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Security report for branditscan.com

BranditScan · Technology · Canada

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

BranditScan is a specialized technology company offering advanced brand protection services primarily targeting content creators, agencies, and studios. The company provides automated piracy detection, DMCA takedown services, Google delisting, and social media catfish removals. As a member of Google's Trusted Copyright Removal Program, BranditScan holds a strong market position in the piracy protection niche. The website is professionally designed with excellent content quality, clear navigation, and mobile optimization, supporting a positive user experience. Technically, the site uses a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and analytics tools like Hotjar and Google Analytics, hosted on AWS infrastructure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and domain protections in place, though DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit security policy or vulnerability disclosure page is found. Privacy compliance is good with a clear privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. Overall, BranditScan presents a credible and trustworthy online presence with room for improvement in security transparency and DNS security.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

2 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.

    • 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

  2. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • 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
74
Security headers
70
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
78

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

BranditScan operates a subscription-based SaaS model offering brand protection services with a free trial and affiliate program to drive growth. Its target customers are digital content creators and related agencies or studios concerned with piracy and brand infringement. The company leverages partnerships such as Google’s Trusted Copyright Removal Program to enhance service credibility and effectiveness. The presence of detailed FAQs, testimonials, and resource pages indicates a customer-centric approach. The business is relatively young (founded 2020) but has established a clear niche and competitive advantage through automation and integration with major platforms. Revenue streams likely include monthly/annual subscriptions and affiliate commissions. The company maintains multiple physical addresses in Canada, the US, and Barbados, suggesting a small but geographically distributed operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain status flags preventing unauthorized changes. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represents areas for enhancement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could improve transparency and trust. Forms appear to have client-side validation and use secure submission endpoints. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from additional hardening and published policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response page to enhance transparency and trust.
  3. Add security HTTP headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Create a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BranditScan
Description
BranditScan is the industry's most trusted and advanced brand protection service. It safeguards your brand by identifying, monitoring, and removing counterfeit content and infringements.
Key services
Daily scans for brand copyright infringements, Google delisting, DMCA takedowns, Catfish removals on social media, Auto-takedowns, Reporting
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, SweetAlert2, Swiper, Glightbox, Overlay Scrollbars, GSAP, Moment.js, Canvas Confetti
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientDeleteProhibited domain status
  • ClientRenewProhibited domain status
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • ClientUpdateProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with validation

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Hotjar
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear branding and consistent messaging
  2. Strong focus on piracy protection services for content creators
  3. Multiple customer testimonials enhance trust
  4. Clear calls to action for registration and scanning services
  5. Comprehensive FAQ and resource sections
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  7. Cookie consent banner present and functional
  8. Contact information is complete and prominently displayed
  9. No signs of malware or phishing detected
  10. No security.txt or explicit security policy page found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and robust technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and various libraries for UI components and animations. Analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Hotjar are integrated for user behavior tracking and marketing optimization. Hosting is on AWS infrastructure, inferred from DNS servers. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site includes comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data for SEO and social sharing. There is no detected CMS, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers would improve the technical security posture.
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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