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Security report for becomeawritertoday.com

Become a Writer Today · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Become a Writer Today is a small educational content platform focused on providing podcasts, videos, and courses about the craft of writing. The website targets aspiring writers and those interested in improving their writing skills. The business operates primarily as a content and educational resource provider, leveraging advertising networks for monetization. Technically, the site is built on WordPress, hosted likely on Pressidium CDN, and uses modern tracking and advertising technologies including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, and AdThrive ads. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with structured data and meta tags, and is mobile optimized with a moderate performance profile. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections in place, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies and no visible consent mechanism. Contact information is not publicly available, which may affect user trust. Overall, the site is legitimate and well-established with a domain age consistent with its business history, but improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency are recommended.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

6 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 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
66

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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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

The website occupies a niche in the education sector, focusing on writing craft education through multimedia content. Its business model relies on content monetization via advertising networks and possibly affiliate marketing, although no explicit affiliate programs were detected. The target audience includes writers at various skill levels seeking learning resources. The site has a consistent brand presence and uses social media channels on Facebook and Twitter for outreach. The lack of direct contact information and formal policies suggests a lean operational model. The partnership ecosystem includes multiple advertising networks, indicating a reliance on ad revenue. Growth indicators are not directly visible but the domain longevity and content quality suggest steady operation.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and domain registration protections (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited). However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected. There is no visible security policy, incident response information, or vulnerability disclosure mechanism. The site uses multiple third-party scripts and ad networks, which increases the attack surface but no vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were found in the analysis. Privacy compliance is lacking, which could pose regulatory risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved by implementing security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing security and incident response policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  3. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure guidelines.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Become a Writer Today
Description
Watch, listen and learn from podcasts, videos and courses about the craft of writing.
Key services
Podcasts, Videos, Courses about writing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, AdThrive Ads, Cloudflare DNS
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited set

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
AdThrive, The Trade Desk, PubMatic, Rubicon, OpenX, Index Exchange, Amazon UAM, Criteo, Nativo, Teads, TripleLift, Sharethrough, GumGum, Yieldmo, Adform, Kargo, Unruly, MediaGrid, Improvedigital
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
ConvertBox
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 educational content platform focused on writing.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the scanned content.
  3. Extensive use of advertising networks and tracking scripts, but no visible consent mechanism.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the content.
  5. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and rich snippets.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  7. No incident response or security policy information available.
  8. Domain is well aged and registered with standard protections.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress and uses a modern tech stack including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, and AdThrive for advertising. Hosting appears to be via Pressidium CDN, providing good content delivery performance. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement and has good meta tag implementation. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and preconnect hints. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design. Accessibility is basic but present. There is some technical debt in the form of missing security headers and lack of privacy compliance mechanisms. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
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. 73/100Medium27 findingsView report
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