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Security report for activecampaign.com

ActiveCampaign · Technology · N/a

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

ActiveCampaign is a technology company focused on providing marketing, sales, and customer experience automation solutions primarily through a SaaS business model. The company is positioned as an established player in the marketing automation industry, targeting businesses seeking to automate customer engagement and sales processes. The website is protected by Cloudflare services, indicating a mature approach to infrastructure and security, although the current page content is an access denial error due to rate limiting. Technically, the site uses Cloudflare for hosting and CDN, with JavaScript-based analytics and security measures. However, the SSL configuration lacks support for modern TLS protocols, which is a security gap. The security posture is generally strong with strict transport security and secure cookie flags, but lacks published security policies or incident response information. Overall, the website's current state limits content visibility and user experience, impacting trust and professionalism.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

5 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 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Cloudflare

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
100
Security headers
50
Email security
95
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
76

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

ActiveCampaign operates in the competitive marketing automation sector with a SaaS subscription model. Its key services include marketing automation, sales automation, and customer experience automation. The company leverages partnerships with Mimecast for email security and Cloudflare for web infrastructure. The multiple Google site verification records suggest active SEO and domain ownership management. The absence of visible privacy or terms policies on the error page limits transparency. The company likely targets medium to large businesses requiring integrated marketing and sales automation tools. The lack of visible contact information or DPO details on the page suggests these may be located elsewhere or require authenticated access.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is solid in terms of infrastructure, with Cloudflare providing DDoS protection, rate limiting, and strict security headers including HSTS with preload. The SSL certificate is valid and issued by a trusted CA with extended validation, enhancing trust. However, the lack of support for TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 protocols is a significant weakness that could expose the site to downgrade attacks or compatibility issues. No vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed or POODLE are present. The absence of DNSSEC and CAA records reduces DNS security. There is no publicly visible security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program, which are important for compliance and trust. Cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies are not present on the error page, indicating potential compliance gaps with GDPR or similar regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade SSL/TLS configuration to support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocols to enhance encryption security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy, cookie, security, and incident response policies prominently on the website.
  3. Implement DNSSEC and CAA records to strengthen DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  4. Add Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  5. Develop and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program and security.txt file to improve transparency and security culture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted behind Cloudflare, leveraging its CDN, security, and performance features. The tech stack includes standard HTML5 and JavaScript with Cloudflare-specific scripts for performance monitoring and security challenge handling. The site currently returns an error page due to rate limiting, indicating active traffic management. No CMS or specific web frameworks are detectable from the provided HTML. Performance metrics are unavailable due to the error page. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic given the minimal content. SEO optimization is poor as no metadata, Open Graph tags, or structured data are present. DNS records show use of Mimecast for email security and multiple Google verification tokens, indicating active domain management. The lack of DNSSEC and CAA records is a technical risk. Overall, the infrastructure is modern but could benefit from updated TLS support and enhanced metadata for SEO and accessibility.
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. 84/100 +7Low22 findingsView report
  2. 77/100Low26 findingsView report
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