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Security report for sketchelements.com

Sketch Elements · Technology · Netherlands

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sketch Elements is a niche online platform providing free Sketch design resources including UI kits, templates, icons, mockups, style guides, and illustrations targeted at UI/UX designers and digital product creators. The website leverages WordPress with Elementor and related plugins to deliver curated content and collections, positioning itself as a valuable resource within the Sketch design community. The technical infrastructure is moderately mature, hosted on DigitalOcean, but suffers from slow page load times and lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical security concern. The absence of HTTPS and security headers exposes users to risks and reduces trustworthiness. Privacy compliance is weak, with no visible privacy or cookie policies, and no explicit contact emails or phone numbers are provided, limiting business credibility. Social media presence is established, and advertising partnerships are evident. Overall, the site is functional and content-rich but requires urgent security and compliance improvements to enhance user trust and protect data.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

6 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
50
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
25
Average
58

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 as a free resource aggregator for Sketch design assets, monetizing likely through advertising partnerships and possibly affiliate links. Its market position is focused on the Sketch design niche, with sister sites for Figma, Adobe XD, and Framer resources, indicating a broader ecosystem strategy. The target audience includes UI/UX designers seeking free, high-quality design resources. The platform's growth potential depends on improving security posture and privacy compliance to meet user expectations and regulatory requirements. Partnerships with design template providers and agencies enhance its service offerings and advertising revenue streams. The business model is content-driven with a focus on community engagement via newsletter subscriptions and social media.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, which is a critical vulnerability. No security headers or advanced TLS protocols are enabled, and no incident response or security policies are published. The site does not implement GDPR compliance indicators or cookie consent mechanisms, exposing it to regulatory risks. Forms collect email addresses for newsletters but lack visible security assurances. The absence of vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files further limits transparency. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS configuration and publication of privacy and security policies are recommended to mitigate risks and improve user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and configure a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement security headers such as HSTS, Content Security Policy, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  4. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to enhance business credibility.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact channels to improve security transparency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 5.7.12 using the Astra theme and Elementor page builder with several plugins including JetMenu and Anywhere Elementor Pro. It uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking. Hosting is on a DigitalOcean IP with DNS records managed by registrar servers. Performance is slow with a load time of approximately 5.9 seconds and a large page size (~628 KB). Mobile optimization is good, and SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin and structured data (JSON-LD). However, the lack of valid SSL and modern TLS protocols is a significant technical risk. The site uses multiple external resources and scripts, which may impact load times. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. Overall, the technical stack is modern but requires security and performance optimizations.
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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