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Security report for etherfi.com

Taylor Innovations · Other · United States

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website etherfi.com, titled 'Taylor Innovations — Secure', appears to be a minimal or placeholder site hosted on the Squarespace platform. The domain is well-established since 2007 and uses Amazon Registrar, Inc. as its registrar. The site lacks substantive business content, contact information, and legal policies such as privacy or terms of service. Technically, the site employs HTTPS with HSTS enabled, indicating a basic level of security, but lacks DNSSEC and other advanced security measures. No analytics or tracking services are detected, and no advertising or affiliate marketing is present. Overall, the site’s digital maturity is low, with limited content and minimal user engagement features.

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

7 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 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

    • 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
45
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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

Due to the lack of detailed content and contact information, the business intelligence is limited. The site likely represents a small or early-stage business or a placeholder for future development. There are no visible trust indicators, certifications, or social media presence. The domain age supports legitimacy, but the absence of business details and policies reduces credibility. No partnerships or related domains are identified.

Security posture

The security posture is basic but acceptable for a minimal informational site. HTTPS and HSTS are implemented, which protects data in transit. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security.txt files, as well as no published incident response or security policies, indicates room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the accessible content. The site does not collect user data via forms or analytics, reducing risk exposure.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  3. Add clear contact information including business email and phone number to enhance credibility.
  4. Implement a security.txt file and incident response contact to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  5. Enhance website content and user experience to better represent the business and improve engagement.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Taylor Innovations
Description
No explicit business description found in the accessible content. The site appears to be a placeholder or under construction with minimal content.
Content quality
poor
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
Squarespace
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Squarespace marketing automations
Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is minimal and appears to be a placeholder or under construction.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No contact information or business details provided on the site.
  4. Site uses Squarespace platform with standard scripts and styles.
  5. Security best practices partially implemented; HTTPS and HSTS enabled but DNSSEC missing.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond Squarespace defaults.
  7. No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
  8. No social media or external business links found in the content.
  9. WHOIS data indicates a long-standing domain with standard protections.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace CMS platform, utilizing standard Squarespace CSS and JavaScript assets. Hosting appears to be via Amazon infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized with basic accessibility features. Performance is moderate with no evident broken elements. SEO optimization is basic, with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The technical stack is modern but minimal, reflecting the site's placeholder nature. There is no evidence of third-party analytics or marketing tools beyond Squarespace defaults.
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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