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Security report for homegrowncash.com

HomeGrown Cash · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HomeGrown Cash operates as an affiliate marketing platform specializing in adult amateur video content promotion. The website leverages NATS affiliate tracking software to provide affiliates with accurate tracking and payout options. The platform targets affiliate marketers interested in adult content niches, offering signup, login, and program information pages. The market position is niche with a focus on adult entertainment affiliate marketing. Technically, the website uses jQuery and Google Analytics, with a basic but functional design. The site lacks advanced CMS or frameworks and shows moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. Accessibility and SEO optimizations are minimal. The absence of modern security headers and privacy policies indicates a need for improved compliance and security hardening. Security posture is moderate with secure login forms but missing critical security headers and no visible HTTPS enforcement details. The lack of WHOIS data and domain registration information raises concerns about domain legitimacy and trustworthiness. No contact emails or phone numbers are provided, limiting transparency and user trust. Overall, the website presents a functional affiliate marketing platform but requires significant improvements in security, privacy compliance, and business transparency to enhance trust and reduce risk.

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

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"

  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

    • 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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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
35
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
66

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

HomeGrown Cash is positioned as a small affiliate marketing network focused on adult amateur video content. Its competitive advantage lies in using the established NATS affiliate tracking software, ensuring accurate tracking and payouts. The business model revolves around recruiting affiliates to promote its portfolio of adult sites, primarily HomegrownVideo.com. Revenue streams likely include commissions from affiliate sales. The target customers are affiliate marketers in the adult entertainment sector. The partnership ecosystem includes the flagship site HomegrownVideo.com. Growth indicators are not explicit, and the lack of public business information limits deeper insights. Strategically, the company should enhance transparency, provide clear contact and compliance information, and improve technical and security infrastructure to strengthen market position and trust.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic. The website uses secure POST methods for login forms but lacks critical security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. The absence of incident response contacts or security policies further reduces readiness. No vulnerabilities like exposed credentials or SQL injection are visible in the provided content, but the lack of security best practices and transparency poses business risks. Enhancing security headers, enforcing HTTPS, and publishing privacy and security policies are recommended to improve security culture and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTPS with strong SSL/TLS configuration.
  2. Add standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance indicators.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response channels.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HomeGrown Cash
Description
Affiliate marketing platform powered by NATS affiliate tracking software, offering affiliate accounts to promote various sites with payout options.
Key services
Affiliate account signup, Affiliate tracking, Promotion of adult video sites, Payout programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, NATS affiliate tracking software
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • Secure login forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an affiliate marketing platform for adult content sites.
  2. Powered by NATS affiliate tracking software.
  3. No WHOIS data available, indicating possible privacy protection or unregistered domain.
  4. No privacy or cookie policy found on main page.
  5. Terms of Service page is present and linked in footer.
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found.
  7. Uses Google Analytics for tracking.
  8. Login and signup forms present with standard fields.
  9. No advanced security headers detected.
  10. No social media links or company contact details visible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a simple technology stack using jQuery and Google Analytics, integrated with NATS affiliate tracking software. The HTML structure is basic but functional, with no advanced CMS or frameworks detected. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. Mobile optimization is basic, and accessibility features are minimal. The site lacks modern SEO meta tags and structured data. Technical debt is moderate due to missing security headers and privacy compliance features. Modernization opportunities include adopting responsive design frameworks, improving accessibility, and enhancing security configurations to reduce operational risks.
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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