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Security report for grooby.com

Grooby · Media · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Grooby is an established company specializing in transgender adult entertainment, operating since 1996 and based in Los Angeles, CA. The website serves as a platform for news, offers, and content related to this niche adult market, positioning itself as a premier producer in the trans erotica segment. The site is built on WordPress using the Avada theme and incorporates SEO best practices via Yoast SEO, alongside common web technologies such as jQuery and Google Analytics for tracking. While the content quality and design are good, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which impacts its compliance posture. Security measures such as HTTP security headers are not evident, and WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, raising some concerns about domain registration legitimacy. Overall, the site is functional and professionally presented but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy transparency.

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. 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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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

Grooby operates in the adult entertainment industry with a focus on transgender erotica, targeting an adults-only audience. The business model revolves around content production and distribution, including news and promotional offers. The company has a consistent brand presence and a medium-sized operation given its longevity and niche market leadership. The website's use of WordPress and SEO tools indicates a moderate level of digital maturity. However, the absence of clear contact information and privacy policies may limit trust and regulatory compliance. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the provided data. The company appears to maintain a direct-to-consumer content delivery approach.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS but lacks visible advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were detected. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics introduces potential privacy concerns. The missing WHOIS data and lack of registrant information reduce transparency and trustworthiness. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing standard security headers, publishing privacy and security policies, and ensuring domain registration transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance security posture.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
  4. Establish and publicize an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Grooby
Description
Grooby is a company founded in 1996 and based in Los Angeles, CA, producing transgender online adult entertainment.
Key services
transgender online adult entertainment, news, offers, free content
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Google Analytics, MediaElement.js, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Avada Theme
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, WordPress Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
WordPress Stats
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress site using Avada theme and Yoast SEO plugin
  2. Content is adult-oriented, specifically transgender erotica
  3. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in provided content
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content
  5. No security policies or incident response contacts detected
  6. WHOIS data is missing or domain not found in public WHOIS database
  7. Site uses Google Analytics and other common tracking scripts
  8. No WAF or blocking detected, site content fully accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Avada theme, leveraging Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. It uses modern web technologies including jQuery and MediaElement.js for media playback. Google Analytics and WordPress Stats are used for visitor tracking. The site appears to be mobile optimized with good navigation and content structure. However, there is no evidence of advanced performance optimization or accessibility features beyond basic levels. The absence of security headers and incomplete WHOIS data indicate areas for technical improvement. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security 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

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