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Security report for i5growth.com

i5growth Inc · Technology · United States

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

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

i5growth Inc is a small technology-focused growth accelerator specializing in supporting European tech companies to enter and expand in the US market. The company positions itself as a niche partner for international growth, leveraging its presence in Silicon Valley and Vienna. The website content is minimal but clearly communicates the core business purpose and target audience. Technically, the website uses a basic stack with nginx server, Bootstrap CSS, and Google Fonts, but lacks modern TLS protocols and advanced security headers. The SSL certificate is valid and issued by a reputable CA, but the absence of TLS 1.2 or 1.3 and HSTS reduces security posture. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are published, indicating limited privacy compliance. Contact information is provided via email and physical addresses, but no phone numbers or social media links are present. Overall, the website is functional but basic in design and security, with room for improvement in privacy and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
48

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 company targets European technology startups and scale-ups aiming to enter the US market, offering growth acceleration services. Its business model likely involves consulting and partnership facilitation. The partnership with i5invest.com is a key strategic relationship supporting its market positioning. The company operates from two locations, San Francisco and Vienna, indicating a transatlantic presence. The lack of detailed business information such as founding year or certifications limits deeper business intelligence. The website's minimal content and absence of marketing or analytics tools suggest a low digital marketing footprint. The company appears legitimate and consistent with its domain registration and DNS setup.

Security posture

The security posture is basic with a valid SSL certificate but outdated TLS protocol support and no HSTS. The absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options weakens defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which is a gap for transparency and trust. The lack of cookie or privacy policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No analytics or tracking scripts reduce privacy risks but also limit user behavior insights. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, suitable for a small business but requiring improvements for higher assurance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 protocols and disable older insecure protocols.
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  4. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  5. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
i5growth Inc
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an nginx server with a valid SSL certificate issued by Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2. The site uses Bootstrap for styling and Google Fonts for typography. No CMS or advanced frameworks detected. Performance metrics are missing or zero, indicating no performance data available or very minimal content. The site lacks modern TLS support and security headers, which are technical debt and security risks. No analytics or tracking technologies are detected, which simplifies privacy but limits marketing insights. The site is mobile responsive at a basic level but lacks advanced accessibility features. Overall, the technical implementation is functional but dated and minimal.
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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