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Security report for fortawesome.com

Fort Awesome · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fort Awesome is a technology company specializing in providing web icon sets and a powerful CSS toolkit designed to enhance website iconography. The company offers services including custom icon uploads and CDN delivery of icon kits, targeting web developers and designers. The website is well-branded and professionally designed, reflecting a niche market position closely related to the Font Awesome brand. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools such as Mixpanel, Google Analytics, and Optimizely, and uses Stripe for payment processing. Hosting is via MaxCDN, ensuring fast and reliable content delivery. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and CSRF protections in place, though explicit security headers and policies are absent. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy and terms of service present but lacking a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is accessible, performant, and trustworthy with moderate user tracking and basic privacy compliance.

Scanned

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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

5 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 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
60
Email security
100
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
74

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

Fort Awesome operates in the technology sector, focusing on digital asset management for web icons. Its business model revolves around SaaS offerings for icon sets and customization tools, appealing primarily to web developers and designers. The company leverages partnerships with CDN providers and analytics platforms to enhance service delivery and user insights. While the site lacks detailed business registration data, its consistent branding and domain registration suggest legitimacy. The presence of social media channels and integration with payment processors indicates a mature digital presence. Growth opportunities may include expanding privacy compliance and security transparency to strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security maturity with HTTPS enforced and CSRF tokens implemented, reducing common web vulnerabilities. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options limits protection against advanced threats. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts are provided, which could hinder timely vulnerability reporting and mitigation. The use of third-party analytics and marketing tools introduces moderate user tracking, necessitating improved privacy controls. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Enhancing security transparency and implementing a vulnerability disclosure program would improve the overall security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact information.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly review third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fort Awesome
Description
Fort Awesome provides web icon sets and a CSS toolkit for managing and customizing icons, including custom vector icons and CDN delivery.
Key services
Icon sets, Custom icon uploads, CSS toolkit for icons, CDN delivery of icon kits
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, Stripe.js, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Optimizely, Modernizr
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of CSRF tokens
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Mixpanel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Mixpanel, Optimizely
Marketing tools
Mixpanel, Optimizely
Transparency
basic

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 visible forms collecting user data on the homepage
  3. Privacy policy and terms of service pages are present but cookie consent is missing
  4. Use of multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools
  5. Strong branding and consistent design
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected
  8. Use of HTTPS and CSRF tokens indicates good baseline security
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as Modernizr, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Optimizely, and Stripe.js for payments. Hosting is via MaxCDN (Cloudfront), providing fast global content delivery. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good performance metrics. However, no CMS or major web frameworks were explicitly detected. The HTML and CSS appear valid and well-structured, supporting accessibility at a basic level. SEO optimization is basic with proper meta tags but could be enhanced. The technical infrastructure supports a reliable and scalable platform but could benefit from improved security configurations and privacy 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 75/100 +2Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 73/100Medium28 findingsView report
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