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Security report for larabelles.com

Larabelles · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Larabelles is a specialized community platform dedicated to supporting PHP and Laravel developers who are under-represented due to their gender. The website offers a member directory, events, podcasts, and resource sharing to foster community engagement and professional growth. It positions itself as a niche community with a clear focus on inclusivity and representation within the technology sector. Technically, the site is built on a custom Laravel framework with modern frontend technologies such as Alpine.js and Livewire, hosted on DigitalOcean. While the design and content quality are excellent, the site suffers from slow performance and lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical security concern. Security measures include the use of hCaptcha for form protection and CSRF tokens, but no advanced security headers or HTTPS protocols are configured. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but no cookie policy or consent mechanism detected. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

5 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 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

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
85
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
43
Average
63

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

Larabelles operates in the technology sector as a small-sized community organization focused on gender diversity in PHP and Laravel development. Its business model revolves around community building, member engagement, and sponsorships. The platform provides key services such as a member directory, events, podcasts, and resource sharing, targeting under-represented developers. The website demonstrates consistent branding and strong social media integration, including Discord, Twitter, and Bluesky. Partnerships include a related domain, laradevs.com, which serves as an alternative directory for all genders. Growth indicators include active community features and sponsorship opportunities. The platform's strategic focus on inclusivity and representation positions it uniquely in the developer community ecosystem.

Security posture

The current security posture of Larabelles is moderate but with significant gaps. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support are critical vulnerabilities that expose users to potential data interception and undermine trust. The site does implement hCaptcha for form security and includes CSRF tokens, indicating some attention to security best practices. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and others reduces the overall security effectiveness. No incident response or security policy documentation is found, and there are no visible contact channels for security issues. These gaps present compliance risks, especially under GDPR and emerging regulations like NIS2. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS configuration and implementation of security headers is recommended to enhance the security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a clear and accessible cookie policy with a user consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  4. Develop and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan with dedicated contact channels.
  5. Optimize website performance to reduce load times and improve user experience, especially on mobile devices.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom Laravel framework with modern frontend technologies such as Alpine.js and Livewire, indicating a contemporary tech stack. Hosting is provided by DigitalOcean, with a single IPv4 address. The site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, which is a major technical deficiency. Performance metrics show a slow load time of over 16 seconds, which could impact user engagement. The site includes meta tags for SEO and social media integration via Open Graph and Twitter cards, but no structured data (JSON-LD) is present. Accessibility features are present but not fully detailed. The technical implementation is solid in terms of framework choice but requires improvements in security and performance optimization.
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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