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Security report for kobotdev.com

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Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website kobotdev.com currently displays a maintenance placeholder page titled 'The Genealogy Reporter - System Maintenance | Under Construction'. The content indicates a temporary system upgrade in progress with no active business or service information presented. The domain is registered since 2008 with GoDaddy.com, LLC and shows legitimate registration status with client protection flags, but DNSSEC is not enabled. The website lacks privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, as well as any contact information or forms. No analytics or tracking technologies are detected, and social media links are placeholders without real URLs. The technical infrastructure is basic, relying on standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no CMS or frameworks detected. The site is mobile optimized with a visually appealing design but limited content and navigation. Security posture is weak due to missing security headers and lack of HTTPS information, though no critical vulnerabilities or malicious content are evident. Overall, the site appears to be temporarily offline for maintenance with minimal risk but lacks compliance and business credibility indicators.

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

6 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
95
Security headers
30
Email security
55
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
67

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

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Leaked records that mention kobotdev.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Due to the maintenance status and minimal content, business intelligence is limited. The site appears to be related to genealogy reporting or similar services but provides no active business model, revenue streams, or customer engagement mechanisms. No contact or company information is available to assess market positioning or partnerships. The domain age suggests a mature registration but current site content does not reflect an active business presence. No certifications or trust signals are present. The target audience is general users interested in genealogy or related topics. The business size is likely small given the minimal online presence.

Security posture

The security posture is basic and incomplete. The domain registration includes client protection statuses which reduce risk of domain hijacking. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers are detected in the HTML content. There is no visible HTTPS enforcement information. No privacy or security policies are published, and no incident response contacts are provided. The site does not collect user data or have forms, reducing attack surface but also limiting user trust. No known vulnerabilities or malware indicators are present. Overall, security maturity is low and improvements are recommended to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce secure connections.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to protect domain name resolution integrity.
  3. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish privacy policy, cookie policy, and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  5. Provide clear contact information and incident response channels to enhance business credibility and security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
The Genealogy Reporter website is temporarily under maintenance. Please check back again soon. Thank you for your patience.
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is currently under maintenance with a placeholder page.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No contact information or forms present on the page.
  4. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  5. No external social media URLs provided; social links are placeholders (#).
  6. No security headers or HTTPS status provided in data.
  7. Domain is stable and long-registered but website content is minimal.
  8. No signs of malicious or adult content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses basic web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript without any detected CMS or frameworks. The design is visually appealing with custom animations and responsive layout. Performance is moderate given the simple content and lack of heavy resources. No analytics or tracking scripts are present, indicating minimal data collection. Hosting appears to be via GoDaddy DNS parking services. There is no evidence of technical debt but the site is currently a placeholder with no active business content. Opportunities exist to modernize with CMS integration, improve SEO, and enhance accessibility features.
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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