Knit Like Granny is a niche content website dedicated to knitting enthusiasts, offering tutorials, patterns, and product recommendations. Founded in 2016 and based in the USA, it targets knitters ranging from beginners to advanced crafters. The site leverages affiliate marketing and community engagement as its primary business model. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using the GeneratePress theme, enhanced with performance tools like WP Rocket and integrates advertising and marketing technologies such as Mediavine, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and ConvertBox. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection, though it lacks DNSSEC and some security headers. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-optimized for SEO and mobile users.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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"
This scan found 25 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
Daily monitoring
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
64
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention knitlikegranny.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for knitlikegranny.com right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The website occupies a niche market in the crafting and knitting community, providing valuable educational content and product recommendations. Its affiliate marketing strategy is transparent and supported by clear disclosures. The presence of multiple social media channels and structured data enhances its market reach and credibility. The business operates as a small entity with a focused audience, leveraging content quality and community interaction as competitive advantages. Partnerships with affiliate networks and craft industry organizations further strengthen its ecosystem.
Security posture
The site demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS and domain transfer lock enabled. However, it lacks advanced security headers like Content-Security-Policy and DNSSEC, which could improve resilience against certain attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Incident response and security policy documentation are not publicly available, indicating room for improvement in formal security governance. The use of third-party scripts necessitates ongoing monitoring to mitigate supply chain risks.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to prevent vulnerabilities.
Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Knit Like Granny
Description
Knit Like Granny is a knitting-focused website providing tutorials, patterns, guides on knitting techniques, yarns, needles, and tools. It targets knitters of all skill levels and promotes community engagement and sustainable fashion alternatives.
Key services
Knitting tutorials, Pattern roundups, Product recommendations, Community interaction
Website is a well-established niche content site focused on knitting.
Good use of structured data and SEO best practices.
Multiple social media channels linked and active.
Affiliate marketing is clearly disclosed.
Performance optimizations via WP Rocket and lazy loading are implemented.
No major security issues detected but could improve security headers and DNSSEC.
Contact information is clear and consistent across the site and structured data.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a mature WordPress platform with a modern, lightweight theme (GeneratePress). Performance optimizations include lazy loading, script deferring, and preconnect hints. The site uses common JavaScript libraries like jQuery and integrates multiple third-party services for analytics, advertising, and marketing. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS and CDN services, contributing to fast load times and availability. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, structured data, and sitemap integration.
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.
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