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Security report for hdg-group.it

HDG Group · Other · Italy

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HDG Group is a small Italian design and communication strategy company founded in 2022. The company positions itself as an unconventional design and strategy group offering integrated strategies to help brands find their voice across communication touchpoints. The website is professionally designed using WordPress CMS and modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Swiper.js. It features a cookie consent mechanism powered by Iubenda, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Social media presence is active on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, reinforcing brand visibility. The domain registration is consistent with the business claims, with DNSSEC enabled and a valid domain status, indicating legitimacy. Technically, the website demonstrates good SEO practices with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Mobile optimization is good, though accessibility features are basic and could be improved. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and DNSSEC enabled, but lacks visible security headers and explicit security policies. No privacy policy or terms of service pages were found in the provided content, which is a compliance gap. Contact information is available via a contact page but lacks direct emails or phone numbers in the HTML content. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for HDG Group, with room for improvement in privacy documentation, security headers, and accessibility. The absence of critical security issues and the presence of a cookie consent mechanism contribute positively to the risk profile. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, enhancing accessibility, and implementing security headers to strengthen the security posture.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

6 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 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

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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
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
52

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 hdg-group.it, 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

HDG Group operates in the design and communication strategy sector, targeting brands seeking integrated and unconventional solutions. The business model focuses on service provision in branding and communication strategies. Market positioning emphasizes creativity and integration across communication touchpoints. The company maintains partnerships with related entities such as hangar.it and hangar89.com, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. Revenue streams likely derive from consulting and design services. The website's content and structure suggest a focus on quality and professionalism to attract medium to large brand clients. Growth indicators include recent domain registration and active social media engagement. The partnership ecosystem enhances market reach and credibility.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS and DNSSEC are properly implemented, ensuring secure communications and domain integrity. The cookie consent banner complies with GDPR requirements, offering explicit consent options. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Incident response and security policy documentation are missing, which could hinder rapid response to security events. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file limits transparency. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with opportunities for enhancement in policy publication and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and transparency.
  2. Implement and publicly document a security policy and incident response procedures.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  4. Improve website accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and broaden user inclusivity.
  5. Maintain and regularly update cookie consent mechanisms and privacy compliance tools.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HDG Group
Description
We offer integrated strategies that allow brands to find their voice through all communication touchpoints.
Key services
Integrated design, Communication strategies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Swiper.js, Iubenda cookie solution
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • DNSSEC enabled
  • Cookie consent mechanism with explicit consent
  • No exposed sensitive data found

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Iubenda cookie solution
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses WordPress CMS with modern JavaScript libraries.
  2. Cookie consent is implemented via Iubenda with explicit consent options.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. Contact information is primarily via a contact page; no direct emails or phone numbers found in HTML.
  5. Social media presence is linked and consistent with company branding.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  7. No security headers detected in the provided data; recommend adding for enhanced security.
  8. Website is well-branded and professionally designed with good SEO metadata.
  9. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS version 6.7.1, utilizing jQuery and Swiper.js for interactive elements. The presence of Iubenda scripts indicates a third-party cookie consent solution. The site uses modern CSS and JavaScript, with responsive design elements for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate, with external dependencies on CDN-hosted libraries. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic, with scope for improvement. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. Technical risks include missing security headers and incomplete privacy documentation, which could impact compliance and security posture.
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. 52/100Medium34 findingsView report
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