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Security report for captivate.fm

Captivate Unlimited Podcast Hosting & Analytics · Media · N/a

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

Captivate.fm is a professional podcast hosting platform that offers unlimited podcast hosting with a focus on growth, analytics, and monetization. The platform targets podcasters and content creators seeking a comprehensive solution to host, grow, and monetize their shows. The website is built on WordPress with modern technologies such as Yoast SEO, FontAwesome Pro icons, and Typekit fonts, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, providing a good user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers and policies are not explicitly visible. Overall, the business presents as credible and professional, though explicit contact and legal policy pages were not detected in the provided content.

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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

4 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. 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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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
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
79

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

Captivate.fm operates in the media sector, specifically podcast hosting and analytics. Its business model is SaaS subscription-based, targeting podcasters globally. The company positions itself as a growth-focused platform with unique monetization and analytics features. The website branding is consistent and professional, leveraging SEO tools to enhance market visibility. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified. The absence of explicit contact information and legal policies in the visible content suggests areas for improvement in transparency. The platform integrates with external services for fonts and icons but does not expose suspicious or unrelated domains.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a cookie consent mechanism, indicating compliance with basic privacy standards. However, no advanced security headers were detected in the provided content, and there is no visible security policy or incident response information. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file limits transparency for security researchers. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by publishing explicit security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for support and security incidents.
  3. Implement and configure HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain compliance and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Captivate Unlimited Podcast Hosting & Analytics
Description
Host unlimited podcasts with the world's only growth-focused podcast hosting™. Create, grow & monetize your show with our podcast platform.
Key services
Unlimited podcast hosting, Podcast growth tools, Monetization features, Podcast analytics
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, FontAwesome Pro 6.7.2, Typekit fonts, SwiperJS
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
cookieyes
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, cookieyes
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional podcast hosting platform with growth and monetization focus.
  2. Content is well structured with SEO optimization via Yoast.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage HTML.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via CookieYes.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page.
  6. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided HTML snippet.
  7. Use of modern web fonts and iconography indicates attention to design.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, FontAwesome Pro, Typekit fonts, and SwiperJS for UI components. SEO is managed via Yoast SEO plugin, indicating good search engine optimization practices. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and font providers. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features appear basic. No major technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected in the provided content. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available from the HTML content.
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. 79/100Low21 findingsView report
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