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Security report for ionicons.com

Ionic · Technology · Portugal

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ionic's Ionicons website offers a premium open-source icon pack designed primarily for developers and designers working with the Ionic Framework and other platforms. The company, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Portugal, is a subsidiary of OutSystems, a recognized player in the technology sector. The website showcases a comprehensive and well-designed icon set with strong branding and a professional user experience. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies such as StencilJS and Web Components, hosted behind Cloudflare, ensuring fast performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, though improvements like enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers are recommended. Privacy compliance is moderate, with cookie consent implemented but lacking explicit privacy and terms of service pages. Overall, the domain registration and business information are consistent and trustworthy, supporting a high legitimacy score.

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 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

    • 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
65
Security headers
35
Email security
80
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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 Ionicons product is positioned as a key resource within the Ionic ecosystem, targeting developers needing high-quality, MIT-licensed icons for cross-platform applications. The open-source model combined with premium design assets supports a sustainable business model. The parent company OutSystems provides additional credibility and resources. The website's integration with GitHub and social media channels indicates active community engagement. Marketing and analytics tools are used moderately, focusing on user experience and consent compliance. The absence of direct contact details suggests a focus on self-service and community support rather than direct sales or support channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and Cloudflare protection. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers like CSP or HSTS indicates room for enhancement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contacts limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Cookie consent mechanisms are in place, supporting GDPR compliance to some extent. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public-facing open-source project site but could benefit from formalized policies and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen site security.
  4. Create a dedicated security policy page including vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ionic
Description
Ionicons is an open-sourced, MIT-licensed icon pack providing premium designed icons for web, iOS, Android, and desktop apps.
Key services
Open source icon pack, Designer pack downloads, SVG icon support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
StencilJS, Web Components, JavaScript, CSS, Google Fonts
Frameworks
StencilJS
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieLaw.org consent scripts
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is rich with a large icon set and detailed UI components.
  3. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found on the main site.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via third-party scripts.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers visible on the main page.
  6. Strong branding consistency and professional design.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  8. Domain registration and hosting are consistent and trustworthy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using StencilJS, a modern web component compiler, ensuring modular and performant UI components. It uses Google Fonts for typography and is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing CDN and DNS services. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Performance is fast with minimal blocking scripts. However, the site lacks some advanced SEO and security headers that could improve search ranking and security posture. No CMS is detected, indicating a custom or static site architecture. Overall, the technical implementation is modern and robust with minor areas for improvement.
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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