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Security report for beckandstone.com

Beck & Stone, Inc. · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Beck & Stone, Inc. is a specialized brand consultancy focused on serving institutions and enterprises within American culture. Their core services include strategic consulting, platform development, brand management, and audience engagement. The company positions itself as a dedicated team of professionals providing bespoke services to grow institutions and enterprises. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with references to notable clients and a clear target audience. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Modernizr, jQuery, and the Foundation framework. Hosting and DNS services are managed via Cloudflare, ensuring good SSL configuration and moderate performance. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but lacks important security headers and DNSSEC. There is no published privacy or cookie policy, nor a vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact, which are gaps in compliance and security transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from improved privacy compliance and enhanced security headers. The domain registration data is consistent and supports the legitimacy of the business. Strategic improvements in privacy and security policies would strengthen the company's risk posture and user trust.

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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

Beck & Stone operates in the media sector as a small-sized brand consultancy founded in 2015. Their business model revolves around providing tailored brand and marketing services to niche communities, institutions, and enterprises. The company leverages a professional team and bespoke service offerings to differentiate itself in a competitive market. Their client portfolio includes recognized names such as Condé Nast and National Affairs, indicating strong market positioning and credibility. The company maintains an active digital presence with social media engagement and a content-rich website showcasing case studies and thought leadership. Revenue streams likely derive from consulting, platform development, and ongoing brand management contracts. The absence of phone or physical address information suggests a primarily digital or remote operational model. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and Cloudflare DNS usage. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No evidence of vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data was found. The lack of a published privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, and vulnerability disclosure policy indicates compliance gaps, particularly regarding GDPR and data protection best practices. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing security contact information. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with room for significant improvement in transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Add clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Beck & Stone, Inc.
Description
Web design and development, marketing and brand management for niche communities and publications.
Key services
Strategic Consulting, Platform Development, Brand Management, Audience Engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Modernizr, jQuery, Foundation Framework, AOS (Animate On Scroll), Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information limited to a single company email; no phone or physical address found.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy present.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. Social media presence on LinkedIn and Twitter.
  8. Domain registration is stable and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and stable technology stack including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Modernizr, jQuery, and the Foundation front-end framework. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing reliable SSL and DNS services. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. Accessibility features are basic but present. No CMS was explicitly detected, though WordPress is mentioned as a platform in services. The site lacks some advanced security configurations and privacy compliance mechanisms, representing technical debt and modernization opportunities.
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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