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Security report for blocksandfiles.com

Situation Publishing · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Blocks and Files is a specialized online media publisher focusing on storage and file system news, operated by Situation Publishing since 2013. The website targets technology professionals and enthusiasts interested in storage technologies, offering news articles, industry analysis, and newsletters. The business model is centered on digital publishing with advertising revenue streams. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with common SEO and analytics plugins, hosted with Cloudflare services, and uses Google Ad Manager for advertising. The site is mobile optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is limited due to absence of visible privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained but could improve transparency and compliance documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

6 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 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. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
62

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 occupies a niche position in the technology media sector, focusing exclusively on storage and file system news. It leverages partnerships with related technology news sites such as The Register, DevClass, and The Next Platform, enhancing its content ecosystem. The business model relies on content publishing and advertising, supported by Google Ad Manager and analytics tools. The target audience includes IT professionals, storage vendors, and technology enthusiasts. The company, Situation Publishing, appears to be a small but established entity with a focused market presence. Growth potential lies in expanding content offerings and improving compliance and security transparency to build greater trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain registration includes clientTransferProhibited status, reducing risk of unauthorized domain transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security were detected, which are recommended best practices. No incident response or security policy information is published, limiting transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analyzed content. The site uses common third-party scripts including Google Analytics and ad services, which require careful privacy management. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be enhanced by implementing additional security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Add explicit contact information including security incident response contacts.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising integrations for privacy and security compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Situation Publishing
Description
Where Storage Lives
Key services
Technology news articles, Industry analysis, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Publisher Tags (GPT) for ads, jQuery, WPBakery Page Builder
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager, DoubleClick
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional technology news portal focused on storage and file systems.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and Google services for analytics and ads.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage HTML content.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  5. No security or incident response policies published on the site.
  6. Advertising is managed via Google Ad Manager and DoubleClick with moderate tracking.
  7. Mobile optimization and SEO are implemented at a good level.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; content fully accessible.
  9. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the website's business.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature WordPress platform using popular plugins like Yoast SEO and WPBakery Page Builder, indicating a standard CMS-based infrastructure. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and uses Google Ad Manager for advertising, reflecting a modern digital marketing stack. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data, enhancing search engine visibility and social media sharing. Performance appears moderate with standard external resource loading. Accessibility features are basic but present. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts and lack of advanced security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize security configurations and improve privacy compliance documentation.
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. 58/100Medium30 findingsView report
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