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Security report for gofile.me

Synology Inc. · Technology · 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 analyzed page is an error page related to Synology's QuickConnect service, hosted under the domain gofile.me. The business behind the service is Synology Inc., a reputable technology company specializing in network-attached storage and related services. The page content is minimal and focused on troubleshooting connection issues, with no direct business or security policy information presented. The technical infrastructure includes AWS DNS hosting and JavaScript-based front-end components, with Google Analytics used for tracking. Security posture is moderate but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC, adding security headers, and publishing explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is basic, with a cookie policy and consent mechanism present but no privacy policy on this page. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and legitimate, with privacy protection justified for this business type.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

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 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';…

  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

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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
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
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

Synology Inc. operates in the technology sector, providing file sharing and remote access services primarily for NAS users. The business model focuses on software and cloud services integrated with hardware products. The market position is niche but strong within the NAS user community. The company has a medium-sized presence with a domain age consistent with its founding year. The partnership ecosystem includes official Synology domains and regulatory compliance in China. Growth indicators are not visible on this error page, but the service is mature and stable.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. The domain uses privacy protection and stable registration but lacks DNSSEC. No explicit security headers or incident response contacts are published on this page. The use of Google Analytics indicates moderate user tracking. No direct vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Compliance with GDPR and other regulations is not clearly demonstrated on this page. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not visible.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and trust.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and security policy accessible from all pages.
  3. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information including abuse and security email addresses.
  5. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to ensure explicit opt-in and GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Synology Inc.
Description
Gofile is a file sharing service allowing users to share file links quickly and easily. The page content indicates integration or association with Synology's QuickConnect service for remote access to NAS devices.
Key services
File sharing, QuickConnect remote access
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, AWS DNS, Google Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Page is an error page indicating inability to connect to Synology QuickConnect service.
  2. No privacy policy or security policy found on this page.
  3. Cookie policy is referenced and consent mechanism is present.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers found on this page.
  5. No forms present on the page except a hidden retry button.
  6. Page includes multiple troubleshooting messages related to QuickConnect service.
  7. Page content is minimal and focused on error messaging.
  8. No Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found.
  9. External links mostly point to Synology official sites and Chinese regulatory sites.
  10. No WAF or security challenge detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses JavaScript bundles and AWS DNS hosting, indicating a modern but basic technical infrastructure. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO optimization is poor due to lack of meta tags and structured data. The page is an error page with minimal content, limiting the scope of technical assessment. There is no detected CMS or advanced frameworks. The hosting provider is Amazon AWS, which is reliable. Technical debt appears low but modernization opportunities exist in SEO and security header implementation.
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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