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Security report for data-orchid.com

Data Orchid · Other · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Data Orchid is a small market research and digital marketing consultancy founded in 2020 and based in the United States. The company offers a range of services including online panels, CATI telephone interviews, community research, translation, branding, digital marketing, presentation services, and app development. Their clientele includes various industry players, supported by an ESOMAR membership indicating industry credibility. The website is professionally designed with good content quality and clear navigation, targeting businesses seeking actionable market insights and branding solutions. Technically, the site uses modern front-end technologies such as Bootstrap, FontAwesome, and JavaScript libraries, hosted under a GoDaddy domain with HTTPS enabled. However, the site lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for compliance and security posture. Overall, the security posture is moderate with room for improvement in DNS security and privacy compliance. The domain registration is consistent with the business claims, showing no suspicious patterns and appropriate domain age. Strategic recommendations include implementing cookie consent, enhancing security headers, and publishing security and incident response policies to improve trust and compliance.

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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
54

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

Data Orchid operates in the niche market research and digital marketing sector, serving a global clientele with specialized services such as online panels and CATI research. Their business model focuses on providing actionable insights and branding services to businesses. The company leverages partnerships with platforms like PollsOpinion and industry associations such as ESOMAR to enhance credibility. The website content and client logos suggest a professional and established presence despite the company's relatively recent founding in 2020. The company targets business professionals and organizations needing market research and digital marketing expertise. Their growth potential is supported by a diverse service portfolio and strategic partnerships. However, the absence of detailed business registration information and limited privacy compliance may affect trust among privacy-conscious clients.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication, but lacks DNSSEC which could improve DNS security. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are important to mitigate common web attacks. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism and privacy compliance indicators suggests gaps in regulatory adherence, particularly GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, limiting transparency in security management. The domain registration is stable with standard protection flags but does not use privacy protection. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with key areas for improvement in headers, privacy compliance, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Deploy a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR compliance.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Data Orchid
Description
Data Orchid delivers high quality and actionable market research insights for consumers and business professionals worldwide. They provide consulting market research expertise, digital marketing, branding services, and various research methodologies including online panels, CATI, community research, and translation services.
Key services
Online Panel, CATI (Telephone Interviews), Community Research, Translation Services, Phone to Web Research, Digital Marketing, Branding Services, Presentation Services, App Development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, FontAwesome, Google Fonts (Poppins), Tiny-slider, GLightbox, Isotope, WOW.js, JavaScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Fonts, FontAwesome
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No cookie consent or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Privacy policy and terms of use pages exist but privacy policy lacks GDPR compliance indicators.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented with email, phone, and physical address.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  6. Use of modern front-end libraries and frameworks but no CMS detected.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the HTML content.
  8. ESOMAR membership badge indicates industry trust and certification.
  9. Client logos displayed to enhance trust and credibility.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, FontAwesome for icons, and JavaScript libraries such as Tiny-slider and GLightbox for interactive elements. The site is hosted on a GoDaddy-registered domain with HTTPS enabled, indicating basic security. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected, and mobile optimization is good. The site lacks a CMS, suggesting a custom or static site approach. SEO optimization is basic with minimal meta description content. Accessibility features are basic but present. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking scripts, which may limit marketing insights but improves privacy. Technical risks include missing security headers and lack of DNSSEC, which could be addressed to improve overall robustness.
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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