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Security report for avocode.com

Ceros · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 8 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

The website avocode.com serves as a sunset notice for the Avocode product line, which was discontinued on October 1, 2023. The business has transitioned its offerings under the Ceros brand, focusing on new digital experience tools such as Studio and MarkUp. These products target designers, marketers, and digital content creators seeking interactive design and feedback solutions. The website content is minimal but professional, clearly communicating the product transition and directing users to the new Ceros platforms. From a technical perspective, the site uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards with Google Fonts integration and is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS services. The site is mobile responsive and has a moderate performance profile. However, there is no evidence of advanced frameworks or CMS usage, and accessibility features are basic. SEO optimization is minimal but present. Security posture is moderate but could be improved. The domain uses HTTPS (implied by the URL), but DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers were detected in the provided content. There are no privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies visible, which impacts compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No contact or incident response information is provided, limiting transparency and user trust. Overall, the website is legitimate and consistent with the business history and domain registration data. The lack of privacy and security disclosures, however, reduces the overall security and privacy compliance score. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, adding privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and providing clear contact and incident response information to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

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

8 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 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

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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
30
Email security
85
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

Avocode was a design collaboration tool that has been sunset and replaced by Ceros, a company focusing on interactive digital experience tools. The business model is SaaS, targeting creative professionals and businesses needing design and feedback tools. The transition indicates a strategic pivot to new product offerings under the Ceros brand, likely aiming to capture a broader market in digital content creation and engagement. The company appears medium-sized with a history dating back to 2013. The partnership ecosystem includes the MarkUp product site. The website's minimal content and lack of detailed business information suggest a focus on redirecting existing users rather than acquiring new customers via this domain.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. The domain uses HTTPS, but DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a missed opportunity for DNS security enhancement. No security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No incident response or security contact information is provided, limiting the ability to report or respond to security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is functional but lacks several best practices and transparency elements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security and incident response contacts (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ceros
Description
Ceros is introducing new digital experience tools, having sunset the Avocode products as of October 1, 2023. They offer products such as Studio for interactive digital experiences and MarkUp for collecting feedback on various media.
Key services
Studio - design and publish interactive digital experiences, MarkUp - collect feedback on websites, videos, images, design files
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Google Fonts (Lato), Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100

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 a sunset notice for Avocode products transitioning to Ceros brand.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the page.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or forms present on the page.
  4. No security or incident response policies disclosed.
  5. Site uses Cloudflare DNS but DNSSEC is not enabled.
  6. Content is minimal but professional and clearly communicates product transition.
  7. No tracking or analytics scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  8. No social media links or company contact information found.
  9. No explicit or adult content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with standard HTML5 and CSS3, using Google Fonts for typography. It is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, which provides DNS and CDN services. The site is mobile responsive with a clean and simple design. There is no evidence of a CMS or advanced JavaScript frameworks in the provided HTML. Performance is moderate, with no heavy scripts or resources detected. SEO optimization is basic, with minimal meta tags and no structured data or Open Graph tags present. The technical implementation is straightforward but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security features.
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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