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Security report for boxicons.com

Boxicons · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Boxicons is a technology-focused company providing a comprehensive icon library tailored for designers and developers. The website offers over 30,000 icons with customization options and a freemium business model including a Pro subscription for enhanced features. The company has a strong market presence evidenced by high weekly downloads and positive user ratings. Technically, the site is built on modern frameworks such as Next.js and uses Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services, ensuring fast performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain status protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and explicit security headers are not fully confirmed. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned in its niche, but could improve transparency and compliance aspects.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

7 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 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
59

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

Boxicons operates in the technology sector, targeting designers and developers with a large icon set and customization tools. Its freemium model with tiered pricing plans caters to individuals, freelancers, teams, and enterprises. The company leverages GitHub for open source presence and Gumroad for sales, indicating a hybrid open-source and commercial approach. The high download volume and positive ratings suggest strong user adoption and market fit. The absence of direct contact information on the main site may indicate a lean operation or reliance on digital channels. The company is likely small-sized, founded in 2018, with no visible parent or subsidiary companies. Strategic partnerships or payment processors are not explicitly identified in the data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and domain status protections that prevent unauthorized transfers or deletions. However, the lack of DNSSEC reduces DNS security. No explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are published, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries as per the analysis. Security headers are partially detected but could be improved by explicitly setting CSP, X-Frame-Options, and other headers. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could benefit from enhanced policies and disclosures to build user trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  3. Add a security.txt file and incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve transparency.
  4. Implement and explicitly declare security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Consider adding direct contact information or support channels to improve business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Boxicons
Description
Ultimate source for your icon needs, start your next project with Boxicons
Key services
Icon library with 30k+ icons, Customizable icons with multiple weights and corner styles, Pro access with additional icons and features, Multiple download formats including SVG, PNG, JSX, TSX
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), Cloudflare DNS, Google Tag Manager, Webpack
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers a large icon library with free and paid tiers.
  2. Strong focus on user experience and customization.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected in the provided HTML.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and CDN for performance.
  6. Good SEO and social media presence via GitHub and Twitter.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Next.js, a modern React framework, with assets served via Cloudflare CDN, ensuring fast load times and good global reach. The use of Google Tag Manager indicates integration of analytics and marketing tools. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. The HTML structure is valid and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS is explicitly detected, but the domain registrar is Squarespace Domains II LLC. The site uses modern JavaScript chunking and preloading for performance. Technical risks are minimal, but the absence of DNSSEC and some security headers represent areas for improvement.
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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