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Security report for near-place.com

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Medium risk. 6 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

Near-place.com is a niche informational website providing a gallery of country coats of arms and related geographic information. The site targets a general audience interested in geography and heraldry. It offers a simple user interface with country selection and visual content. The business model appears to be advertising-supported, primarily through Google Adsense. The website is relatively small and was established in 2016, indicating moderate maturity in its niche. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Google Fonts. It is hosted and registered via Cloudflare, ensuring reliable DNS and HTTPS support. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and has basic SEO and accessibility features. However, it lacks advanced frameworks or CMS indications. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections enabled. However, it lacks important security headers and does not enable DNSSEC, which could improve DNS security. There is no visible privacy policy or terms of service, which impacts compliance and trust. The cookie consent banner indicates some GDPR awareness but may not be fully compliant. No contact or incident response information is provided, limiting user trust and security responsiveness. Overall, the website is functional and safe for general users but would benefit from enhanced privacy, security, and compliance measures. Strategic improvements in policy transparency, security headers, and contact information would strengthen its trustworthiness and regulatory posture.

Scanned

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

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"

    • 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

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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
65
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Near-place.com occupies a niche market providing geographic and heraldic information. Its competitive advantage lies in the comprehensive gallery of country coats of arms and easy country selection interface. The business model is likely ad-supported, with Google Adsense integrated. The target customers are geography enthusiasts, educators, and casual users seeking country symbols. Growth indicators are limited due to lack of business information and contact channels. The partnership ecosystem is not evident from the data. The site maintains consistent branding and content quality but lacks professional business disclosures, which may limit commercial opportunities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are standard best practices. DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts are provided, which is a compliance gap. The cookie consent mechanism is present but may not fully meet GDPR requirements. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements to meet modern standards and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Add clear contact information including an incident response or abuse contact email.
  5. Review and enhance the cookie consent mechanism to ensure full GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Gallery of country coats of arms. Select A COUNTRY. Near Places
Key services
Display of country coats of arms, Country selection and geographic information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

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

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an informational resource about country coats of arms.
  2. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  3. Cookie consent banner present indicating some GDPR awareness.
  4. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links found.
  5. Uses Google Adsense for advertising.
  6. No advanced security headers detected.
  7. Hosted behind Cloudflare DNS and registrar.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a straightforward technical stack with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, supplemented by Google Fonts and Google Adsense scripts. It is hosted and registered via Cloudflare, providing reliable DNS and HTTPS support. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and has basic SEO metadata including Open Graph tags and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with some lazy loading for images. There is no indication of a CMS or advanced frameworks. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries based on the provided content.
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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