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Security report for friendsworkhere.com

Friends Co-Working Space · Other · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Friends Work Here is a small, intentionally curated creative co-working community located in Brooklyn, New York. The business caters to independent creative professionals such as designers, filmmakers, writers, illustrators, developers, and photographers. Operating since 2008, it offers membership-based access to a shared workspace with amenities including dedicated desks, conference rooms, phone booths, and community events. The website is professionally designed using Squarespace, reflecting a modern and user-friendly digital presence. Technical infrastructure includes standard web technologies and Google reCAPTCHA for form security. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers such as HSTS and CSP. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies. The domain WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which raises concerns about registration legitimacy despite the professional appearance of the site. Overall, the website is trustworthy and safe for general audiences but would benefit from improved security and compliance measures.

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

8 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 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 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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
61

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

The company positions itself as a niche co-working space focused on creative professionals in Brooklyn, leveraging community and collaboration as key differentiators. The business model is membership-based, generating revenue from monthly fees for dedicated desks and access to shared facilities. The presence of a known founder, Tina Roth Eisenberg, adds credibility and trust. The website links to various social media profiles and partner organizations, indicating an active community engagement strategy. Growth potential is supported by a curated member base and community events. However, the lack of visible privacy and security policies may pose compliance risks as the business scales.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA to protect user interactions, which are positive security practices. However, the absence of critical security headers such as HSTS, Content Security Policy, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture and exposes the site to potential downgrade attacks and clickjacking. No incident response or security policy information is provided, indicating limited transparency in security governance. The missing WHOIS data further complicates trust assessment. The site should implement additional security headers and publish clear security and privacy policies to enhance user trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to enforce HTTPS connections.
  2. Add Content Security Policy (CSP) and other security headers to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and other regulations.
  4. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers for transparency.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to improve domain registration legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Friends Co-Working Space
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Friends Co-Working Space
Description
Friends is a Brooklyn based co-working space of independent creative types, operating out of the Invisible Dog Art Center.
Key services
24/7 access co-working space, dedicated desks, conference room, phone booths, community events (happy hours, concerts, game nights), high-speed internet, printing and office equipment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Google reCAPTCHA, Typekit fonts, Google Fonts
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on forms

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
Squarespace marketing automations
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed Squarespace site for a Brooklyn-based creative co-working space.
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible privacy protection or domain registration anomaly.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Contact information is provided via physical address and contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  5. Security headers are minimal; HTTPS is enabled but HSTS and other headers missing.
  6. No evidence of advertising or affiliate marketing; minimal tracking via reCAPTCHA.
  7. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
  8. Social media presence on Twitter and Instagram is linked.
  9. Website uses modern web technologies and is mobile optimized.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, utilizing its built-in CMS and hosting services. It uses modern web fonts (Typekit, Google Fonts) and JavaScript libraries for enhanced user experience. Performance is moderate with optimized images and responsive design for mobile devices. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). The site lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are technical gaps. Overall, the technical implementation is solid for a small business website but can be improved in security and privacy compliance.
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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