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Security report for assemble.me

Assemble · Media · New Zealand

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

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Assemble is a New Zealand-based SaaS company founded in 2008 that provides specialized software solutions for the film industry, focusing on audience building, website creation, and integrated marketing tools for filmmakers and distributors. The platform offers a CMS and CRM tailored for films, including features such as blogs, trailers, and online stores. The website reflects a niche market position with professional content and a clear value proposition targeting film professionals. Technically, the website uses a proprietary CMS with a tech stack including jQuery, Modernizr, Shadowbox.js, and integrates Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and New Relic for performance monitoring. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and DNS services. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with good SEO practices but basic accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses clientTransferProhibited status on the domain, indicating some domain security awareness. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and security headers are minimal, suggesting room for improvement. No privacy or cookie policies are present, which is a compliance gap. No contact information or incident response details are provided, limiting transparency. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy with a solid business foundation but lacks in privacy compliance and advanced security practices. Strategic improvements in these areas would enhance user trust and regulatory adherence.

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

9 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 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';…

  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

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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
52
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
16
Employees
0
Customers
16
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Assemble operates in the media sector, providing SaaS solutions specifically for film audience engagement and website management. Its competitive advantage lies in its specialized focus on filmmakers and distributors, integrating multiple tools into a single platform. The business model is subscription-based SaaS, targeting small to medium-sized film projects and professionals. The company has maintained domain registration since 2008, indicating stability. The website shows moderate digital maturity with integrated analytics and monitoring but lacks comprehensive compliance documentation. No evident partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the data. Growth potential exists through enhanced privacy compliance and expanded marketing efforts.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and domain transfer restrictions are in place, but DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose the domain to DNS spoofing risks. Security headers are minimal, with only X-Frame-Options set to allow, which may expose the site to clickjacking. The absence of privacy and cookie policies and lack of incident response contacts indicate compliance and transparency gaps. The use of third-party analytics and monitoring tools is standard but requires proper privacy disclosures. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the site would benefit from implementing additional security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing privacy and security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  4. Add visible contact information including security incident response contacts to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities and maintain up-to-date versions.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Assemble
Description
Revolutionary film audience building software. Assemble creates a website, audience builder, blog, trailer and an online store for your film. Seamlessly integrate them all together.
Key services
Film website creation, Audience building tools, Blog integration, Trailer hosting, Online store for films
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.11.3, Modernizr, Shadowbox.js, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, New Relic Browser monitoring
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS servers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, New Relic Browser
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
New Relic
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on homepage
  4. Use of multiple external analytics and monitoring services
  5. Domain is well established and registered to the business entity
  6. Security headers are minimal; opportunity for improvement
  7. Content is professionally presented and relevant to film industry
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a proprietary CMS/CRM platform tailored for the film industry, utilizing common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Modernizr for compatibility and UI enhancements. It integrates Shadowbox.js for media display and uses Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking, alongside New Relic for performance monitoring. Hosting and DNS services are provided by Cloudflare, offering CDN and DNS management. The site loads moderately fast and is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. However, accessibility features are basic, and SEO is good but could be improved with structured data. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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