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Security report for answerthepublic.com

NP Digital · Technology · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

AnswerThePublic is a well-established digital marketing tool owned by NP Digital, specializing in search listening and consumer insight generation. The platform serves marketers, PR professionals, and content creators by providing raw search data and trend monitoring to optimize content strategies. The website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with modern analytics and marketing integrations, responsive design, and multi-language support. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and domain locking, though improvements can be made in cookie consent and explicit security policies. Overall, the business is credible with consistent WHOIS data and a strong market presence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

Checks completed
5of 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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • Security headers
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
Average
84
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 company operates in the technology and media sectors, leveraging a freemium SaaS model with paid upgrades. It targets marketing professionals seeking actionable consumer insights. The brand is supported by a parent company, NP Digital, and partners like Neil Patel's platform. The website's extensive service menus and educational resources indicate a comprehensive approach to customer engagement and market positioning. Trust signals include a large customer base, testimonials, and social media presence. The business model focuses on recurring revenue through subscriptions and consulting services.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with strong domain registration protections and uses reputable third-party analytics and marketing tools. However, it lacks visible cookie consent mechanisms and explicit security or incident response policies, which are important for GDPR and other compliance frameworks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident management readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to enhance privacy compliance.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools for privacy and security compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NP Digital
Description
AnswerThePublic provides a search listening tool that delivers instant, raw search insights from customer search behavior to help businesses create relevant content and monitor trends.
Key services
Search listening and insights, Content idea generation, Trend monitoring, Alerts for new search queries
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Mixpanel, Hotjar, ChurnZero, Recurly, Select2, MicroModal, Cloudflare DNS
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain locked with multiple client status prohibitions
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Hotjar, ChurnZero
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Mixpanel, Hotjar, ChurnZero, RightMessage, Mutiny
Marketing tools
Mixpanel, Hotjar, ChurnZero, RightMessage, Mutiny
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Professional and modern design with responsive layout.
  3. Multiple language support with hreflang tags.
  4. Comprehensive navigation with detailed service and use case menus.
  5. Strong integration of analytics and marketing tools.
  6. Clear business contact information and social media presence.
  7. No visible security or privacy policy gaps except missing cookie consent banner.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including Ruby on Rails, with integrations for analytics (Google Analytics, Mixpanel), user behavior tracking (Hotjar), and marketing automation (ChurnZero, RightMessage, Mutiny). Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Performance is fast with proper meta tags and SEO best practices. The technical implementation supports a professional user experience and scalable business operations.
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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