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Security report for langille.org

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

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website langille.org is a personal site created by an individual with the surname Langille. It serves primarily as a personal hub offering email addresses and subdomains to family members and others sharing the surname. The site also highlights the owner's involvement in FreeBSD and various open source projects, providing links to related blogs, talks, and software contributions. The business model is personal and community-oriented rather than commercial, targeting a niche audience interested in FreeBSD and open source software. The site content is well-structured but basic in design and technical sophistication. From a technical perspective, the site is built with simple HTML and lacks modern frameworks or CMS platforms. There is no evidence of advanced hosting or performance optimization. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic, and SEO practices are minimal. No analytics or tracking technologies are detected, indicating a low level of digital maturity. Security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS, security headers, privacy policies, and incident response information. The WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, which raises concerns about domain registration transparency and trustworthiness. No vulnerabilities or malicious content are detected, but the lack of security best practices and policies is a notable gap. Overall, the site is safe and suitable for general audiences but requires significant improvements in security, privacy compliance, and technical modernization to enhance trust and professionalism.

Scanned

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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 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 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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  • 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
95
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

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Leaked records that mention langille.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1
Employees
0
Customers
1
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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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

Langille.org operates as a personal website with a focus on the FreeBSD community and open source contributions. It does not represent a commercial business but rather an individual's online presence and resource hub. The site leverages a network of related domains and projects, indicating strong community engagement and technical expertise. The absence of formal business information, certifications, or commercial services limits its market positioning to a niche personal brand. Growth indicators are limited, and no partnerships or subsidiaries are identified beyond linked open source projects. The business model is non-commercial, relying on personal reputation and community contributions.

Security posture

The security maturity of langille.org is low. The site lacks HTTPS, exposing visitors to potential interception risks. No security headers are implemented, and there is no privacy or cookie policy to inform users about data handling. Incident response contacts and security policies are absent, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. The malformed WHOIS data further reduces trust in domain legitimacy. While no active vulnerabilities or malicious content are detected, the site does not follow modern security best practices, which could expose it to risks if exploited. Compliance with GDPR or other data protection regulations is not evident.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all communications.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with data protection regulations.
  3. Publish security policies and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Enhance website technical infrastructure with modern frameworks and improve mobile optimization and accessibility.
  5. Obtain accurate WHOIS registration data and ensure domain registration transparency to increase trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Personal website created by an individual with surname Langille for personal use, offering email addresses and subdomains to family and others named Langille. The site also shares information about the owner's interests, projects, talks, and contributions to open source software.
Key services
Provision of email addresses and subdomains under langille.org, Information sharing about FreeBSD and open source projects, Links to personal blogs and related projects
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal site for an individual named Langille offering email and subdomains to family and others with the same surname.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No security policies or incident response contacts provided.
  4. No HTTPS or security headers detected (based on lack of data).
  5. Content is technical and community focused with links to open source projects and personal blogs.
  6. No advertising or tracking technologies detected.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or malformed, limiting domain trust assessment.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using basic HTML without any detected CMS or advanced frameworks. There is no evidence of JavaScript libraries or analytics tools in use. The site performance is likely moderate given the simple structure but lacks modern optimization techniques. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility features are minimal, which may impact user experience on diverse devices. SEO is basic, with minimal meta tags and no structured data such as JSON-LD or Open Graph tags detected. Hosting provider and infrastructure details are not disclosed, limiting assessment of technical robustness. Overall, the site would benefit from modernization and adoption of current web standards.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 62/100Medium31 findingsView report
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