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Security report for ardalio.com

Technology · N/a

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ardalio.com hosts a website offering Web-Stat, a free live visitor analytics service aimed at website owners who want to monitor and understand their traffic in real-time. The service emphasizes ease of use, live visitor tracking, and clear reporting to help optimize websites. The business appears to be a small technology startup founded in 2021, with a focus on providing free analytics tools and potentially upselling advanced features. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and good mobile optimization, though SEO is limited due to restrictive robots meta tags. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript libraries such as FontAwesome and SweetAlert2, Google Fonts, and is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS services. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness. However, accessibility and SEO could be improved. Security posture is basic; HTTPS is implied but no DNSSEC is enabled and no security headers were detected in the provided data. The site implements a cookie consent mechanism, indicating some GDPR awareness, but lacks a published privacy policy or terms of service. From a security perspective, the site does not expose sensitive data and uses standard tracking scripts. However, the absence of security headers and lack of incident response or security policy information are gaps. No contact information or business credentials are published, which may affect trust. The WHOIS data is consistent and public, with no privacy protection, and the domain age aligns with a new small business. Overall, the website is functional and provides a useful service but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures, security hardening, and clearer business contact information to improve trust and compliance. Strategic recommendations include publishing privacy and terms documents, enabling DNSSEC, adding security headers, and improving SEO and accessibility.

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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

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 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 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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
55
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

The company operates in the technology sector, providing real-time web analytics services primarily targeting website owners and administrators. Its competitive advantage lies in offering live visitor tracking with clear, user-friendly reports and automated downtime alerts. The business model appears freemium, with free tracking and demo options visible. The target market is small to medium website operators seeking actionable traffic insights. The company has a modest online presence with no visible partnerships or subsidiaries. Growth indicators include active demo usage and user testimonials. The partnership ecosystem is minimal, with reliance on Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services. Strategic observations suggest the company is focused on niche analytics with potential to expand features and improve compliance and trust signals.

Security posture

The security maturity level is basic. The site uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected, but the absence of a published security policy or incident response contacts indicates limited security governance. GDPR compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism but no privacy policy. Data protection officer or vulnerability disclosure information is missing. The security culture appears minimal, with room for improvement in transparency and technical controls. Business impact of current gaps is moderate, mainly affecting trust and compliance rather than immediate technical risk.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security.
  3. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Add clear contact information including security incident response channels.
  5. Improve SEO by adjusting robots meta tags and enhancing accessibility features.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Monitor individual visitors using your website in real-time. Understand & grow your traffic with free, live analytics. Add to your site in minutes!
Key services
Real-time visitor monitoring, Visitor interaction tracking, Traffic analysis and reporting, Downtime alerts via SMS or email, User-friendly dashboard
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, FontAwesome, SweetAlert2, Google Fonts, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by base href and canonical links
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Web-Stat proprietary analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides a free live visitor analytics service.
  2. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found on main domain.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with user choice.
  4. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found on the site.
  5. No security policy or incident response information published.
  6. Site uses modern JavaScript libraries and fonts.
  7. SEO optimization is minimal; robots meta tag set to noindex,nofollow,noarchive.
  8. No visible forms for user data collection except tracking demo and signup links.
  9. No social media links or company contact details present.
  10. WHOIS data is public and domain is relatively new but consistent.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with modern JavaScript libraries including FontAwesome and SweetAlert2, uses Google Fonts for typography, and loads scripts asynchronously for performance. Hosting is via Cloudflare DNS and likely CDN, providing resilience and speed. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses lazy loading for images. However, SEO is limited due to restrictive robots meta tags and lack of structured data (no JSON-LD found). Accessibility is basic with room for improvement. No CMS or major frameworks detected, indicating a custom or lightweight stack. Performance is moderate, with potential gains from further optimization and security enhancements.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100Medium29 findingsView report
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