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Security report for openverse.org

DNStination, Inc. · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 7 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

The website openverse.org is currently inaccessible due to a Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA security challenge, which blocks direct access to the site's content. The domain is registered to DNStination, Inc., a US-based registrar organization, with a domain age of approximately 3 years, which is consistent with a relatively new technology service. Due to the security challenge, no business-specific content, contact information, or policies are accessible for analysis. The site uses Cloudflare services for security and performance, including Cloudflare Insights for minimal analytics. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are detectable in the accessible content. The lack of visible business and security policies, combined with the access block, limits the ability to fully assess the website's security posture and compliance.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

7 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 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 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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Given the domain registration data and the use of Cloudflare security services, the website likely belongs to a technology-related entity, possibly providing digital or web services. However, the absence of accessible content or business information prevents detailed analysis of market positioning, business model, or customer segments. The domain is relatively new but registered with a reputable registrar, indicating a legitimate setup. No partnerships or subsidiaries are identifiable from the current data.

Security posture

The website is protected by Cloudflare's security mechanisms, including a Turnstile CAPTCHA challenge, which indicates an active defense against automated access and potential attacks. However, no security headers or advanced configurations are visible in the accessible content. DNSSEC is not enabled, representing a minor security gap. The lack of visible security or incident response policies and absence of contact channels for security issues suggest limited transparency. Overall, the security posture is moderate but cannot be fully assessed due to content blocking.

Recommendations

  1. Reduce or customize the Cloudflare Turnstile challenge to allow legitimate users and automated scanners to access the site content for better transparency.
  2. Publish clear privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies accessible without security challenges.
  3. Add visible contact information including security incident response contacts and data protection officer details if applicable.
  4. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  5. Implement and expose standard security headers to improve security posture and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Cloudflare detected. The page is a Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA security challenge page blocking direct access to the website content. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Company
DNStination, Inc.
Content quality
poor

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare Turnstile, Cloudflare CDN, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Analytics and tracking

Services
Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights
Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA challenge.
  2. No visible business or contact information on the page.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the HTML content.
  4. No forms or data collection fields visible except hidden CAPTCHA response input.
  5. External links only to Cloudflare domains related to security and analytics.
  6. No social media links, emails, phone numbers, or addresses found.
  7. No structured data (JSON-LD) or Open Graph metadata present.
  8. Website appears to be protected by Cloudflare with security challenge active.
  9. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations detected in HTML.
  10. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Cloudflare as a hosting and security provider, leveraging Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA and Cloudflare Insights analytics. The HTML content is minimal and primarily serves the security challenge interface. No CMS or frameworks are detectable. The site appears to have basic mobile optimization and accessibility features inherent to the challenge page design. SEO optimization is poor due to lack of metadata and content. The technical infrastructure is modern but heavily reliant on Cloudflare services. Performance and user experience cannot be fully evaluated due to access restrictions.
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. 68/100Medium28 findingsView report
  2. 68/100 −3Medium28 findingsView report
  3. 71/100Medium22 findingsView report
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