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Security report for lickability.com

Lickability · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 4 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

Lickability is a well-established technology company founded in 2007 specializing in designing, building, and shipping high-quality mobile and web applications. They serve a diverse clientele including startup founders and Fortune 500 companies, positioning themselves as a trusted partner in the app development space. Their key services include strategy, consulting, design, and development across multiple platforms such as iOS, Android, and web. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with excellent content quality and user experience. Technically, the website leverages modern frameworks like Astro and is hosted with Cloudflare DNS services. It employs Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing, and the site is optimized for mobile devices with good accessibility and SEO practices. Performance is fast, and the site uses HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration, although DNSSEC is not enabled. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no privacy or terms of service pages found, indicating compliance gaps. Overall, the website and domain registration data indicate a legitimate and credible business with a strong market position. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy and security disclosures, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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

Lickability operates in the technology sector as a specialized app development service provider. Their market positioning is strong, serving both startups and large enterprises, which suggests a scalable and reputable business model. The company leverages partnerships with notable clients such as Mastodon and The Atlantic, enhancing their competitive advantage. Revenue streams likely derive from consulting, design, and development contracts. The target customer segments include founders, startups, and Fortune 500 companies seeking high-quality app solutions. Growth indicators include a long domain age and a portfolio of high-profile clients. The partnership ecosystem includes Mastodon and scheduling services via ro.am, indicating integration with modern digital tools. Operationally, the company demonstrates maturity with a professional web presence and modern technology adoption.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is moderate to good. HTTPS is properly implemented with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communications. The use of Cloudflare DNS provides some level of DNS security, although DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended enhancement. Security headers are not explicitly detected in the provided data, suggesting room for improvement in HTTP header security. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the HTML content. The site uses Google Tag Manager asynchronously, minimizing performance impact. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates a lack of formalized security governance and transparency. These gaps could impact compliance with regulations such as GDPR and NIS2. Overall, the security culture appears informal but functional, with recommendations to formalize policies and improve technical security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  3. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated security contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  5. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Lickability
Description
People who make apps people love. Founders and Fortune 500s trust us to design, build, and ship delightful software.
Key services
Strategy, Consulting, Design, Development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Astro v4.14.3, Cloudflare DNS, Google Tag Manager, JavaScript modules
Frameworks
Astro
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with async loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear branding and navigation.
  2. Content is rich and relevant to app development services.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is present and active.
  5. Contact information is available via a contact form but no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using the Astro framework version 4.14.3, leveraging modern JavaScript modules and asynchronous script loading for performance optimization. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing reliable and fast content delivery. The site includes Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing purposes. The HTML structure is semantically sound with accessibility considerations such as skip links and responsive design. SEO is supported by proper meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. The site is mobile-optimized with excellent navigation clarity and user experience. No CMS is explicitly detected, indicating a custom or static site generation approach. Performance is fast, and the technical debt appears low. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and formalize privacy and security documentation.
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. 67/100Medium28 findingsView report
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