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Security report for nikbentel.com

Nik Bentel · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Nik Bentel's website is a professionally designed creative portfolio showcasing artistic and design work. The site targets creative professionals and potential clients, serving primarily as a personal branding and portfolio platform. The business appears to be small and recently founded in 2022, with no complex corporate structure or subsidiaries. The website uses modern web technologies including Nuxt.js and Vue.js, hosted on Squarespace, providing a good user experience with mobile optimization and smooth animations. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain registrar protections, but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Contact is limited to a subscription form without direct emails or phone numbers. Overall, the site is safe, trustworthy, and well-structured but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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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  • 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
42
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
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

The website positions Nik Bentel as a niche creative professional, focusing on portfolio presentation rather than e-commerce or large-scale business operations. The business model is centered on personal branding and attracting clients or collaborators through visual and interactive content. There is no evidence of revenue streams beyond potential client engagements. The lack of social media links or external partnerships suggests a standalone operation. Growth indicators are limited by the site's recent domain registration and minimal business information. The partnership ecosystem is not evident from the site content or WHOIS data.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain registrar status flags provide basic protection against unauthorized domain changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits readiness for security events. Forms are minimal and likely secure but lack explicit security statements. Compliance gaps exist regarding GDPR and cookie consent. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Add explicit contact information including company email and phone number for trust and compliance.
  5. Develop an incident response plan and publish vulnerability disclosure or security.txt information.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nik Bentel
Description
Nik Bentel is a creative professional showcasing a portfolio of work, likely in design, art, or related creative fields. The website serves as a personal or professional portfolio.
Key services
creative portfolio presentation, artistic/design services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace Domains, Nuxt.js, Vue.js, Lottie animations, Swiper.js
Frameworks
Nuxt.js, Vue.js
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a creative portfolio with modern design and animations.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact is available only via a subscription/contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  4. No social media links detected in the provided HTML content.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  6. HTTPS is enabled; domain uses Squarespace hosting and DNS.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  8. No external analytics services detected.
  9. Website content is safe for general audiences.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with Nuxt.js and Vue.js frameworks, hosted on Squarespace, which provides reliable infrastructure and domain management. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility basics. SEO optimization is basic with standard meta tags but lacks advanced structured data or rich snippets. The site uses Lottie animations and Swiper.js for interactive UI elements. No external analytics or advertising scripts were detected, indicating minimal tracking. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security configurations and privacy compliance.
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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