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Security report for freewheel.tv

FreeWheel · Media · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

FreeWheel operates as a leading technology platform specializing in connecting advertisers directly to premium streaming video inventory from top publishers worldwide. Their business model focuses on removing intermediaries to maximize working media dollars for clients. The company offers distinct product suites tailored for media buyers and sellers, empowering efficient monetization and advertising strategies in the streaming video ecosystem. The website reflects a mature enterprise presence with professional branding and comprehensive content targeting media industry professionals. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The site is mobile optimized, SEO friendly, and employs asynchronous loading of scripts to enhance performance. However, explicit security headers beyond HTTPS are not evident, and no dedicated security or incident response pages were found. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices including HTTPS enforcement and privacy compliance with GDPR indicated by cookie consent mechanisms and a detailed privacy policy. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of WHOIS data is notable but does not detract significantly from the site's legitimacy given the professional presentation and active social media presence. Overall, FreeWheel's website presents a secure, compliant, and professionally maintained digital presence suitable for an enterprise in the media technology sector. Strategic improvements could include enhancing security headers, publishing explicit security policies, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure program to further strengthen trust and security posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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 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. 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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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
82
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
79

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

FreeWheel holds a strong market position as a technology provider in the media sector, focusing on streaming video advertising. Their competitive advantage lies in direct connections between advertisers and publishers, reducing intermediaries and increasing efficiency. The business model leverages SaaS product suites for both buyers and sellers, supported by advisory services. The company targets media buyers, sellers, and advertisers seeking premium streaming inventory access. Growth indicators include active content marketing via insights and reports, and a robust social media ecosystem. Partnerships with major platforms and integration of industry-standard marketing tools reflect a mature operational model. The lack of public WHOIS data suggests privacy protection or registry issues but does not undermine the company's market credibility.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS and cookie consent compliance. Security best practices include asynchronous loading of tracking scripts and absence of exposed credentials or sensitive information. However, the site lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. No incident response or security contact information is publicly available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, indicating room for improvement in transparency and readiness. The use of multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts necessitates ongoing vigilance to prevent supply chain risks. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional security controls and publishing clear security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FreeWheel
Description
FreeWheel provides advertisers direct connections to streaming video inventory from leading publishers, removing middlemen to increase working media dollars. They offer suites for media buyers and sellers to optimize streaming video advertising.
Key services
Advertiser Suite, Publisher Suite, Ad inventory monetization, Ad advisory services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Vimeo Player API, FullPage.js, Rellax.js
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and analytics scripts asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
HubSpot
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 challenges.
  2. Professional and modern design with clear navigation and content.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie compliance with OneTrust integration.
  4. Multiple social media channels linked and active.
  5. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security vulnerabilities in HTML.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious given other trust signals.
  7. Use of multiple analytics and tracking tools with consent mechanisms.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
  9. No visible vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with integration of modern JavaScript libraries such as FullPage.js and Rellax.js for animation and user experience enhancements. It uses Google Tag Manager to manage analytics and marketing tags efficiently. The presence of OneTrust indicates a mature approach to privacy and cookie consent management. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and responsive design for mobile devices. SEO is well addressed through Yoast SEO plugin and proper meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced by improving security headers and ensuring all third-party scripts are up to date.
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. 80/100 +19Low24 findingsView report
  2. 61/100 −19Medium25 findingsView report
  3. 80/100Low24 findingsView report
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