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Security report for design-cell.com

DesignCell Architecture · Hospitality · United States

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

DesignCell Architecture is a well-established full-service architectural design firm specializing in hospitality, multi-family, and self-storage projects. Founded in 2007 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company has completed over 275 projects across 16 states, positioning itself as a national leader in its sector. The website reflects a professional and content-rich presence, targeting developers, investors, and real estate professionals seeking architectural expertise. The firm emphasizes advanced tools, speed to market, and balancing budget with vision in its service offerings. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Swiper.js, integrating Google Maps and Google Analytics for enhanced user experience and tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, though performance is moderate. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement and Google reCAPTCHA on forms, but lack advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for improvement. From a security perspective, the site shows good baseline practices but lacks explicit security policies and incident response information. Privacy compliance is addressed with a clear privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, and GDPR indicators. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registration details and appropriate domain age. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with basic privacy standards, though it could benefit from enhanced security headers and explicit security policies to strengthen its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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. 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: 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 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';…

  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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
68
Average
49

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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

DesignCell Architecture operates in the hospitality and real estate sectors, focusing on architectural design services for hotels, multi-family housing, and self-storage facilities. Its business model centers on providing comprehensive design solutions leveraging advanced BIM processes and global office locations to accelerate project delivery. The company targets developers, investors, and commercial real estate professionals, maintaining a strong portfolio and industry accreditations such as HSDC. The firm’s market position is strong nationally, supported by a consistent brand presence and active engagement through social media channels. Growth indicators include recent team expansions and ongoing project announcements. The partnership ecosystem includes major hotel brands and real estate developers, though no explicit partner domains were identified in the website data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from automated abuse. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and DNSSEC implementation represents gaps that could expose the site to certain attack vectors. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. There is no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, indicating a lack of formal vulnerability management communication. Data protection practices are partially addressed through cookie consent and privacy policy, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, the security posture is adequate but would benefit from enhanced technical controls and published security governance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks from vulnerable libraries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
DesignCell Architecture
Description
DesignCell is a Hospitality, Commercial and Multi-Family Architectural Firm founded in 2007, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, with project experience across most western states and beyond.
Key services
Hospitality architectural design, Multi-family architectural design, Self-storage architectural design, BIM process consulting, Project management
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Swiper.js, Google Maps API, Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich.
  2. Clear focus on hospitality, multi-family, and self-storage architectural services.
  3. Active social media presence with verified company profiles.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy indicate GDPR awareness.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  7. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and domain age is consistent with business history.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Swiper.js for UI components and interactivity. It integrates Google Maps API for location services and Google Analytics for visitor tracking. The site loads with moderate performance and is mobile-optimized, though accessibility features are basic. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting appears to be with GoDaddy.com, LLC, consistent with WHOIS data. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers, which should be addressed to reduce attack surface and improve trust. The site uses cloud-based technologies and asynchronous script loading to optimize user experience.
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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