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Security report for curator.io

Digital Privacy Corporation · Technology · United States

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Curator.io is a technology company operating a free forever social media aggregator platform that enables users to collect and display social media content easily. Founded in 2013 and operated by Digital Privacy Corporation based in the US, the company targets marketers, web developers, and businesses seeking to enhance their websites with social media feeds. The platform is positioned as an easy-to-use, no-cost solution with quick setup times, appealing to a broad audience in the digital marketing and content curation space. Technically, the website is built on a modern React/Next.js framework, hosted on AWS infrastructure, and employs standard analytics and tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager and LinkedIn Insight. The site is mobile optimized and performs well, with good SEO and accessibility basics in place. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, uses appropriate security headers, and maintains a long-standing domain with transparent WHOIS data, indicating a mature and trustworthy operation. However, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, as well as a cookie consent mechanism, indicates gaps in privacy compliance that should be addressed to meet GDPR and other regulations. Overall, Curator.io presents a professional and secure platform with room for improvement in privacy transparency and user consent mechanisms.

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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. 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
35
Email security
65
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
70

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention curator.io, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2,647
Employees
0
Customers
2,645
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
11%

8 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Curator.io operates in the technology sector, specifically in SaaS for social media aggregation and content curation. Its business model appears freemium or free forever, targeting digital marketers and website owners who want to embed social feeds. The company leverages partnerships with major brands (as evidenced by logos on the site) to enhance credibility. Revenue streams likely include premium features or enterprise plans, though not explicitly stated. The company has maintained consistent domain registration since 2013, indicating stability. The platform's ease of use and free offering position it competitively in the social media aggregation market. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a primarily digital-first customer engagement model. Strategic growth could focus on expanding privacy compliance and enhancing direct customer support channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers present, including HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. The domain status flags clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited, reducing risk of unauthorized domain transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice to prevent DNS spoofing. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The use of asynchronous loading for analytics scripts reduces performance impact and potential security risks. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact channels limits transparency and readiness communication. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which are recommended for responsible vulnerability management. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adding DNSSEC, formal security policies, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy laws.
  4. Add a dedicated security policy page and incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  5. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Digital Privacy Corporation
Description
Curator is a free forever social media aggregator that helps you collect and display content. Set up your feed in under 5 minutes.
Key services
social media content aggregation, social feed display widgets, content curation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), AWS DNS, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status
  • async loading of analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight
Marketing tools
LinkedIn Insight
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional SaaS platform for social media aggregation.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on main site or header metadata.
  3. Contact available only via contact form, no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  4. Modern tech stack with React/Next.js and AWS hosting.
  5. Good security posture with HTTPS and security headers but missing DNSSEC.
  6. Tracking scripts present but no explicit cookie consent mechanism.
  7. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
  8. No suspicious or malicious indicators detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern React-based framework (Next.js) and hosted on AWS infrastructure, indicating a scalable and robust technical foundation. The use of CDN for static assets improves performance and global delivery. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter card metadata. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. Analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager and LinkedIn Insight are integrated asynchronously to minimize performance impact. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom-built solution. The technical implementation is modern and efficient, with good performance and security practices, though some privacy compliance technicalities remain unaddressed.
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. 69/100 −1Medium34 findingsView report
  2. 70/100 +12Medium33 findingsView report
  3. 58/100Medium30 findingsView report
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