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Security report for draculatheme.com

Dracula Team · Technology · N/a

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Dracula Theme is a well-established open source project providing a popular dark color scheme for over 300 applications, primarily targeting developers and programmers. The website showcases a professional design with clear branding and a strong community presence, evidenced by a highly starred GitHub repository. The business model includes free theme offerings alongside a premium Dracula PRO product sold via a partner store. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies such as Next.js and React, with good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and multiple security headers implemented, though the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, as well as contact information for security incidents, represents compliance gaps. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but could improve privacy compliance and incident response transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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 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 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

    • 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
30
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
70

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

Dracula Theme occupies a niche in the developer tools market, offering a consistent and aesthetically pleasing dark theme across numerous platforms. Its competitive advantage lies in broad application support and an active open source community. Revenue streams include premium theme sales via Gumroad integration. The target audience is developers and tech enthusiasts seeking a unified dark theme experience. The partnership with store.draculatheme.com for premium sales indicates a focused ecosystem. Growth indicators include high GitHub engagement and continuous theme additions. Strategic observations suggest enhancing privacy and security disclosures to strengthen user trust and compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks formalized security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for compliance with regulations like GDPR and NIS2. The minimal user tracking via Plausible Analytics is privacy-friendly but the absence of cookie consent mechanisms is a compliance risk. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be improved by formalizing policies and contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add clear contact information for security incidents, including dedicated security or abuse email addresses.
  3. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance transparency by including terms of service and data protection officer contact details if applicable.
  5. Regularly review and update security headers and monitor third-party scripts for vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Dracula Team
Description
Dracula is a color scheme for code editors and terminal emulators such as Vim, Notepad++, iTerm, VSCode, Terminal.app, ZSH, and much more.
Key services
Dark color themes for 300+ applications, Dracula PRO premium theme and UI package, Theme contributions and community engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Next.js, React, JavaScript, CSS, Gumroad integration, Plausible Analytics
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async scripts to improve performance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
Gumroad
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Strong community presence via GitHub.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found.
  4. No direct contact information or security incident contacts provided.
  5. Uses modern web technologies and good security headers.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React/Next.js stack, ensuring fast loading times and good SEO optimization. It uses asynchronous script loading and preloading for fonts and images to optimize performance. The integration with Gumroad for e-commerce and Plausible for analytics indicates a lightweight and privacy-conscious approach. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessible navigation. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or static site generation approach. Hosting provider details are not explicit but the presence of security headers and HTTPS indicates a professionally managed environment. Technical risks are low, with opportunities to improve by adding structured data for enhanced SEO and 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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