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Security report for cutt.ly

Web Room Studio Patryk Ruminski · Technology · N/a

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

91/100

Risk levelLow

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

Cuttly is a mature and comprehensive URL shortening and link management platform founded in 2018 by Web Room Studio Patryk Ruminski. It offers a wide range of services including branded short links, link analytics, QR code generation, link in bio pages, and interactive surveys. The platform targets individuals, freelancers, marketers, agencies, and companies, providing tiered subscription plans to suit different user needs. Cuttly is well-positioned in the market with strong trust indicators such as high user ratings and industry awards from G2 and SaaSworthy. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, ApexCharts, and Google Tag Manager, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS services. The site is fast, mobile-optimized, and accessible, with good SEO practices and comprehensive metadata. Privacy compliance is robust, featuring a detailed privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, and GDPR adherence. From a security perspective, Cuttly enforces HTTPS, uses domain locking to prevent unauthorized transfers or deletions, and implements cookie consent controls. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and there is no explicit security policy or vulnerability disclosure page. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, Cuttly presents a professional, trustworthy, and secure platform with excellent content quality and user experience. The domain registration is consistent and appropriate for the business history. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing a security policy, and adding a security.txt file to enhance security posture and transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  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.

    • Medium

      Missing Permissions-Policy header

      Controls browser features and APIs

      What to do: Implement a Permissions-Policy to restrict feature access

      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(),…

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  3. DNS health

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

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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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
100
Security headers
80
Email security
80
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
91

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

Cuttly operates a SaaS business model focused on URL shortening and link management services with multiple subscription tiers ranging from free to enterprise levels. The platform's competitive advantages include branded links, advanced analytics, QR code customization, and integrated surveys. Revenue streams are primarily subscription fees. The target customer segments include individual users, freelancers, marketers, agencies, and larger companies. The company maintains an active partnership ecosystem with social media platforms and industry review sites. Growth indicators include consistent domain registration, multiple awards, and positive user reviews. The business is supported by Web Room Studio Patryk Ruminski, with no subsidiaries or parent companies identified.

Security posture

Cuttly demonstrates a solid security maturity level with HTTPS enforcement, domain transfer and deletion protections, and cookie consent compliance. The absence of DNSSEC and a formal security policy or vulnerability disclosure page indicates room for improvement. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were found in the analyzed content. Incident response is facilitated via an abuse report page. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. The security culture appears proactive but could benefit from enhanced transparency and additional security headers. Overall, the security posture is good with no critical gaps detected.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to increase transparency.
  3. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Add additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Web Room Studio Patryk Ruminski
Description
Cuttly is a custom URL shortener and Link Management Platform. Use link shortener to create, brand and track short links, QR codes, link in bio, surveys.
Key services
URL shortening, Branded short links, Link analytics, QR code generation, Link in bio pages, Surveys, API access
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, ApexCharts, Cloudflare DNS, Google Tag Manager, Cookie Consent by Osano
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain locked with transfer and delete prohibitions
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-related meta tags

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Comprehensive URL shortening and link management platform
  2. Multiple language support with hreflang tags
  3. Detailed pricing plans with feature differentiation
  4. Strong emphasis on branding and analytics
  5. Active social media presence
  6. Cookie consent and privacy compliance implemented
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern and stable technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap for responsive design, and ApexCharts for data visualization. Hosting and DNS services are provided by Cloudflare, ensuring good performance and security. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and accessibility standards. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD schema. The use of Google Tag Manager enables flexible analytics and marketing integrations. No significant technical debt or performance bottlenecks were observed. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and implement DNSSEC for improved resilience.
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. 91/100Low19 findingsView report
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