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Security report for farkfiction.net

Media · N/a

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

FarkFiction.net is a small niche media website dedicated to promoting fiction anthologies related to the Fark community. It operates primarily as a content promotion platform linking to Amazon for anthology sales. The website is modest in design and content, lacking advanced technical features or comprehensive business information. The technical infrastructure is basic, built with simple HTML and CSS, and hosted on ipower.com. There is no evidence of modern CMS or analytics tools, and mobile optimization is poor. Security posture is minimal with no HTTPS enforcement visible in the provided data and absence of key security headers. Privacy and cookie policies are missing, and no contact or incident response information is provided, indicating low privacy compliance and limited user trust signals. Overall, the site is functional but basic, with moderate trustworthiness based on domain registration data and content relevance.

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

10 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 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

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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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
55
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
45

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention farkfiction.net, from OffSeq Breach.

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The website targets readers and writers interested in fiction anthologies, particularly those connected to the Fark community. Its business model revolves around promoting anthologies and driving sales through Amazon affiliate links. The market position is niche and community-focused without official affiliation to Fark, Inc. Revenue streams likely come from affiliate commissions. The site lacks visible partnerships beyond Amazon and does not provide detailed business or contact information, limiting transparency. Growth indicators and strategic partnerships are not evident from the content. The site’s operations appear small scale and hobbyist in nature.

Security posture

The security maturity level of the website is low. There is no HTTPS enforcement detected, no DNSSEC enabled, and no advanced security headers implemented. The domain status clientTransferProhibited provides some protection against unauthorized transfers. No privacy or cookie policies are present, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are published. The absence of contact information and security policies suggests limited readiness for incident handling or compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR. The site does not collect user data via forms or analytics, reducing exposure but also limiting user engagement and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate to secure user connections and improve trust.
  2. Publish privacy and cookie policies to comply with data protection regulations and inform users.
  3. Add contact information and incident response details to enhance transparency and security readiness.
  4. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and broaden audience reach.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
A website hosting and promoting fiction anthologies related to Fark, Inc. It is not officially affiliated with Fark, Inc. The site promotes various fiction anthologies available on Amazon.
Key services
Promotion of fiction anthologies, Providing submission information for anthologies
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Google Web Designer 2.0.5.0124
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
poor
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  2. No contact information such as email, phone, or physical address provided.
  3. No security or incident response policies published.
  4. Site uses basic HTML and CSS with no advanced frameworks or CMS detected.
  5. Site promotes fiction anthologies via Amazon affiliate links.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. No forms or data collection mechanisms present.
  8. Mobile optimization and accessibility are poor.
  9. No HTTPS enforcement or advanced security headers detected.
  10. Domain registration is consistent and legitimate for the business type.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses basic HTML and CSS generated by Google Web Designer 2.0.5.0124, with no detected CMS or JavaScript frameworks. Hosting is provided by ipower.com. The site lacks modern technical features such as responsive design, accessibility enhancements, and SEO optimizations beyond basic meta tags. Performance is moderate but could be improved with optimization. No analytics or tracking scripts are present, indicating minimal data collection. The absence of HTTPS enforcement and security headers represents technical debt and security risk. Overall, the technical infrastructure is simple and functional but outdated and lacking in modern web standards.
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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