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Security report for outlawdesignblog.com

Outlaw Design Blog · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Outlaw Design Blog is a small, niche media website focused on graphic design content including tutorials, free resources, product reviews, and podcasts. The site is authored by Danny Outlaw and targets graphic designers and creative professionals. The business model relies on content publishing supplemented by advertising and affiliate marketing. The website is built on WordPress with dated technologies and moderate content quality. Technical infrastructure includes legacy jQuery and TimThumb scripts, with hosting via Hover domains. Security posture is basic, with HTTPS enabled but lacking modern security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is poor due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Contact information is limited to a contact form without direct emails or phone numbers. Overall, the site is moderately trustworthy but requires updates to technology and compliance to improve security and user trust.

Scanned

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

10 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 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';…

  3. 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

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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
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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 blog occupies a niche position in the graphic design media sector, providing valuable resources and insights for designers. Its competitive advantage lies in curated content and podcasts. Revenue streams appear to be advertising and affiliate links. The target audience is primarily freelance and professional graphic designers. The site shows signs of aging with content mostly from 2009 and outdated technology, indicating limited recent growth or modernization. Partnerships include advertising networks like BuySellAds and affiliate links to related sites. Strategic observations suggest the need for modernization and enhanced compliance to maintain relevance and trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections in place. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security headers, and uses outdated libraries with known vulnerabilities, increasing risk exposure. No incident response or security policies are published, and privacy compliance is lacking. These gaps could impact user trust and expose the site to common web threats. The absence of cookie consent and privacy policies also indicates non-compliance with GDPR and similar regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC and implement modern security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, etc.) to strengthen domain and web security.
  2. Update or replace outdated JavaScript libraries and image processing scripts to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  4. Add direct company contact information including verified emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility.
  5. Modernize website design and improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Outlaw Design Blog
Description
Outlaw Design Blog is a graphic design blog run by Danny Outlaw, providing design resources, tutorials, reviews, and podcasts targeted at designers and creative professionals.
Key services
Graphic design blog posts, Free design resources, Tutorials, Product reviews, Podcast episodes
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.3.2, PowerPress Podcast Plugin, TimThumb image resizing, Google Custom Search Engine
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
45/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled (implied by URLs)
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (UA-3230360-1)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
BuySellAds
Tracking pixels
BuySellAds
Marketing tools
Google Custom Search Engine
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a niche graphic design blog with dated content mostly from 2009.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. Use of outdated technologies and lack of modern security headers.
  4. Advertising is present via BuySellAds with multiple ad blocks.
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
  6. No social media direct URLs found in HTML, only mentions of Twitter, Vimeo, Facebook without links.
  7. No structured data (JSON-LD or Open Graph) detected in HTML head.
  8. Site uses WordPress CMS with custom theme 'outlaw'.
  9. No visible security or incident response policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website runs on WordPress with a custom theme and uses legacy jQuery 1.3.2 and TimThumb for image resizing, both outdated and potentially vulnerable. Hosting is via Hover domains with no DNSSEC enabled. Performance is moderate but mobile optimization is poor. SEO is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data. Advertising is integrated via BuySellAds. The site lacks modern security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms. Technical debt is evident, and modernization is recommended to reduce security risks and improve user experience.
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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