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Security report for highlight.xyz

Highlight · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Highlight.xyz is a technology platform specializing in the creation and collection of NFTs, focusing on digital art and culture. The website presents a modern, well-designed interface built with contemporary web technologies such as React and Next.js, hosted on AWS infrastructure. The platform targets NFT creators and collectors, offering tools to easily create NFT projects and explore digital collectibles. While the technical infrastructure is solid and the domain registration is consistent and legitimate, the website lacks critical privacy and cookie policies, contact information, and security best practices such as security headers and DNSSEC. These gaps present compliance and trust challenges that should be addressed to enhance user confidence and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

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

7 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 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

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  • 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

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 business operates in the niche NFT market, leveraging blockchain technology to facilitate digital art creation and collection. Its business model revolves around providing a platform for artists and collectors, potentially generating revenue through transaction fees or premium services. The company appears to be a small-sized entity founded in 2018, with no publicly disclosed parent or subsidiary companies. The lack of explicit contact details and compliance documentation may limit its appeal to more cautious or regulated customers. The platform's partnership ecosystem is not evident from the data, suggesting a focus on organic growth and direct user engagement.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place, indicating a baseline security posture. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also suggests incomplete compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not visible, which may impact the platform's ability to handle security incidents effectively.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing attacks.
  2. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other regulations.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Provide clear contact information including support and security contact emails to improve trust and incident response capabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Highlight
Description
Highlight is a platform for creating and collecting digital art and culture, focusing on NFT projects and digital collectibles.
Key services
NFT project creation, NFT collection and marketplace
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Mantine UI, AWS DNS
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional NFT platform with clear focus on digital art creation and collection.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found in the HTML content.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  5. Website uses modern web technologies and frameworks.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
  8. WHOIS data shows domain is well maintained and not privacy protected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with Mantine UI components, indicating a contemporary and maintainable codebase. Hosting on AWS DNS infrastructure suggests reliable uptime and scalability. Performance appears moderate with preloaded fonts and CSS, and mobile optimization is good. However, accessibility features are basic and SEO optimization could be improved with more comprehensive meta tags and structured data. No CMS was detected, implying a custom or headless architecture. The absence of analytics or tracking scripts in the provided content suggests minimal user tracking, which aligns with privacy best practices but may limit marketing insights.
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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