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Security report for booksabout.food

Books About Food · Media · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Books About Food is a specialized digital platform launched in 2024, serving as a curated hub for the cookbook industry. It showcases cookbooks, profiles of industry professionals, and provides a submission platform for new releases. The website targets cookbook publishers, authors, designers, and food enthusiasts, positioning itself as a unique, design-forward resource in the niche media sector. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including React and Next.js, hosted likely on Vercel, with Cloudflare DNS and privacy-protected domain registration. The site demonstrates excellent design quality, mobile optimization, and fast performance, contributing to a positive user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain locking, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers are missing. Privacy compliance is lacking due to absence of privacy and cookie policies and no visible consent mechanism. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but should address compliance gaps to enhance user trust and legal adherence.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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 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

    • 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

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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
69
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
67

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 platform operates as a niche media business focused on the cookbook publishing ecosystem, offering curated content and community-driven features. Its business model centers on showcasing cookbooks and industry professionals, facilitating submissions, and providing marketing tools for publishers and authors. The presence of social media integration and affiliate links (Buy Me A Coffee) indicates engagement and monetization strategies. The company is small-sized, US-registered with privacy protection, and appears to be in early growth stages. The curated and design-focused approach differentiates it in the market, targeting a specialized audience of food and publishing professionals. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the data.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration and domain locking to prevent unauthorized changes. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which is a gap for transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of privacy protection for WHOIS is justified for this business type. Security headers beyond HTTPS are not explicitly detected, suggesting room for improvement. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional headers, DNSSEC, and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Books About Food
Description
Books About Food is a unique, design-forward space created to showcase books about food and the people involved in making them.
Key services
Cookbook showcase, People directory, Publisher pages, Submission platform for new cookbooks, Collaborator analysis
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Cloudflare DNS, Fathom Analytics, Vercel (hosting inferred from scripts)
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Vercel
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain locked with clientUpdateProhibited and related EPP statuses
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of privacy protection for WHOIS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Fathom Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Fathom Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed niche platform for the cookbook industry.
  2. Content is rich with detailed book and people profiles.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. No contact phone numbers found; only email contact present.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Uses modern web technologies and good performance optimizations.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern JavaScript frameworks, primarily React and Next.js, indicating a contemporary and maintainable codebase. Hosting appears to be on Vercel, known for performance and scalability. The site uses Cloudflare for DNS, enhancing availability and security. Performance is fast with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless CMS solution. The technical stack supports a high-quality user experience but could benefit from additional security enhancements and formal privacy compliance implementations.
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. 67/100Medium33 findingsView report
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