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Security report for codingcircle.net

Technology · N/a

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

CodingCircle.net is a small network platform focused on connecting web development professionals in cities such as Berlin, Munich, Vienna, and Bristol. The website provides a minimal but clear description of its purpose as a network for web developers. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress CMS with jQuery, hosted under a domain registered in 2021, which aligns with the site's modest scope and recent establishment. The site is accessible without any blocking or WAF interference, and it uses HTTPS with a registrar-enforced clientTransferProhibited status, enhancing domain security. From a security perspective, the site has a basic posture with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. There is no evidence of cookie consent mechanisms or comprehensive privacy compliance, which could be improved to meet GDPR standards. No contact information or incident response channels are provided, limiting transparency and user trust. The absence of analytics and advertising scripts suggests minimal user tracking, which is positive for privacy. Overall, the site is safe with no adult or questionable content detected. It serves a niche community with basic content and moderate technical implementation. The security and privacy posture is adequate but could benefit from enhancements in policy disclosures, security headers, and contact transparency. The AI score reflects these findings, indicating a functional but basic website with room for improvement in compliance and security best practices.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 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 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
64
Security headers
25
Email security
55
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
43

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention codingcircle.net, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 positions itself as a community network for web developers in select European cities, targeting professionals interested in networking and collaboration. The business model appears to be community-driven without evident monetization or commercial services on the homepage. The lack of detailed company information, contact details, or certifications suggests a small-scale operation or a community initiative rather than a formal enterprise. The domain age and registration details support this, showing a recent establishment without privacy protection, indicating transparency. The site does not display partnerships or subsidiaries, and no external business relationships are evident from the content. Growth potential may depend on expanding content, services, and user engagement.

Security posture

The security maturity level is basic. HTTPS is properly implemented, and the domain status clientTransferProhibited protects against unauthorized transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No forms or input fields are present to assess input sanitization or secure data handling. Privacy compliance is minimal, with a basic privacy policy page but no cookie consent or GDPR-specific disclosures. Incident response readiness is not evident due to lack of security contact information. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the accessible content. The site would benefit from implementing security headers, DNSSEC, and enhanced privacy controls to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent mechanism and enhance the privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security or abuse contacts to improve incident response readiness and user trust.
  5. Consider adding analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to better understand user engagement and improve the platform.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Network for Web Development in Berlin, Munich, Vienna and Bristol
Key services
networking for web development professionals
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery, WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a small network platform for web developers in select European cities.
  2. Content is minimal but relevant to the stated purpose.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or metadata.
  4. No forms detected on the homepage.
  5. No social media links found in the HTML content.
  6. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms detected.
  7. Website uses WordPress CMS with jQuery library.
  8. No advanced security headers detected in HTML content.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  10. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS and uses jQuery as a JavaScript library. The HTML is valid and includes meta tags for viewport and SEO-related Open Graph tags, although some fields like title and site_name are empty or minimal. The site loads CSS and JS assets from its own domain, indicating self-hosting or dedicated hosting. Performance is moderate with no heavy external dependencies detected. Mobile optimization is basic with viewport meta tag and some responsive styles, but no advanced accessibility features are evident. SEO is basic with some Open Graph metadata but lacks structured data like JSON-LD. No analytics or tracking scripts are present, which reduces technical complexity but limits insights. Overall, the technical stack is simple and functional but could be modernized with enhanced SEO, accessibility, and performance optimizations.
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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