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Security report for scalaphotography.com

Scala Photography · Real Estate · United States

High risk. 12 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

31/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Scala Photography is a small, professional photography business based in Raleigh, North Carolina, specializing in real estate, wedding, portrait, and commercial photography services. The company has a strong local presence with over 15 years of experience and offers a comprehensive portfolio showcasing their work. The website is built on WordPress using the Total theme and incorporates modern web technologies and marketing tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. While the site is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and SEO-friendly, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which impacts its privacy compliance score. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing important security headers and vulnerability disclosure information. The domain is privacy protected, which is common and justified for this business type, and no suspicious patterns were detected. Overall, the website presents a credible and professional image but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

12 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  4. 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

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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
0
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
10
Average
31

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 · found on this site
  • 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 scalaphotography.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

Scala Photography targets individuals and businesses in the Raleigh and Durham areas seeking high-quality photography services. Their business model focuses on service delivery through appointment bookings and portfolio showcases. The company leverages local market positioning as a trusted photography provider with a diverse service offering including specialty services like dance photography and videography collaborations. The website's integration of marketing and analytics tools indicates a focus on digital marketing and customer engagement. However, the absence of formal privacy and security policies suggests room for improvement in compliance and trust-building measures.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and anonymized IP tracking in Google Analytics. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a security.txt file or incident response contact information indicate gaps in security best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site does not provide explicit GDPR compliance documentation or cookie consent mechanisms, which could pose compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small business but requires enhancements to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement cookie consent mechanisms to obtain user consent for tracking.
  3. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident response.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Scala Photography
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Scala Photography
Description
Scala Photography is a professional photography service provider based in Raleigh, NC, offering real estate, wedding, portrait, commercial, product, and specialty photography services. They serve Raleigh, Durham, and surrounding areas with over 15 years of experience.
Key services
Real Estate Photography, Wedding & Bridal Portraits, Portrait & Headshots, Commercial, Product, and Service Photography, Specialty Services including dance photography and videography collaboration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Yoast SEO Premium, Revolution Slider, WPBakery Page Builder, PixelYourSite
Frameworks
WordPress, Total Theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
PixelYourSite
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional photography service site focused on Raleigh, NC area.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or cookie policy pages found.
  3. Contact phone number and address are clearly presented.
  4. Uses multiple tracking and marketing scripts including Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  6. No security headers detected in HTML content.
  7. Mobile responsive design and good SEO practices observed.
  8. Domain WHOIS is privacy protected, typical for small businesses.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the Total theme and employs popular plugins such as Yoast SEO Premium, Revolution Slider, WPBakery Page Builder, and PixelYourSite for marketing and analytics. The tech stack includes jQuery and integrates Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Facebook Pixel for tracking and marketing purposes. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO optimization and basic accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with some deferred script loading and lazy loading of images. There is no indication of hosting provider from the HTML content. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance features.
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.

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