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Security report for debugbear.com

DebugBear Ltd · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

DebugBear Ltd operates a specialized SaaS platform focused on website performance monitoring and optimization, particularly targeting Google Core Web Vitals. The company offers synthetic testing, real user monitoring, and integration of Google CrUX data to provide actionable insights for developers, SEO professionals, and digital agencies. Their market position is that of a niche, high-quality provider with a clear value proposition and a professional online presence. Technically, the website employs modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and React, integrates advanced analytics and error tracking tools like Google Analytics, Plausible, and Rollbar, and demonstrates excellent performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though improvements are recommended in security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain introduces some uncertainty about domain registration legitimacy, but the website content and branding strongly indicate a trustworthy business. Overall, DebugBear presents a mature digital infrastructure with room for enhanced security transparency and privacy compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

5 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

    • 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  4. DNS health

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

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: btlqvc6yuvcdtjsll4xpm4ump6iq3alkospvzzrk2ukjt233eo7q.mx-verification.google.com

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • 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
65
Security headers
45
Email security
85
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

DebugBear's business model is subscription-based SaaS with a free trial and demo options, targeting a specialized segment of web performance monitoring. Their competitive advantage lies in combining synthetic and real user monitoring with detailed diagnostics and actionable recommendations. The company leverages partnerships with scheduling (Calendly) and communication (Intercom) tools to enhance customer engagement. Customer testimonials and case studies demonstrate market traction and client satisfaction. The company appears small but focused, with a clear industry niche in technology and web performance. The lack of visible physical address or phone contact suggests a primarily digital-first operation. The company maintains a professional brand image and consistent messaging across its digital assets.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses reputable third-party services for error tracking and analytics, indicating a baseline security maturity. However, the absence of explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a privacy policy and terms of service, but the lack of a cookie consent mechanism and vulnerability disclosure page suggests gaps in GDPR and security best practices. Incident response readiness and data protection officer contact information are not evident. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with enhanced transparency and formalized policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response contacts.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Introduce a clear cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
DebugBear Ltd
Description
DebugBear provides website performance and Google Core Web Vitals monitoring with synthetic tests and real user monitoring (RUM). It offers detailed page speed insights to help make websites faster.
Key services
Synthetic website monitoring, Real user monitoring (RUM), Google CrUX data monitoring, Performance diagnostics and recommendations, Alerts and regression detection, Video export and chart annotations, Industry benchmarking
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4, Robotto font, Rollbar error tracking, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Intercom chat widget, Plausible analytics, JavaScript ES6+, React (indicated by ReactModalPortal div)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical and script URLs)
  • Rollbar configured to ignore certain errors
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Plausible
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible, Rollbar
Marketing tools
Intercom, Calendly
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 no blocking detected.
  2. No WHOIS data available from provided raw output; domain registration status unclear.
  3. Professional SaaS offering focused on web performance monitoring and Core Web Vitals.
  4. Strong use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No explicit phone numbers or physical addresses found in the HTML content.
  6. Contact primarily via email and contact form.
  7. No explicit cookie consent banner detected despite use of analytics.
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page.
  9. Privacy and terms pages are present and linked in footer.
  10. Multiple customer testimonials and case studies enhance trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Bootstrap 4 for responsive design, React components, and integrates multiple analytics and error tracking services such as Google Analytics, Plausible, Rollbar, and Intercom. Performance is optimized with preconnect and preload hints, and images are served via a CDN with responsive srcset attributes. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with clear navigation and structured content. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or static site generator approach. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. The technical implementation supports a fast, reliable user experience with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data.
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. 66/100 −3Medium31 findingsView report
  2. 69/100Medium31 findingsView report
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