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Security report for bakingbeauty.net

Baking Beauty · Media · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

Baking Beauty is a niche food and baking blog offering a wide range of recipes including appetizers, main dishes, desserts, and drinks. The site targets general audiences interested in easy, decadent recipes using common ingredients. It monetizes primarily through advertising networks such as AdThrive and uses WordPress with a modern theme and plugins to deliver content. The technical infrastructure is mature with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced but lacks some security headers and explicit privacy policies. The absence of WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy but does not detract from the professional presentation and content quality. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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

3 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

  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

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
80

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 website operates as a content publishing platform in the media sector, focusing on food and baking enthusiasts. Its business model relies on ad revenue from multiple premium ad networks and marketing tools like ConvertKit for audience engagement. The site maintains a consistent brand presence across social media channels, enhancing its market reach. While the domain registration details are unavailable, the site demonstrates a stable digital presence with good content quality and user experience. Growth potential exists through enhanced privacy compliance and expanded business information disclosure.

Security posture

The site enforces HTTPS and uses modern JavaScript techniques for performance and user experience. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and does not provide explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are critical for GDPR compliance. No incident response or security contact information is available, limiting transparency. The use of multiple third-party ad networks and tracking services increases the attack surface and privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish contact information for security incidents and appoint a data protection officer to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and ad networks to minimize vulnerabilities and privacy risks.
  5. Consider verifying and publishing WHOIS domain registration details to strengthen domain legitimacy and business credibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Baking Beauty
Description
A Balanced Diet Is a Cookie In Each Hand. Baking Beauty offers hundreds of easy decadent recipes that use common ingredients and no fancy equipment, including appetizers, main dishes, drinks, desserts, breakfast, cakes, casseroles, cheesecake, cookies, and cupcakes.
Key services
Recipe content publishing, Food and baking tutorials, Advertising revenue through ad networks
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Kadence Theme, WP Recipe Maker plugin, Advanced Ads plugin, ConvertKit, AdThrive ad network, Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of modern JavaScript lazy loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
AdThrive, The Trade Desk, PubMatic, Rubicon, Amazon UAM, Index Exchange, TripleLift, Sharethrough, Teads, Criteo, Yieldmo, OpenX, Sonobi, GumGum, Adform, Comscore, Unruly, Kargo, LiveRamp ATS
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
ConvertKit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed food and recipe blog
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with Kadence theme and multiple plugins
  3. Monetizes primarily through AdThrive and other ad networks
  4. No visible privacy or cookie policies found
  5. No explicit contact or security incident information found
  6. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  8. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Kadence theme and several plugins including WP Recipe Maker and Advanced Ads. It integrates with multiple ad networks and marketing tools such as AdThrive and ConvertKit. The site uses modern lazy loading scripts and preconnect hints to optimize performance. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO Premium. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the data. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in loading speed and security header implementation.
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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