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Security report for apploud.cz

Apploud · Technology · Czech Republic

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Apploud is a well-established creative digital agency based in the Czech Republic, founded in 2012. The company specializes in designing, creating, and maintaining tailor-made applications and websites, serving a diverse client base from startups to large fintech and telecommunications corporations. Their portfolio includes notable clients such as BMW, Vodafone, Airbnb, Jaguar, and others, positioning them as a trusted partner in digital marketing and technology solutions. The website reflects a high level of professionalism, with excellent design quality and user experience, supporting their market position. Technically, the website employs modern analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Matomo, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is hosted with a reputable registrar and DNS provider, and uses HTTPS, ensuring secure communications. However, there is room for improvement in security practices, such as implementing security headers and publishing a security policy. From a security and compliance perspective, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response information, which are critical for GDPR compliance and user trust. The extensive use of tracking technologies without a consent mechanism may expose the company to regulatory risks. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and consistent ownership, supporting the company's credibility. Overall, Apploud demonstrates a strong business and technical foundation with some gaps in privacy compliance and security transparency. Addressing these gaps will enhance trustworthiness and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  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';…

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
10
Average
55

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

Apploud operates as a digital creative agency with a focus on technology-driven marketing and product development. Their competitive advantage lies in combining strategic thinking, creativity, and technology to deliver tailor-made digital solutions. The business model revolves around full-service digital campaigns, app and web development, big data infrastructure, chatbot integration, and marketing services. Revenue streams likely include project-based contracts and ongoing maintenance agreements. Their target customers are European startups and large corporations in fintech and telecommunications sectors. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem with high-profile clients, enhancing its market reputation and growth potential. Strategic observations include a focus on innovation, client-centric solutions, and leveraging digital marketing channels effectively.

Security posture

The website's security posture is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring encrypted communication. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces protection against common web attacks. No security.txt or incident response contacts are published, limiting transparency and readiness for vulnerability reporting. The site uses multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts, increasing the attack surface and privacy risks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies, along with missing consent mechanisms, indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Overall, the security maturity is adequate but requires enhancements in policy transparency and technical safeguards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance statements and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information, including a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Conduct an accessibility audit and improve compliance to ensure inclusivity and better user experience.
  5. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Apploud Digital
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Apploud
Description
Apploud is a creative agency with a strong digital background and a full service team focused on growing brand value and customer engagement. They produce tailor made campaigns and craft digital solutions exceeding client expectations, blending strategic thinking, creativity, and technology. They serve clients ranging from innovative startups to Fintech and Telco corporations.
Key services
Applications and Products, Web Design & Microsites, Big Data & Infrastructure, Chatbots, Integrations, Marketing & PR
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Matomo Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, UA-Parser.js, Mobile-Detect.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Matomo, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
Matomo, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Leady
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional digital agency site with rich content and client portfolio
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with email, phone, and physical address
  4. Use of multiple analytics and marketing tracking tools without visible consent mechanism
  5. No visible security.txt or incident response information
  6. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistent domain ownership
  7. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with asynchronous loading of analytics and marketing scripts to optimize performance. It employs Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Matomo, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar for tracking and user behavior analysis. The site is hosted under a reputable registrar with consistent DNS configuration. The HTML structure is well-formed with meta tags supporting SEO and social sharing (Open Graph). Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements. However, no CMS or specific frameworks were detected, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in script management and caching. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts without visible privacy controls and missing security headers.
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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