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Security report for datacore.com

DataCore Software · Technology · United States

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

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

DataCore Software is a well-established enterprise technology company specializing in software-defined storage solutions that enhance data storage performance, efficiency, and availability. Their product portfolio includes SANsymphony for SAN and HCI environments, Swarm object storage, Nexus parallel file system, and Puls8 for Kubernetes environments. The company targets IT professionals and enterprises seeking modern, flexible, and resilient data storage technologies. Their market position is strong within the software-defined storage and hyperconverged infrastructure sectors, supported by a professional and comprehensive online presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, and various analytics and marketing tools. The site demonstrates excellent SEO, mobile optimization, and accessibility. Security best practices are observed with HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and use of monitoring tools like Rollbar. However, explicit security policies and incident response information are not publicly available, representing an area for improvement. The WHOIS data for the domain is not publicly available, which reduces transparency but does not necessarily indicate illegitimacy. The website content and branding are consistent and professional, supporting the company's credibility. Overall, the site presents a low-risk profile with strong business and technical maturity. Strategic recommendations include publishing detailed security and incident response policies, adding vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, and improving WHOIS transparency to enhance trust and compliance posture.

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 24 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
62
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
78

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention datacore.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
86
Employees
6
Customers
46
Third parties
34
Weak passwords
9%

Latest record dated 2026-05-28 · 8 subdomains affected

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  • –datacore.com2026-05-28
  • –www.datacore.com2026-05-13
  • –datacore.com2026-02-06
  • –www.datacore.com2025-07-31
  • –www.datacore.com2025-07-20

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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

DataCore operates in the enterprise technology sector, focusing on software-defined storage and hyperconverged infrastructure solutions. Their business model revolves around software licensing, support services, and partner ecosystems. The company serves a global customer base including healthcare, education, government, and cloud service providers. Their competitive advantage lies in advanced storage virtualization technology, AI-enabled storage management, and comprehensive product offerings across block, object, file, and container storage. Partnerships with companies like StarWind and OpenEBS expand their market reach. The presence of multiple portals for partners, licensing, and support indicates a mature operational structure. Growth indicators include continuous product innovation and strong marketing presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented. The use of Rollbar for error monitoring indicates proactive security management. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy, incident response page, and vulnerability disclosure program limits transparency and readiness perception. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analysis. Compliance with GDPR is indicated through privacy and cookie policies. Incident response contact channels are not explicitly provided, which could delay response to security events. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing policies and disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page on the website.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  3. Provide explicit security contact emails such as security@datacore.com or abuse@datacore.com.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Increase WHOIS transparency or provide domain registration details to improve trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
DataCore Software Corporation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
DataCore Software
Description
DataCore provides IT with advanced data storage technology to accelerate performance, increase efficiency, and achieve zero-downtime availability.
Key services
Software-defined storage, Storage virtualization, Hyperconverged infrastructure, Object storage, Parallel file system, Persistent storage for Kubernetes
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Bing Ads, Rollbar, Freshchat, Albacross, Vidyard, Alpine.js
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security monitoring tool Rollbar
  • Use of secure forms with Gravity Forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Albacross, Freshchat
Marketing tools
LeadChampion
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 no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Content is professional and targeted at enterprise IT and data storage professionals
  3. Strong SEO and technical implementation with modern technologies
  4. Multiple portals for partners, licensing, support indicate mature business operations
  5. No direct security policy or incident response page found
  6. WHOIS data is missing or privacy protected, reducing transparency
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern and well-maintained technology stack including Gravity Forms for form management, Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing integration, and Rollbar for error monitoring. The site uses CDN services for performance optimization and preloads critical assets for fast loading. SEO is enhanced with Yoast SEO plugin and structured data (JSON-LD) is implemented for rich search results. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility features are well implemented. The technical infrastructure supports a fast, reliable, and user-friendly experience suitable for enterprise audiences. Opportunities exist to further improve security transparency and incident readiness.
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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