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Security report for crowdriff.com

CrowdRiff · Technology · Canada

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

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CrowdRiff is a Canadian technology company founded in 2012 that provides a SaaS platform focused on destination marketing. Their platform enables travel marketers, DMOs, hotels, resorts, museums, and tour operators to source, manage, and publish user-generated visual content and short-form videos. Positioned as a market leader, CrowdRiff serves over 900 destinations and offers key services including user-generated content curation, digital asset management, and video content creation. The website reflects a mature digital presence with excellent content quality, strong branding, and comprehensive marketing integrations. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and integrates with HubSpot for marketing automation and Cookiebot for privacy compliance. Hosting appears to be on AWS infrastructure, ensuring reliable performance and scalability. The site is mobile-optimized, SEO-friendly, and uses multiple third-party services for analytics and advertising. From a security perspective, CrowdRiff employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and cookie consent mechanisms. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registration details and appropriate domain age. However, the site could improve by implementing additional security headers and publishing a formal security policy. Overall, CrowdRiff demonstrates a strong business and technical foundation with good privacy compliance and security posture. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing incident response contacts to further strengthen trust and resilience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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 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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  • 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
77
Security headers
30
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
75

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

CrowdRiff operates in the technology sector, specifically targeting the travel and destination marketing niche. Their SaaS business model focuses on providing visual content solutions that help destinations and related industries meet growing content demands, especially for social media and digital marketing. The company leverages partnerships with platforms like Instagram and Meta, enhancing their market position. Their customer base includes DMOs, hotels, resorts, museums, and tour operators, indicating a diversified client portfolio. The presence of certifications and strong social media engagement supports their credibility and growth potential. The company’s strategic use of content marketing, case studies, and webinars indicates a mature marketing approach aimed at educating and converting prospects.

Security posture

CrowdRiff’s security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism that complies with GDPR. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor gap in DNS security. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site uses reputable third-party services for analytics and marketing, which are integrated with consent management. However, the lack of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No public security or incident response policies were found, which could be a gap in transparency and readiness. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publishing security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and prevent spoofing attacks.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email) to improve transparency and facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by documenting data retention policies and providing clear user data handling disclosures.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CrowdRiff
Description
Elevate your travel marketing with CrowdRiff. Find tools to source user-generated visuals, create authentic videos, and manage digital assets.
Key services
User-generated content sourcing, Short-form video creation and management, Digital asset management, Visual content curation and publishing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress CMS, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, Slick Carousel, GSAP, Mapbox GL JS, HubSpot forms, Cookiebot for cookie consent
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
HubSpot (forms and marketing), AWS (DNS via AWS Route 53)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with blocking mode
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reputable third-party scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Twitter Pixel, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
Twitter Pixel
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia.
  2. Strong branding and consistent design throughout.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms in place.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and integrations with marketing and analytics platforms.
  5. No signs of security blocking or WAF challenges.
  6. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business age.
  7. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, GSAP, Slick Carousel, Mapbox GL JS, and HubSpot integrations. Hosting is likely on AWS, providing robust infrastructure. The site is well-optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness, with good SEO practices implemented via Yoast SEO. Cookie consent is managed by Cookiebot with blocking mode enabled, ensuring compliance. The use of multiple analytics and marketing tools indicates a mature digital marketing infrastructure. Technical risks are minimal, but the absence of some security headers and DNSSEC represents areas for modernization. Overall, the technical implementation supports a scalable, secure, and user-friendly platform.
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. 75/100Medium29 findingsView report
  2. 75/100Medium29 findingsView report
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