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Security report for transparenttextures.com

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Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Transparent Textures is a niche website founded in 2014 that offers free, customizable transparent textures for web designers and developers. The site provides a color picker and pattern selection tool to generate CSS code for easy integration of textures into web projects. The business operates as a small-scale free resource provider with a consistent brand and a moderate market position within the web design community. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and integrates social media widgets and Google Analytics for tracking. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, enhancing infrastructure reliability. Security posture is moderate with domain transfer protections in place but lacks DNSSEC and visible security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is safe, accessible, and professional but would benefit from improved privacy and security practices.

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

10 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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
54

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 website targets web designers and developers seeking free design assets, positioning itself as a specialized resource in the technology sector. Its business model is based on providing free downloadable textures with customization features, supported by affiliate advertising via Amazon Associates. The site maintains partnerships or references to related design resources such as Subtle Patterns. Social media presence on Twitter and Facebook supports community engagement. The lack of direct contact information and formal policies suggests a lean operational structure. Growth potential lies in expanding compliance and security transparency to build greater trust.

Security posture

The site demonstrates basic security maturity with domain registration protections and Cloudflare DNS usage. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security policies indicates gaps in defense-in-depth. No forms collect sensitive data, reducing exposure risk. Tracking scripts are present but no explicit consent mechanisms are implemented, posing privacy compliance risks. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not published, limiting transparency. Overall, the security posture is functional but could be significantly improved with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and trust.
  5. Review and optimize tracking and analytics scripts to align with privacy best practices and minimize user tracking.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Transparent Textures provides a collection of free, transparent, tiled textures for web designers and developers to use as backgrounds in their projects. The site offers a color picker and pattern selection tool to customize textures and generate CSS code for easy implementation.
Key services
free downloadable transparent textures, color customization tool, CSS code generation for textures
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by minicolors plugin), Google Analytics, Twitter Widgets, Facebook SDK, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status includes clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited to prevent unauthorized transfers and updates

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Amazon Associates
Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK, Twitter Widgets
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers a niche service of free transparent textures for web design.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating potential compliance gaps.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the site.
  4. Social media presence via Twitter and Facebook is integrated.
  5. Use of Cloudflare DNS suggests some level of infrastructure security.
  6. No security headers detected in provided data; SSL status unknown.
  7. No forms collecting sensitive personal data detected.
  8. Advertising via Amazon Associates is present but minimal.
  9. Google Analytics and social media SDKs used for tracking.
  10. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a standard HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript stack with integration of popular libraries and social media SDKs. Hosting infrastructure leverages Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, contributing to moderate performance and availability. The site is mobile optimized with a responsive design and clear navigation. SEO is basic with appropriate meta tags but could be enhanced. No CMS or backend platform is detected, suggesting a static or custom-built site. Performance is moderate with potential for improvement through optimization of external scripts and assets.
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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