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Security report for creativelive.com

CreativeLive · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CreativeLive is an established online education platform specializing in creative and business skills, offering a wide range of courses in photography, design, craft, music, and entrepreneurship. The platform targets creative professionals and hobbyists seeking flexible learning options. The website integrates modern analytics and marketing technologies, including Google Analytics, Segment, Facebook SDK, and New Relic, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. However, the site is currently in a 'Site Closing' state, which may impact content availability and user engagement. From a security perspective, the website employs HTTPS and includes bot protection via reCAPTCHA, alongside cookie consent mechanisms compliant with privacy regulations. Nonetheless, the absence of explicit privacy policies, terms of service, and contact information reduces transparency and compliance confidence. The lack of WHOIS data further complicates trust assessment, suggesting possible privacy protection or domain registration issues. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid technical foundation and professional content quality but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and business transparency to enhance trustworthiness and regulatory adherence. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and terms documents, enhancing security headers, and verifying domain registration details.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

3 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 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. 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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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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
74

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

CreativeLive operates in the online education sector with a focus on creative arts and business skills. Its business model revolves around offering paid and free courses to a broad audience of creatives and entrepreneurs. The platform leverages partnerships with major analytics and marketing providers to optimize user engagement and conversion. Despite the current site closing status, the brand maintains a strong market position with consistent branding and quality content. The absence of direct contact details and incomplete WHOIS data may affect customer trust and operational transparency. The company holds VAT registration indicating formal business operations.

Security posture

The website's security posture is moderate, with HTTPS enforced and bot protection via reCAPTCHA implemented. Cookie consent is managed through CookiePro, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The absence of incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure policies limits the site's readiness for security incidents. Enhancing these areas would strengthen the overall security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive and accessible privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including support emails and phone numbers to enhance business transparency.
  4. Establish and publicize an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security readiness.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure legitimacy and reduce suspicion.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CreativeLive
Description
CreativeLive is an online education platform offering live and recorded classes primarily focused on creative skills such as photography, design, business, craft, and music.
Key services
Online photography classes, Business and entrepreneurship courses, Art and design tutorials, Craft and maker classes, Music and audio production courses
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
AngularJS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Segment Analytics, Facebook SDK, New Relic monitoring, Braintree payment scripts, reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
AngularJS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Segment, New Relic
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Segment, Facebook Pixel, New Relic
Marketing tools
Segment Analytics, Facebook SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security challenges.
  2. No WHOIS data available from provided raw output, indicating possible privacy protection or domain status issues.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with CookiePro scripts.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the content.
  6. Website uses modern analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Segment, Facebook SDK, and New Relic.
  7. Content is focused on creative education and is safe for general audiences.
  8. Security headers and advanced security policies are not evident in the provided data.
  9. SEO metadata is present but minimal; robots meta tag instructs noindex, possibly due to site closing status.
  10. Site appears to be in a 'Site Closing' state, which may affect content availability and business operations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack centered on AngularJS and jQuery, supported by robust analytics and monitoring tools such as Google Analytics, Segment, Facebook SDK, and New Relic. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO optimization is minimal, partly due to the 'noindex' directive likely related to the site closing status. The site employs cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR. Hosting provider and CMS details are not explicitly identified. Technical debt may exist due to AngularJS usage, which is an older framework. Opportunities exist to modernize the stack and improve SEO and accessibility compliance.
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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