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Security report for column.com

Column · Finance · N/a

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Column is a nationally chartered bank uniquely positioned as a developer infrastructure bank, enabling developers and builders to create new financial products. The company leverages modern web technologies including React and Gatsby, hosted on AWS infrastructure, reflecting a mature and modern digital presence. The website is professionally designed with excellent user experience and mobile optimization, targeting a niche audience of developers in the financial sector. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain status protections, though improvements are needed in DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is lacking due to absence of privacy and cookie policies, and no contact information or incident response details are provided, which could impact trust and regulatory compliance. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced transparency and security best practices.

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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

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 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
69

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
60
Employees
0
Customers
60
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
12%

3 subdomains affected

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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

Column operates in the finance and technology sectors as a specialized bank serving developers. Its business model focuses on providing banking infrastructure to enable financial product innovation. The domain age (since 1998) supports an established presence. The company appears to be small in size with a focused market position. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified. The lack of explicit contact information and policies suggests a potential area for growth in customer engagement and compliance. The company’s use of AWS and Amazon Registrar indicates reliance on reputable service providers. No advertising or affiliate programs are detected, indicating a direct business-to-business model.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and has domain status flags that prevent unauthorized domain changes, indicating good domain security management. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. No security headers were detected in the provided content, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. There is no visible vulnerability disclosure or incident response information, which is a gap in security transparency. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also reflects incomplete compliance with data protection regulations. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be improved by implementing recommended headers, DNSSEC, and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer support and incident response.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and publish security.txt to demonstrate security transparency and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Column
Description
The only nationally chartered bank built to enable developers and builders to create new financial services.
Key services
developer infrastructure banking, financial product enablement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Gatsby 4.25.7, AWS DNS (Route53)
Frameworks
Gatsby
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional banking service targeting developers
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found on main page
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  5. Modern tech stack with Gatsby and React
  6. Hosted on AWS with Amazon Registrar domain
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected
  8. No social media links explicitly found in HTML
  9. No forms detected in provided HTML content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Gatsby (version 4.25.7) and React, indicating a modern static site generation approach optimized for performance. Hosting is on AWS infrastructure, with DNS managed by Amazon Route53. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Performance is likely fast due to static generation and CDN usage. However, the absence of security headers and DNSSEC indicates some technical debt in security hardening. No analytics or tracking scripts were found, which may limit marketing insights but enhances privacy. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and performant but can be improved in security and compliance aspects.
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. 69/100Medium29 findingsView report
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