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Security report for manuelmoreale.com

Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0147505947 · Media · Canada

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Manuel Moreale's website is a personal blog focused on writing and sharing reflections on various topics including digital culture, minimalism, and personal growth. The site has a long history dating back to 2013 and features a large archive of posts, indicating a well-established presence in the personal blogging space. The business model is primarily content-driven with support options via Ko-Fi and Donorbox, targeting a general audience interested in thoughtful essays and digital minimalism. Technically, the website is built with standard HTML5 and CSS3 technologies, hosted on Hover's infrastructure. The site is moderately performant with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. However, it lacks advanced frameworks or CMS indications and does not employ modern security headers or DNSSEC, which could improve its security posture. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (implied by modern web standards though not explicitly confirmed in the data), but lacks security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies. The domain is privacy-protected but legitimate, with no suspicious WHOIS patterns. No analytics or tracking services are detected, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. The absence of incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosures suggests room for improvement in security transparency. Overall, the website is a high-quality personal blog with excellent content and user experience but has gaps in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy policies, and DNS security would enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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 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 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
65
Average
69

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 manuelmoreale.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

The website operates as an independent personal blog with a niche audience interested in personal essays and digital culture. It leverages a content creation business model supported by donations through Ko-Fi and Donorbox. The market position is that of a small, trusted content creator with a consistent publishing history since 2013. The target customers are general readers seeking thoughtful, reflective content. There is no indication of partnerships or subsidiaries. The site maintains a consistent brand and high content quality, which supports audience loyalty and growth potential.

Security posture

The security maturity level is basic. The website benefits from domain transfer and update protections and likely uses HTTPS, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosures indicates compliance gaps. The site does not appear to use analytics or tracking, reducing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a personal blog but could be improved to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Add incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Consider deploying vulnerability disclosure policies or security.txt files to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0147505947
Description
Personal blog and writing platform by Manu, sharing thoughts, experiments, and reflections since 2017.
Key services
Blog posts, Guestbook, Newsletter subscriptions, Support via Ko-Fi and Donorbox
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, WOFF2 fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited set

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal blog with extensive archive and active content.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact email is provided but no phone or physical address.
  4. No security headers or advanced security policies detected.
  5. No advertising or tracking technologies detected.
  6. No analytics or user tracking services detected.
  7. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  8. Domain uses privacy protection but is consistent with personal blog usage.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a simple, clean HTML5 and CSS3 codebase with custom fonts served in WOFF2 format. It is hosted on Hover's DNS infrastructure with domain registration through Tucows. The site is moderately performant with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility. There is no evidence of a CMS or complex frameworks, indicating low technical debt but also limited scalability. SEO optimization is basic with meta description present but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data. The site could benefit from modern SEO and performance enhancements.
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. 68/100Medium26 findingsView report
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