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Security report for hoversignal.com

hoversignal · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hoversignal is a technology-focused SaaS provider specializing in HTML widgets and marketing apps designed to boost website conversion rates without requiring coding expertise. The platform targets website owners, marketers, and e-commerce businesses, offering gamified pop-ups, quizzes, social proof notifications, and chat integrations. With over 10,000 companies using their solutions, Hoversignal positions itself as a practical tool for lead generation and visitor engagement. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, and Yandex Metrika for analytics and tracking. It uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, ensuring good SSL configuration and domain security. The site is mobile-optimized and features lazy loading for performance, though accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and has domain transfer protections but lacks visible security headers and DNSSEC. There is no published privacy or cookie policy, nor clear contact information for security incidents, which are gaps in compliance and transparency. The extensive use of tracking pixels without a consent mechanism indicates potential privacy compliance issues. Overall, the website is professionally designed and functional with moderate trustworthiness. Key recommendations include publishing privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and providing clear contact channels for incident response to enhance security posture and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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"

    • 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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

Hoversignal operates in the competitive marketing technology sector, focusing on conversion optimization tools delivered as easy-to-integrate widgets. Their business model is SaaS-based, targeting small to medium businesses and marketers seeking no-code solutions. The company leverages gamification and social proof as competitive advantages to increase user engagement. Their integration ecosystem includes popular platforms like Shopify, WordPress, Mailchimp, and Zapier, expanding their market reach. The absence of detailed company registration or contact information on the site suggests a lean operation or a focus on digital-first engagement. Growth indicators include a user base of over 10,000 companies and a broad template library exceeding 200 ready-to-use widgets. Strategic partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data.

Security posture

The security maturity of Hoversignal is moderate. The site uses HTTPS with valid SSL and Cloudflare DNS, which provides baseline protection. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. The absence of DNSSEC is a missed opportunity to secure DNS integrity. No privacy or cookie policies are published, and no explicit incident response contacts are provided, which may expose the company to compliance risks under GDPR or similar regulations. The extensive use of third-party tracking scripts increases the attack surface and privacy concerns. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture requires improvements in policy transparency and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents and data protection inquiries.
  5. Audit and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
hoversignal
Description
Hoversignal provides ready-to-use HTML widgets and apps designed to help companies improve website conversion rates without coding. Their offerings include gamified pop-ups, quizzes, social proof signals, chat integrations, and lead collection forms.
Key services
HTML Widgets, Gamified pop-ups, Lead collection forms, Social proof notifications, Chat integrations (Telegram, WhatsApp), Templates for marketing and engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, Yandex Metrika, jQuery, Lazy Loading, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, Yandex Metrika
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, Yandex Metrika
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, Yandex Metrika
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers a suite of marketing widgets and apps for website conversion optimization.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  3. Multiple tracking and analytics scripts are used, but no visible consent mechanism.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page or footer.
  5. Website is well-branded and professionally designed with consistent navigation.
  6. No security headers detected in the provided data; DNSSEC not enabled.
  7. Domain registration is stable and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, leveraging jQuery and lazy loading for performance optimization. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tracking services such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, and Yandex Metrika. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing robust SSL and DNS infrastructure. The site is mobile responsive with adaptive CSS loading for smaller screens. SEO metadata is present but minimal, with empty description and keywords meta tags. Accessibility features are basic, with no ARIA roles or landmarks detected. Performance is moderate, with a preloader and deferred script loading. There is no detected CMS, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security header configurations.
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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