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Security report for blacknight.tech

Blacknight Solutions · Technology · Ireland

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Blacknight Solutions operates as a hosting and domain registration provider primarily serving the Irish market. Their website blacknight.tech functions as a technical status and maintenance blog, providing timely updates on network, power, and service maintenance events. The company maintains a consistent brand presence and targets existing and prospective hosting customers with relevant service information and promotional offers. Technically, the site is built on WordPress CMS using the Canvas theme and WooFramework, with standard plugins for social sharing and analytics. The infrastructure is modern enough to support HTTPS and basic performance needs, though mobile optimization and accessibility are basic. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks advanced security headers and published security policies. Contact information is limited to an email address and social media links, with no phone or physical address provided. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but could improve in privacy compliance and security transparency.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
50
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
52

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

Blacknight Solutions holds a solid position in the Irish hosting and domain registration market, leveraging a business model focused on managed hosting services and domain sales. Their digital presence includes promotional partnerships with domainoffers.me and dropped.ie, enhancing their marketing reach. The company appears medium-sized with a focus on technology services. The website content and structure indicate a customer-centric approach with frequent service announcements and maintenance notifications. However, the lack of detailed business registration data and limited contact information suggests room for enhanced transparency. The use of Google Analytics and social media integration supports marketing efforts, while the absence of formal privacy and security policies may impact compliance perception.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and a cookie consent banner that supports GDPR compliance. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. Contact channels for incident response or abuse are not explicitly provided, which may delay response to security incidents. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is functional but could be significantly improved by adopting best practices and publishing clear security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Expand contact information to include phone numbers and physical addresses for better customer support and incident response.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to meet modern web standards and enhance user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Blacknight Solutions
Description
Blacknight Solutions provides hosting and domain name registration services. The website serves as a technical blog for service announcements and maintenance updates.
Key services
Web hosting, Domain registration, Technical status updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, AddToAny sharing plugin, WooFramework, Canvas theme
Frameworks
WooFramework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with preferences and decline options

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddToAny sharing
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a technical status and maintenance blog for Blacknight Solutions hosting services.
  2. Content is regularly updated with maintenance and service announcements.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with options to accept, decline, or set preferences.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  5. Contact information is minimal, primarily an email address in RSS subscription link.
  6. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and themes.
  7. HTTPS is enabled and Google Analytics is used for tracking.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  9. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly provided.
  10. No security headers detected in the provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress platform using the Canvas theme and WooFramework, with common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and plugins like AddToAny for social sharing. Google Analytics is integrated for visitor tracking. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communications. Performance is moderate with no critical errors detected, but mobile responsiveness and accessibility features are basic. The site lacks advanced SEO optimizations and security headers, which are areas for technical improvement. The infrastructure appears stable and suitable for the website's purpose as a status and maintenance blog.
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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