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Security report for culturefirst.com

Culture Amp · Technology · Australia

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

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

Culture Amp is a leading technology company specializing in employee experience platforms that empower HR professionals, people leaders, and change agents to build better workplaces. Their platform offers comprehensive tools for employee engagement, performance management, development, and people analytics. The company maintains a strong market position with a large, global user base and a vibrant community including local chapters and a digital Slack community. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with rich content and multimedia engagement. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies including React, Wistia for video, Google Tag Manager, Optimizely for experimentation, HubSpot for forms, and Sentry for error tracking. The site is well-optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO. Privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are robust and GDPR compliant, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses cookie consent with granular controls, and integrates error monitoring. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, the overall posture is strong with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The absence of WHOIS data is noted but likely due to privacy protection, not indicative of malicious intent. Overall, Culture Amp's website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, security, and compliance, supporting its reputation as a trusted leader in the HR technology space.

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

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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Potential Subdomain Takeover

      Subdomain staging.cultureamp.com points to unregistered service d2omv6a5ta99jv.cloudfront.net

      What to do: Remove or fix CNAME record to prevent subdomain takeover

      • WSTG-CONF-10
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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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
100
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
80

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

Culture Amp operates in the technology sector, focusing on SaaS solutions for employee experience and people analytics. Their business model centers on subscription-based software services complemented by community engagement and thought leadership content. The company targets HR executives, leaders, and practitioners globally, offering tailored solutions for various leadership roles. Strategic partnerships and community chapters enhance their market reach and customer engagement. The presence of awards and comprehensive resources indicates a mature and growth-oriented organization with a strong brand and customer trust.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and integration of security monitoring tools like Sentry. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy policies and trust pages are comprehensive and accessible. However, explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and security.txt for vulnerability disclosure are not evident and could be improved. Incident response contact information is not publicly listed, which is a minor gap. Overall, the security practices align well with industry standards for SaaS platforms handling sensitive employee data.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit security headers including X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against clickjacking and MIME sniffing.
  2. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses to improve security communication.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable dependencies are introduced.
  5. Continue enhancing privacy compliance by documenting data retention policies and user data handling practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Culture Amp
Description
The market-leading employee experience platform empowering teams with employee engagement, performance, and development tools.
Key services
Employee engagement surveys, Performance management tools, Development and coaching, People analytics, Community chapters and Slack community
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Wistia video embeds, Google Tag Manager, Optimizely, HubSpot forms, Sentry for error tracking, Qualified chat widget
Frameworks
Schema.org JSON-LD structured data
Platforms
Culture Amp proprietary platform
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with granular preferences
  • Use of Sentry for error monitoring
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Reddit Pixel, Optimizely
Marketing tools
HubSpot forms, Qualified chat
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 focus on community building for HR professionals
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy mechanisms
  4. Multiple contact channels including email, phone, and forms
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  7. WHOIS data unavailable, but website trust indicators are strong
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern JavaScript framework (likely React) with a modular and component-based architecture. It integrates multiple third-party services for video hosting (Wistia), analytics (Google Tag Manager, Optimizely), marketing automation (HubSpot), and error tracking (Sentry). The site is optimized for fast loading and mobile responsiveness, with accessibility considerations evident in skip links and ARIA attributes. Structured data using JSON-LD enhances SEO and content discoverability. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless CMS solution. Hosting provider details are not explicit but the use of CDN and cloud services is implied. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a scalable and performant user experience.
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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