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Security report for dmca.com

DMCA.com · Technology · Canada

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

DMCA.com is a specialized service provider focused on protecting online content and brands through DMCA takedown services, compliance solutions, and content protection tools. Positioned as a leading provider in the DMCA takedown market, the company targets website owners, content creators, and brand owners seeking to enforce copyright and protect intellectual property online. Their offerings include managed takedown services, DIY tools, monitoring, and trademark and defamation takedown services. The website demonstrates a professional and consistent brand presence with clear navigation and comprehensive service descriptions. Technically, the website is built on ASP.NET technology, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and reCAPTCHA for security and analytics. Hosting assets on Microsoft Azure Blob Storage indicates a reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and uses structured data to enhance search engine visibility. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses reCAPTCHA to prevent abuse, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response information, and a security.txt file, which are recommended for transparency and vulnerability management. The WHOIS data is unavailable or privacy protected, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency but does not negate the site's legitimacy given its professional presentation and service offerings. Overall, DMCA.com presents a trustworthy and professional front for its niche market, with room for improvement in security transparency and WHOIS data clarity. Strategic recommendations include publishing detailed security policies, implementing CSP headers, and enhancing incident response disclosures to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

3 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

    • 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';…

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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
15
Email security
82
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

DMCA.com operates in the technology sector, specifically in digital copyright enforcement and content protection. Its market positioning as the #1 DMCA takedown service provider suggests a strong competitive advantage in this niche. The business model revolves around subscription and managed services for takedown and compliance, supplemented by DIY tools and badges for brand protection. Revenue streams likely include service fees for takedown management, compliance monitoring, and premium protection badges. The target customer segments include individual content creators, small to medium businesses, and larger enterprises concerned with intellectual property enforcement. The company maintains an active social media presence and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not explicitly identified, but the use of Microsoft Azure and third-party analytics services suggests a robust ecosystem. Growth indicators include comprehensive service offerings and continuous website updates.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to high security maturity level with HTTPS enforcement, use of reCAPTCHA, and absence of exposed sensitive data. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response plans, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in transparency and readiness. Compliance with GDPR is suggested by cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policy content, but explicit certifications or frameworks like ISO 27001 or NIST are not mentioned. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content. The security culture appears focused on protecting user data and preventing abuse but could benefit from enhanced communication of security practices and incident handling. Overall, the security posture is solid but not comprehensive.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and user trust.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and responsible reporting.
  3. Add Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate cross-site scripting and other injection attacks.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
DMCA.com
Description
Protect your online content and brand with DMCA.com - the #1 DMCA takedown service provider. Get DMCA badges, compliance services, and content protection today.
Key services
DMCA takedown services, Content protection, Compliance solutions, DMCA badges, Monitoring, Trademark and defamation takedown, DIY takedown tools
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Facebook Pixel, reCAPTCHA, YouTube Widget API, Bootstrap CSS, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by Bootstrap usage)
Frameworks
ASP.NET (implied by .aspx pages and __VIEWSTATE)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CSP not detected (unknown)
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Hotjar
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Professional and comprehensive DMCA takedown and content protection services offered.
  3. Strong use of structured data and SEO best practices.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information published.
  5. WHOIS data unavailable, which reduces trust but not conclusive of illegitimacy.
  6. Good mobile optimization and user experience.
  7. Use of multiple tracking and analytics tools with consent mechanisms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET with a modern front-end leveraging Bootstrap and FontAwesome for UI components. It integrates multiple third-party services including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and reCAPTCHA, indicating a mature analytics and marketing infrastructure. Hosting assets on Microsoft Azure Blob Storage suggests scalable and reliable hosting. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine indexing. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to optimize page load times. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to implement advanced security headers and improve accessibility compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with room for modernization in security practices.
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. 78/100 +11Low25 findingsView report
  2. 67/100Medium27 findingsView report
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