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Security report for tedvalentin.com

Ted Valentin · Technology · Sweden

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

The website www.tedvalentin.com is a personal blog and portfolio site of Ted Valentin, a Swedish web entrepreneur and developer. The site focuses on sharing business ideas, travel-related niche websites, and personal insights into entrepreneurship and technology. The site is hosted on the Blogger platform, leveraging Google services such as Adsense, YouTube, and Twitter integrations. The technical infrastructure is modern for a blog, with fast loading times and basic mobile optimization. However, the site lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, and no contact information is provided, which impacts privacy compliance and trustworthiness. Security headers and WHOIS domain registration data are missing or unavailable, limiting the ability to fully assess domain legitimacy and security posture. Overall, the site presents a good content quality and business credibility for a personal brand but requires improvements in privacy, security, and transparency to enhance trust and compliance.

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"

  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

    • 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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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
47
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
70
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

Ted Valentin operates multiple niche websites primarily in the travel and hospitality sector, including hotel guides and coworking spaces. The business model revolves around content creation, web development, and community engagement through hackathons and coworking initiatives. The target audience includes entrepreneurs, developers, and travelers seeking curated information and services. The market position is that of a niche personal brand with a strong presence in Swedish tech and travel communities. Partnerships with coworking spaces and event organizers strengthen the ecosystem. Growth indicators include continuous content updates and new site launches. The business operates at a small scale but with a diversified portfolio of related web properties.

Security posture

The website's security posture is moderate but lacks several best practices. HTTPS is presumably enabled (typical for Blogger), but no security headers were detected in the provided data. There is no visible privacy policy or cookie consent mechanism, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The absence of WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration transparency. No forms or sensitive data collection points were found, reducing immediate risk exposure. Overall, the site would benefit from implementing security headers, explicit privacy and cookie policies, and providing contact channels for security incidents to improve its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information including an email address for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ted Valentin
Description
Personal blog and portfolio site of Ted Valentin, a web entrepreneur and developer focused on building websites related to hotels, travel, coworking spaces, and business ideas.
Key services
Web development, Entrepreneurship insights, Travel and hotel guide websites, Hackathon organization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Blogger platform, Google APIs, Google Adsense, YouTube embeds, Vimeo embeds, Twitter widgets
Platforms
Blogger
Performance
fast
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal blog hosted on Blogger platform.
  2. Content is focused on entrepreneurship, travel, and hotel-related niche sites.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found on main site.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided.
  5. No security headers detected in provided data.
  6. No forms detected on main site for data collection.
  7. Multiple external links to related niche websites owned or co-owned by the author.
  8. No signs of adult or NSFW content.
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain trust verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Blogger platform, utilizing Google-hosted resources and third-party embeds such as YouTube and Vimeo. The site uses standard HTML and CSS with some custom styling. Performance is fast with minimal external dependencies. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the site lacks advanced frameworks or modern JavaScript libraries. Accessibility and mobile responsiveness are basic but functional. The technical stack is suitable for a personal blog but could be modernized with progressive enhancements and improved security configurations.
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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