Friendly Captcha is a German-based technology company specializing in privacy-first bot protection solutions. Their flagship product is a CAPTCHA alternative that leverages proof-of-work mechanisms to protect websites and applications from spam and abuse without compromising user privacy. The company positions itself as a GDPR-compliant, accessible, and automated solution provider with a global reach and a strong European identity. Their website reflects a professional SaaS business model with API and plugin integrations for popular platforms like WordPress.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
70/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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 Content-Security-Policy header
Controls resources the browser is allowed to load
What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application
This scan found 18 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
Daily monitoring
Recommended
€25per month
TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
95
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
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
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 friendlycaptcha.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for friendlycaptcha.com right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The company targets website owners, developers, and organizations seeking effective bot mitigation tools that respect privacy regulations. Their competitive advantage lies in their privacy-first approach, compliance with GDPR and other global privacy laws, and ease of integration. Trusted by notable organizations such as the European Union, Porsche, and SAP, Friendly Captcha demonstrates strong market positioning in the security and privacy technology sector. Their revenue streams likely include subscription plans and enterprise services. The company maintains a globally distributed team and data centers, supporting scalability and reliability.
Security posture
The website enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare as registrar and likely for DNS and CDN services, enhancing security and performance. While no explicit security headers were detected in the HTML content, the site uses secure forms with CAPTCHA integration to prevent abuse. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could be improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. The security posture is solid but could benefit from additional transparency and formal security documentation.
Recommendations
Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy page detailing security practices and compliance.
Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Deploy and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Introduce a cookie consent banner or mechanism to align fully with GDPR cookie requirements.
Provide clear incident response contact channels, including security and abuse email addresses.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Friendly Captcha
Description
Friendly Captcha is a privacy-compliant, accessible alternative to traditional CAPTCHAs. It protects websites and apps from bots and spam by using proof-of-work mechanisms and advanced risk signals.
Key services
Bot protection, CAPTCHA alternative, API services, WordPress and other software plugins
The website is built on WordPress using Elementor for page building, with jQuery and WP Rocket for performance optimization. It integrates Plausible Analytics for privacy-respecting user tracking. The site is hosted with Cloudflare services, ensuring good performance and security. The technical implementation is modern and well-optimized, with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and business information, enhancing search engine visibility. There are no signs of technical debt or outdated libraries, indicating good maintenance.
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.
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