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Security report for instatus.com

Instatus · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Instatus is a technology company specializing in providing a free-forever status page service that enables businesses to monitor their services, manage incidents collaboratively, and communicate status updates to customers effectively. The company is positioned as a user-friendly SaaS provider with integrations to popular platforms such as Slack, Intercom, Microsoft Teams, Discord, and more, targeting businesses that require reliable incident communication and service monitoring solutions. The website reflects a modern and professional design with excellent content quality and user experience, optimized for both desktop and mobile users. Technically, the website is built using modern frameworks like Next.js and React, hosted with Cloudflare DNS services, and incorporates tracking technologies such as Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel. The site demonstrates good performance and SEO optimization but lacks some security headers and DNSSEC implementation, which could enhance its security posture. Privacy compliance is currently weak due to the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain registration protections in place, indicating a legitimate and stable presence. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in transparency and security readiness. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected in the analysis. Overall, Instatus presents a trustworthy and professional online presence with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, and providing clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance compliance and security posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

5 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 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

  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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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
30
Email security
90
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
72

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

Instatus operates in the technology sector as a SaaS provider offering status page and incident management solutions. Its business model focuses on providing a free-forever service with optional integrations to enhance functionality, targeting small to medium businesses and teams that require transparent communication during service downtimes. The company leverages partnerships and integrations with major platforms like Slack, Intercom, Microsoft Teams, Discord, and others to expand its ecosystem and improve user engagement. The website showcases customer logos and highlights key features, indicating a focus on user trust and market positioning as a reliable status page provider. The domain age and registration details support a mature business operation with consistent branding and professional content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS enabled and domain registration protections such as clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited statuses. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in security transparency and readiness. The site uses tracking technologies which may have privacy implications if not properly disclosed. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from enhancements in DNS security, header implementation, and policy disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement essential security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information and establish a vulnerability disclosure program.
  5. Enhance transparency around data collection and tracking practices with user consent mechanisms.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Instatus
Description
Instatus provides a beautiful status page service that is free forever, allowing businesses to monitor their services, fix incidents with their teams, and share status updates with customers.
Key services
Status page creation, Service monitoring, Incident management, Customer status sharing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Cloudflare DNS, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited set

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with modern UI/UX.
  2. No visible privacy or cookie policies found on the main page.
  3. Multiple integrations with popular platforms are highlighted.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content.
  5. No forms detected that collect user data on the main page.
  6. Tracking scripts for Facebook and Google Tag Manager are present.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  9. WHOIS data shows domain is well maintained and not privacy protected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including React and Next.js, indicating a contemporary and scalable infrastructure. Hosting and DNS services are provided by Cloudflare, which offers performance and security benefits. The site is optimized for mobile devices and demonstrates fast loading times and good SEO practices. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers suggests some technical debt in security hardening. The use of third-party tracking scripts like Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel is noted, which requires proper privacy management. Overall, the technical implementation is strong with opportunities for security and privacy improvements.
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. 72/100 +2Medium29 findingsView report
  2. 70/100Medium29 findingsView report
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