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Security report for darkveilsociety.com

Dark Veil Society · Media · N/a

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Dark Veil Society is a collective of independent horror authors focused on promoting and supporting dark fiction. The website serves as a platform for author collaboration, book promotion, and community engagement within the horror genre niche. The site is professionally designed with good content quality and clear navigation, targeting horror readers and writers. Technically, the site uses modern web standards, Google Analytics for tracking, and is hosted by DreamHost with DNS managed by Cloudflare. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. WHOIS data shows anomalies with a future domain creation date, which may be a data error but reduces trust slightly. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but could improve security and privacy 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

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
57
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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 Dark Veil Society occupies a niche market as a collective of independent horror authors, leveraging community and collaboration to enhance visibility and sales. Their business model revolves around author support, book publishing, and affiliate marketing via Amazon. The target audience includes horror enthusiasts and independent authors. The website's partnership with individual author sites and a web design company indicates a small but focused ecosystem. Growth potential lies in expanding author cohorts and anthologies. The lack of detailed company registration info and physical address suggests a small, informal business structure.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism despite Google Analytics usage indicates partial GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The WHOIS data anomaly with a future creation date is a concern but likely a data error. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be improved with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Review and correct WHOIS registration data to ensure accuracy and improve trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Dark Veil Society
Description
The Dark Veil Society is a collective of independent horror authors united by a shared love for the eerie, the unsettling, and the unknown. Founded by self-published writers, it champions dark fiction and supports fellow creators.
Key services
Author collaboration, Book publishing and promotion, Community support for horror writers
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no WAF or blocking detected
  2. Professional design with clear navigation and rich content about horror authors and books
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected despite use of Google Analytics
  4. WHOIS data shows suspicious future creation date, possibly a data error
  5. No explicit security policies or incident response information published
  6. Social media presence on Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram
  7. Affiliate links to Amazon present in book reviews
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with standard HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, leveraging Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking. It is hosted on DreamHost with DNS managed by Cloudflare, indicating reliable infrastructure. The site loads a moderate number of images and fonts with preload hints for performance optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards are well implemented. No CMS or frameworks were detected, suggesting a custom or static site. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility features.
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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