likely via Namecheap. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly but lacks advanced accessibility features and security headers. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. No contact information or incident response details are provided, limiting user trust and compliance. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, indicating legitimacy.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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 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

    • 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

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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
52
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

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

Arcade Labs operates in the technology sector, focusing on creative design services for startups. The business model is service-based, targeting early-stage startups in need of foundational brand and product design. The company is small in size and relatively new, founded in 2021. The website positions Arcade Labs as a niche player in the Los Angeles startup ecosystem, emphasizing personalized design partnerships. There is no evidence of parent or subsidiary companies. The lack of contact details and compliance documentation suggests room for growth in professionalism and trust-building. No partnerships or related domains were identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications, which is a fundamental security measure. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options indicates potential vulnerabilities to DNS spoofing and clickjacking attacks. No incident response or security policy information is available, which could hinder timely handling of security incidents. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site does not appear to use analytics or tracking scripts, reducing privacy risks but also limiting user behavior insights. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended security headers and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Add clear contact information including emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user support.
  5. Develop and publish an incident response policy with dedicated contact channels for security issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Arcade Labs
Description
Arcade Labs is a small creative lab based in Los Angeles founded by Mason Watson. I partner with early-stage startups designing zero to one brand and product design. I do web design, UI/UX design, industrial design, and brand identity design.
Key services
web design, UI/UX design, industrial design, brand identity design
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Framer, HTML5, CSS3
Frameworks
Framer
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is built using Framer, a modern design and prototyping tool.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly found in the content.
  4. No security headers detected in the provided data; potential area for improvement.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  6. Website content is focused on creative design services for startups in Los Angeles.
  7. Domain registration is valid and consistent with business information.
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Framer platform, utilizing modern web fonts from Google Fonts and custom fonts hosted on Framer's CDN. The HTML structure is valid and includes appropriate meta tags for SEO and social media sharing (Open Graph and Twitter cards). Hosting appears to be managed via Namecheap, consistent with the domain registrar information. Performance is moderate with no explicit performance optimization scripts detected. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements present. Accessibility features are basic, with no ARIA roles or landmarks detected in the provided HTML snippet. No analytics or tracking technologies are used, indicating minimal data collection. The site lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are technical risks. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but could benefit from enhanced security and accessibility improvements.
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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