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Security report for creativebrief.com

CB Global Holdings Ltd · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Creativebrief operates as a next-generation agency search consultancy and intelligence hub, targeting progressive brands and agencies seeking to enhance their marketing impact. The company offers a range of services including pitch consultancy, marketing capability development, and industry thought leadership content. Positioned as a modern and strategic partner, Creativebrief leverages technology and expert advice to connect brands with agencies effectively. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and user experience. Technically, the website is built on Concrete5 CMS and utilizes modern web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, HubSpot forms, and Osano for consent management. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and integrates analytics and marketing tools like Google Tag Manager and HubSpot. Performance is moderate, with good SEO and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks visible security headers and explicit security policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of WHOIS registration data is a notable concern, potentially impacting domain legitimacy trust. Overall, the site maintains a good security posture but could improve transparency and security best practices. The overall risk assessment is moderate with recommendations to enhance security headers, publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies, and verify domain registration details to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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. 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
    • 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

  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

  3. 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

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  • 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
42
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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

Creativebrief is positioned as a specialized consultancy and intelligence platform within the media sector, focusing on agency search and marketing impact for progressive brands. Its business model revolves around providing strategic pitch consultancy, membership services, and industry insights to brands and agencies. The company leverages partnerships and content marketing to build a community and thought leadership presence. The target customers are marketing professionals and brands seeking modern agency solutions. The presence of client testimonials and industry reports indicates a credible market position. However, the lack of explicit company contact details and WHOIS data suggests areas for improvement in transparency and direct engagement. The company appears to be medium-sized with a focus on digital marketing services and consultancy. Its ecosystem includes partnerships with agencies and integration with marketing platforms like HubSpot. Growth indicators include active content publishing, reports, and case studies. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining domain legitimacy and enhancing security and compliance visibility to support business credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with mandatory HTTPS encryption and a cookie consent banner compliant with GDPR. The use of Osano for consent management and HubSpot for forms indicates attention to privacy and data protection. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the HTML content. There is no public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, nor a security.txt file, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The lack of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy and potential risks related to domain ownership. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a marketing consultancy website but would benefit from enhanced security headers, published security policies, and verified domain registration to improve trust and compliance with industry standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and build trust.
  5. Enhance direct contact information availability, including verified company emails and phone numbers, to improve business credibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CB Global Holdings Ltd
Description
Brings brands and agencies together to create the industry's most powerful and recognisable work through a mix of technology and expert advice.
Key services
Agency search and selection, Express agency search, Marketing ecosystems, Brand membership, Individual membership, Industry thought leadership and reports
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot Forms, Osano Consent Management, Owl Carousel, Concrete5 CMS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
HubSpot
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with management options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
HubSpot Ads Pixel
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Osano Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and interactive features.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. Uses modern web technologies and consent management tools.
  4. Strong focus on agency search consultancy and marketing intelligence.
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, which is a concern for domain legitimacy verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Concrete5 CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, HubSpot forms, and Osano consent management. It integrates Google Tag Manager and HubSpot analytics for marketing and tracking purposes. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed and resource management. No critical technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. The use of third-party marketing and analytics tools is well integrated but requires ongoing monitoring for privacy compliance. The absence of visible security headers and domain registration data are technical risks that should be addressed to enhance overall infrastructure quality and trustworthiness.
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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