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Security report for flatironschool.com

Flatiron School · Education · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Flatiron School is a well-established coding bootcamp founded in 2012, offering comprehensive on-campus and online courses in software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, AI, and game design. The company targets individuals seeking career advancement in technology fields and maintains a strong market position with over 20,000 alumni and partnerships with major tech companies. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence with excellent content quality and user experience. Technically, the website is built on WordPress hosted likely on AWS infrastructure, utilizing a broad range of modern marketing and analytics tools including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Marketo, and Hotjar. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, though performance is moderate. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections in place, but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC and publishing explicit security policies. The security evaluation shows no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is strong with visible cookie consent mechanisms and a comprehensive privacy policy. Business credibility is high with clear contact information, structured data, and trust indicators such as alumni network size and corporate partnerships. No adult or questionable content is present, making the site safe for general audiences. Overall, Flatiron School’s website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure supporting its educational mission, with room for minor security enhancements. The domain registration data aligns well with the company’s history, reinforcing legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

6 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';…

  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

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
67

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

Flatiron School operates in the education and technology sectors, focusing on career-oriented coding bootcamps. Its business model revolves around tuition-based courses with flexible financing options and enterprise training solutions. The company leverages strong partnerships with industry leaders to enhance its market credibility and student placement opportunities. The target customer segments include career changers, aspiring software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity professionals, and AI specialists. Growth indicators include a large alumni network and continuous course expansion into emerging tech fields. The company maintains a strategic marketing ecosystem with extensive use of analytics and retargeting tools to optimize student acquisition and engagement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain status flags that prevent unauthorized domain transfers or deletions. While explicit security headers were not fully confirmed in the provided data, the use of reputable hosting and DNS providers adds to the security baseline. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is supported by cookie consent banners and a detailed privacy policy. However, the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency. The site would benefit from implementing DNSSEC and security.txt to enhance trust and readiness for incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure they comply with privacy regulations and do not introduce vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Flatiron School
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Flatiron School
Description
Flatiron School is a coding bootcamp with on-campus and online courses for coding, data science, cybersecurity, and UI/UX product design.
Key services
Software Engineering Bootcamp, Data Science Bootcamp, Cybersecurity Bootcamp, Advanced AI & ML Bootcamp, Game Design and Programming Bootcamps, Career Services, Enterprise Training Solutions
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Marketo Munchkin, Formstack, Hotjar, Bing Ads, Quora Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, ScrollMagic, GSAP TweenMax, jQuery, WordPress
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
AWS (Amazon Registrar, AWS DNS servers)
Performance
moderate
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-related scripts and tracking with consent
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Analytics, Marketo Munchkin, Formstack Analytics, Hotjar, Customer.io
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, TikTok Ads, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, Quora Ads, Reddit Ads, Twitter Ads, LinkedIn Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Hotjar, Marketo Munchkin, Formstack Analytics, Mountain Tracking Pixel, Customer.io Analytics
Marketing tools
Marketo, Formstack, Insent Chat Widget
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Strong presence of marketing and analytics tools with consent mechanisms.
  3. Comprehensive educational offerings with clear course descriptions.
  4. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  6. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, hosted likely on AWS infrastructure, and uses a modern technology stack including GSAP, ScrollMagic, jQuery, and multiple analytics and marketing integrations. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, with good SEO practices implemented via Yoast SEO plugin. Performance is moderate, possibly due to the extensive use of third-party scripts and tracking pixels. Technical debt appears low, but continuous monitoring of third-party dependencies is recommended to avoid introducing vulnerabilities or performance degradation. The infrastructure supports scalability and flexibility for future course offerings and marketing campaigns.
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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