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Security report for hoodmaps.com

Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hoodmaps is a niche technology website founded in 2016 that provides user-generated neighborhood maps and urban insights to help users understand different city areas. The site targets a general audience interested in local neighborhood data and urban exploration. The business model revolves around crowdsourced data and location-based services, positioning Hoodmaps as a specialized urban mapping platform. The website is relatively small in scale with basic content and moderate branding consistency. Technically, the site uses JavaScript and jQuery with Cloudflare hosting and DNS services. The site is served over HTTPS with a moderate performance profile and basic mobile optimization. Accessibility and SEO features are minimal but functional. The site lacks a CMS or major frameworks and uses custom scripts for geolocation-based redirection. From a security perspective, the domain registration is consistent and legitimate with no privacy protection but clientTransferProhibited status for domain transfer security. HTTPS is enabled, but no security headers were detected in the provided data. The site lacks privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, which impacts compliance and trust. No contact or incident response information is available, limiting transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, but improvements are recommended. Overall, Hoodmaps presents a moderate risk profile with a basic security posture and limited privacy compliance. The site is safe for general audiences with no adult or explicit content. Strategic recommendations include adding privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, improving mobile and accessibility features, and providing clear contact and incident response information to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

8 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 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

    • 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
57
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
61

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

Hoodmaps operates in the technology sector focusing on urban mapping and neighborhood insights. Its competitive advantage lies in user-generated content that provides unique local perspectives. The business model is based on crowdsourcing and location services targeting urban explorers and residents. Revenue streams are not explicit but may include advertising or partnerships. The company is small-sized with no parent or subsidiary companies identified. Growth indicators include domain longevity and use of modern hosting infrastructure. The partnership ecosystem is not evident from the data. Strategic observations suggest a niche market position with opportunities to expand compliance and security maturity to build trust.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and privacy policies indicates gaps in security best practices. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are visible, limiting readiness. Data protection practices are minimal with no explicit GDPR compliance indicators. The security culture appears informal with limited transparency. Business impact of vulnerabilities is low given the nature of the site but improving security posture would reduce risk and enhance user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to secure DNS infrastructure and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Add clear contact information and incident response channels to enhance transparency and security readiness.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Hoodmaps is a website that provides neighborhood maps with user-generated data to help users understand different areas of cities. The site appears to focus on urban neighborhood insights and local information.
Key services
Neighborhood maps, User-generated neighborhood data, Location-based city insights
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Cloudflare
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is minimal on the landing page but functional with geolocation-based redirection.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the landing page.
  3. No contact information or forms present on the landing page.
  4. Uses Cloudflare for DNS and hosting with HTTPS enabled.
  5. No security headers detected in the provided data.
  6. No explicit or adult content detected.
  7. Uses jQuery and custom JavaScript for geolocation functionality.
  8. No CMS or major frameworks detected.
  9. No social media or email contact links found in the provided HTML.
  10. Domain registration is consistent and legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a simple technology stack with JavaScript and jQuery for client-side functionality and Cloudflare for hosting and DNS. The site is served over HTTPS with moderate performance. There is no evidence of a CMS or major frameworks, indicating a lightweight custom implementation. The site uses a JavaScript beacon for analytics via Cloudflare Insights. Technical debt appears low but modernization opportunities include adding security headers, improving SEO metadata, and enhancing accessibility. The geolocation feature is implemented with standard browser APIs and AJAX calls. Overall, the technical infrastructure is adequate but could benefit from modernization and security enhancements.
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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