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Security report for architonic.com

Architonic · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Architonic is a well-established online platform serving architects and designers by providing a comprehensive database of products, materials, and design concepts. It offers advanced search capabilities including visual search and integrates collaboration tools such as Miro and Figma to enhance user experience. The website is professionally designed with rich multimedia content and targets a specialized audience in the architecture and design sector. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries, video embedding, and tracking tools like Hotjar and Google Tag Manager, ensuring a contemporary digital presence with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though explicit security headers and detailed privacy policies are lacking. The absence of WHOIS data reduces transparency but the overall professional presentation and integration with trusted services support legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, enhancing security headers, and providing clear contact and incident response information to improve trust and compliance.

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

4 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 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
90
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
73

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

Architonic occupies a leading position in the niche market of architecture and design product research platforms. Its business model revolves around providing a curated, extensive database of design products and materials, coupled with collaboration tools to facilitate project workflows. The platform's integration with popular design tools and its magazine content indicate a diversified revenue and engagement strategy. The target customers are professional architects and designers seeking reliable, high-quality product information and inspiration. The company demonstrates growth potential through its digital maturity and partnerships with recognized brands. However, the lack of publicly available corporate and contact information suggests a need for improved transparency to strengthen business credibility and customer trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth strategies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure program limits the site's readiness for security incidents and reduces transparency. Compliance with GDPR is partially indicated by the cookie consent mechanism but lacks comprehensive documentation. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be significantly improved by adopting best practices and publishing relevant policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers for support and security incidents.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance GDPR compliance by detailing data retention policies and user rights in privacy documentation.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Architonic
Description
The largest platform for products, materials and concepts for designers and architects. Explore design products and much more on Architonic!
Key services
Product and material database, Visual search, Collaboration tools integrated with Miro and Figma, Design inspiration and magazine content
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Hotjar, Google Tag Manager, ConsentManager, DoubleClick GPT, Vimeo video embedding
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Hotjar, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
ConsentManager
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich multimedia content
  2. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  6. WHOIS data unavailable or not publicly disclosed
  7. Website targets architects and designers with a product/material research platform
  8. Use of modern tracking and analytics tools
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with JavaScript frameworks, video content hosted on Vimeo, and analytics/tracking tools such as Hotjar and Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph tags. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and CDN usage for static assets. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The absence of detailed hosting information limits assessment of infrastructure robustness. Overall, the technical implementation supports a high-quality user experience but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and more transparent business information integration.
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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