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Security report for shortpian.online

Domains By Proxy, LLC · Technology · United States

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

shortpian.online is a newly registered URL shortening service domain affiliated with shortpals.online. The website content is minimal, providing only a brief description and a contact email on the related domain. The technical infrastructure relies on Cloudflare DNS and hosting, with basic SSL configuration but lacks advanced security features such as DNSSEC and security headers. The website does not provide privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies, which negatively impacts compliance and trust. The presence of hidden links to gambling-related domains raises concerns about potential misuse or low-quality advertising practices. Overall, the site demonstrates low maturity in business and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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 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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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 business operates in the technology sector providing URL shortening services. The domain is very new and privacy protected, which is common but reduces transparency. The lack of clear company identity, minimal content, and suspicious external links suggest a low market position and limited trust. The business model appears to be a basic URL shortener possibly monetized through advertising or affiliate links. The target audience is general internet users needing URL shortening. There is no evidence of partnerships beyond the related domain shortpals.online.

Security posture

The security posture is weak with no DNSSEC, no security headers, and no published security or incident response policies. The domain uses privacy protection which is typical but combined with minimal transparency and suspicious external links, it raises risk concerns. SSL is enabled but only at a basic level. No forms or data collection fields reduce attack surface but also limit business functionality. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates poor compliance with GDPR and related regulations. Incident response readiness is not demonstrated.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC and implement standard security headers to improve domain and website security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Remove or clarify suspicious hidden external links to avoid association with potentially harmful or low-reputation sites.
  4. Disclose clearer business identity and contact information to improve transparency and credibility.
  5. Implement incident response and abuse contact channels to demonstrate security readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Domains By Proxy, LLC
Description
shortpian.online is a URL shortener domain service affiliated with shortpals.online. It provides URL shortening services.
Key services
URL shortening
Content quality
poor
Branding
inconsistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientRenewProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is minimalistic with very limited content
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. Contact email provided is on related domain shortpals.online
  4. Hidden marquee contains suspicious gambling-related external links
  5. No social media or phone contact information found
  6. No security headers detected and DNSSEC not enabled
  7. Domain is very new and uses privacy protection
  8. Website uses Cloudflare DNS and hosting
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected
  10. No forms or data collection fields present
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses minimal JavaScript and no detected CMS or frameworks. Hosting and DNS are provided by Cloudflare, which offers good baseline infrastructure. The site lacks modern SEO and accessibility features and has poor design quality. Performance is moderate due to minimal content. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking tools. The technical debt is low but modernization opportunities exist to improve security, compliance, and 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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