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Security report for tiro.com

Tiro Typeworks · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tiro Typeworks is a specialized digital type foundry founded by John Hudson and Ross Mills, focusing on creating custom fonts for multilingual publishing and computing. The company operates a professional and well-structured website showcasing a broad catalog of fonts, articles, and licensing information. Their market position is that of a niche player with international reach, serving publishers, typographers, and scholars. The business model revolves around font licensing and custom font creation, targeting a specialized audience in the technology and publishing sectors. Technically, the website is built on Craft CMS and employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5. It uses Cloudflare Turnstile captcha for form security and Fathom Analytics for privacy-conscious visitor tracking. The site is mobile-optimized, SEO-friendly, and performs well with fast loading times and good accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses CAPTCHA to protect forms, but lacks explicit security headers such as CSP or HSTS. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is good with a comprehensive privacy policy, though no cookie consent mechanism was found. Contact information is limited to a subscription form, with no direct emails or phone numbers publicly listed. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, though the absence of WHOIS data for the domain reduces domain registration transparency and slightly impacts trust. Strategic improvements include adding security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and implementing cookie consent to enhance privacy compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

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 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 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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  • 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

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

Tiro Typeworks occupies a specialized niche in the digital typography market, offering custom and licensed fonts primarily for multilingual publishing and scholarly use. Their competitive advantage lies in their expertise and comprehensive font catalog supporting extended Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and other scripts. The business model is based on direct font sales and custom font commissions, targeting publishers, academic institutions, and typographers. Growth indicators include recent font releases and active publication of articles. The company maintains a modest but professional online presence with social media engagement on Twitter and Mastodon. Partnerships or subsidiaries were not identified, indicating a focused and independent operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and CAPTCHA protection on forms. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no contact channels for security incidents were found. Privacy compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy, but the absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a gap. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected, indicating good operational security practices. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced with additional policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents such as a security@ or abuse@ email address.
  5. Regularly review WHOIS domain registration data and ensure transparency to improve domain trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tiro Typeworks
Description
Tiro Typeworks is a digital type foundry founded by John Hudson & Ross Mills. We create custom fonts for multilingual publishing and computing.
Key services
Custom font creation, Font licensing, Multilingual publishing support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Cloudflare Turnstile Captcha
Frameworks
SEOmatic
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare Turnstile captcha on forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Fathom Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Fathom Analytics
Marketing tools
Fathom Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
  3. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite privacy policy presence.
  4. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and reduces domain trust slightly.
  5. Use of modern technologies and CMS (Craft CMS) with SEO and accessibility best practices.
  6. Security posture is good but could be improved with additional headers and published policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Craft CMS, a modern and flexible content management system, supported by a clean and responsive front-end using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. The use of Cloudflare Turnstile captcha enhances form security without compromising user experience. Fathom Analytics is employed for privacy-respecting visitor tracking. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and SEO, with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine visibility. Performance is fast with efficient asset loading. However, the absence of explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates some technical debt in security and privacy compliance. Hosting details are not explicit but likely involve CDN and cloud services for performance and availability.
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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