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Security report for kakao.vc

카카오벤처스 (Kakao Ventures Corp.) · Technology · South Korea

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kakao Ventures is a South Korean venture capital firm specializing in investments and growth support for startups in deep tech, digital healthcare, gaming, and service sectors. The company positions itself as a reliable co-pilot for startups, providing both financial and operational support to its portfolio companies, referred to as 'families'. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear business information and a focus on startup partnership. Technically, the site is built on Webflow with modern JavaScript libraries and personalization tools like Intellimize, ensuring a good user experience and moderate performance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled, but lacks some security headers and formal security or privacy policies. Overall, the site is safe, trustworthy, and well-structured, though it would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security disclosures.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Security headers
60
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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

Kakao Ventures operates as an essential entity in the technology investment sector in South Korea, managing multiple funds and assets with over 280 portfolio companies. Its competitive advantage lies in specialized expertise across multiple tech domains and a hands-on approach to supporting startups beyond capital investment. The business model focuses on venture capital funding combined with value-added services to accelerate startup growth. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem and a growing media presence. Revenue streams likely include fund management fees and equity stakes in startups. The website content and media kit indicate a medium-sized firm with a clear market position and growth trajectory.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which could impact trust and readiness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and lack of GDPR indicators. No known vulnerabilities or malicious content were detected. The security culture could be improved by publishing formal policies and enhancing technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Create and disclose an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to build trust and readiness.
  4. Include contact information for security or abuse reporting channels to improve incident handling.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure minimal privacy impact and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
(주) 카카오벤처스
Registration number
220-88-35402
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
카카오벤처스 (Kakao Ventures Corp.)
Description
Kakao Ventures is a venture capital firm acting as a strong partner for startups, focusing on deep tech, services, digital healthcare, and gaming sectors. They provide investment and growth support to their portfolio companies, referred to as 'families'.
Key services
Venture capital funding, Startup growth support, Investment management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Webflow, jQuery 3.5.1, Intellimize (A/B testing and personalization), Finsweet CMS Filter and Slider
Frameworks
Webflow
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Intellimize
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Intellimize
Marketing tools
Intellimize, Finsweet CMS Filter and Slider
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information includes company emails and physical address but no phone numbers.
  4. Site uses modern Webflow CMS and includes personalization via Intellimize.
  5. Security headers are not detected; HTTPS is enabled.
  6. Social media presence is strong with official YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Brunch links.
  7. No explicit or adult content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
  8. No visible forms except a link to a Google Form for business plan submission.
  9. No security or incident response contact information found.
  10. WHOIS data analysis not possible due to missing structured data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Webflow CMS platform, leveraging jQuery and third-party personalization tools like Intellimize and Finsweet CMS components. The hosting is via Webflow's CDN, providing reliable performance and HTTPS support. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good navigation clarity. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved. The use of external scripts for personalization and CMS filtering is modern but requires ongoing security and privacy monitoring. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and accessibility 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. 63/100Medium32 findingsView report
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