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Security report for usedust.com

Radical Apps · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Usedust.com is the official website for Dust, a secure messaging app developed by Radical Apps. The site promotes a suite of privacy-focused digital tools including encrypted messaging, private web search, and identity theft protection. The business targets privacy-conscious users seeking secure communication solutions. The website is built on WordPress and hosted on AWS infrastructure, leveraging modern web technologies and multimedia content to engage visitors. While the site is professionally designed and mobile-optimized, it lacks some advanced privacy compliance features such as a cookie policy and explicit GDPR indicators. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced but missing DNSSEC and security headers. The domain registration is consistent and legitimate, with no privacy protection used, indicating transparency. Overall, the website presents a credible business with room for improvement in privacy and security practices.

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

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"

    • 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 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Radical Apps operates in the technology sector focusing on privacy and secure communication. Their business model revolves around offering a mobile app with encrypted messaging and privacy tools, targeting users concerned about data security. The company has maintained the domain since 2016, aligning with the app's market presence. Their marketing strategy includes social media engagement and app store presence on iOS and Android. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site suggests a lean operation or preference for digital contact forms. The use of multiple analytics and tracking tools indicates an interest in user behavior insights, though transparency could be improved. No partnerships or subsidiaries are explicitly identified.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and has domain status clientTransferProhibited, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS reduces the overall security posture. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no security.txt or vulnerability disclosure is present. The use of third-party tracking scripts introduces moderate privacy risks, especially without a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing recommended best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security.
  2. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information.
  4. Add a comprehensive cookie policy and implement a user consent mechanism for tracking.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure program to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Radical Apps
Description
CYBER DUST is a suite of digital safety tools for private communication, web search and identity theft protection.
Key services
Encrypted Messenger, Watchdog (data breach alerts), Stealth Search (private web search)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Foundation CSS, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based marketing site for a secure messaging app
  2. Content is professionally presented with multimedia and video
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found
  4. Privacy policy and terms pages exist but cookie policy and security policies are minimal or missing
  5. Use of multiple tracking and analytics tools without explicit cookie consent
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  7. No DNSSEC enabled for domain
  8. Social media presence on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a WordPress CMS with a Foundation CSS framework and jQuery for frontend interactions. It integrates Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar for analytics and user behavior tracking. Hosting is on AWS as indicated by DNS servers. The site includes multimedia content such as videos and uses Contact Form 7 for user inquiries. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Technical debt is low but security enhancements are recommended.
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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