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Security report for craftingcommunities.net

Crafting Communities · Education · Canada

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Crafting Communities is a small educational and cultural resource platform focused on nineteenth-century Victorian material culture. It offers hands-on crafting tutorials, a podcast featuring interviews with scholars and artists, virtual exhibitions, and classroom teaching resources. The website is professionally designed and hosted on Squarespace, leveraging modern web technologies and providing a good user experience with mobile optimization and clear navigation. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies, terms of service, and security headers indicates gaps in compliance and security best practices. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable or indicates the domain may be unregistered, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional appearance and active social media presence. Overall, the site serves a niche educational audience effectively but should improve its security posture and compliance documentation to enhance trust and credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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

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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
35
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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 targets makers, educators, and scholars interested in Victorian material culture, positioning itself as a niche educational resource. It operates likely as a non-commercial or academic project affiliated with the University of Victoria. The business model centers on providing free educational content and resources rather than direct monetization. The presence of social media accounts and a podcast suggests active community engagement and outreach. The lack of detailed business registration or company information aligns with its educational and non-profit nature. Growth potential lies in expanding educational offerings and partnerships with academic institutions.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data or vulnerable libraries, which is positive. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps, particularly regarding GDPR. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard security headers and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Add terms of service and incident response contact information to provide transparency and readiness for security incidents.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Consider registering the domain properly or ensuring WHOIS data is correctly published to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Crafting Communities
Description
Resource hub for makers and educators interested in nineteenth-century material culture, offering tutorials, podcasts, virtual exhibitions, and classroom resources.
Key services
Hands-on crafting tutorials, Podcast interviews, Virtual exhibitions, Classroom teaching resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Typekit fonts, Stripe.js, JavaScript ES6+, CSS3
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Squarespace-hosted educational resource focused on Victorian material culture.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information limited to an email address and social media links; no phone or physical address found.
  4. No security headers detected; HTTPS is enabled.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond Squarespace defaults.
  6. Content is well-structured and professionally presented.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or domain is unregistered, which is a concern for domain legitimacy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, utilizing Typekit fonts and Stripe.js for payment processing capabilities. The site uses modern HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with asynchronous script loading to optimize performance. Mobile optimization is good, and the site includes accessibility features such as skip links and semantic HTML. SEO is supported with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, typical for a Squarespace site with rich media content. There is no evidence of custom backend frameworks or complex integrations, indicating low technical debt but limited customization. Hosting is managed by Squarespace, providing reliable uptime and SSL certificates.
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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