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Security report for szm.com

SZM.com s.r.o. · Technology · Slovakia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SZM.com s.r.o. is a Slovak-based small technology company specializing in free and paid web hosting and email services. The company has a long-standing presence since 1999, offering free email addresses and web space under the szm.com and szm.sk domains, with premium paid packages for enhanced features. Their market position is that of a local hosting provider targeting individuals and small businesses seeking affordable hosting solutions. The website content is primarily in Slovak and provides clear information about their freehosting offerings, supported by a stable domain and consistent branding. Technically, the website employs standard web technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with integrations of Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. The hosting infrastructure appears stable but basic, with moderate performance and limited mobile optimization. The site lacks a CMS and uses custom-built pages. Advertising is managed via Google Adsense, and tracking is extensive but without visible cookie consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS for mail services with SSL encryption and applies antivirus and antispam filtering for emails. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers such as CSP or HSTS are detected, which are recommended best practices. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies despite the use of tracking technologies. Overall, SZM.com presents a moderately trustworthy and functional hosting service with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security hardening. Strategic recommendations include implementing DNSSEC, publishing privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, adding security headers, and providing clear incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

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

8 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 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';…

  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

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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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

SZM.com operates in the competitive web hosting market in Slovakia, leveraging a freemium business model that attracts users with free email and web hosting services while monetizing through premium packages with advanced features like PHP and SQL support. Their long domain age and stable registration status provide a competitive advantage in trust and reliability. The company targets individual users and small businesses, focusing on affordability and basic hosting needs. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, and no related or subsidiary domains are identified. Growth indicators are moderate, with a focus on maintaining service stability and expanding premium offerings. The company’s operations appear localized with a clear focus on the Slovak market.

Security posture

The security posture of SZM.com is moderate. The use of SSL for mail protocols and antivirus/antispam filtering are positive indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP) and HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) represent gaps that could expose users to DNS spoofing or man-in-the-middle attacks. The lack of published security policies and incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is weak, with no privacy or cookie policies despite extensive user tracking. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure or security certifications. Overall, the security culture appears basic and would benefit from formalized policies and technical enhancements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR.
  3. Implement security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options to harden the website against common web attacks.
  4. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Review and minimize tracking scripts or provide clear user opt-out options to enhance privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SZM.com s.r.o.
Description
SZM.com offers free email and web hosting services with up to 7.5GB of space, including free email addresses and web space under szm.com and szm.sk domains. They provide additional paid premium packages with PHP and SQL support, emphasizing stability, security, and availability.
Key services
Free email hosting, Free web hosting, Paid premium hosting packages, Virtual servers, Domain registration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel, Google Adsense
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS for mail services (POP3, IMAP, SMTP SSL)
  • Antivirus and antispam mail filtering
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers free and paid web hosting and email services.
  2. Content is primarily in Slovak language.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found despite use of tracking and advertising scripts.
  4. No visible forms on the analyzed page except embedded iframe for webmail login.
  5. Use of multiple third-party analytics and advertising services.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Domain is stable and long-lived, indicating business continuity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional HTML/CSS/JavaScript stack with multiple third-party analytics and advertising scripts integrated. The presence of Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Facebook Pixel indicates a mature marketing and analytics setup but also raises privacy concerns due to lack of consent mechanisms. The site performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility. No CMS or modern web frameworks are detected, suggesting a custom or legacy platform. Hosting appears stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations. Technical debt is implied by missing DNSSEC and security headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business model but requires updates to meet modern security and privacy standards.
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. 61/100Medium34 findingsView report
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