Laravel Beyond CRUD is an educational platform offering an ebook and premium video course focused on building larger-than-average Laravel applications. Authored by Brent Roose and revised by Freek Van der Herten, the content targets Laravel developers seeking advanced architectural and maintainability techniques. The business operates under Spatie, a recognized entity in the Laravel ecosystem, and markets its products primarily through its website and related partner domains. The platform leverages modern web technologies including Laravel, Alpine.js, Vimeo for video hosting, and Paddle for payment processing, hosted on DigitalOcean infrastructure. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides a seamless user experience with clear navigation and rich content. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections, though improvements are recommended in security headers and published policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but lacking cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy, safe, and well-positioned in its niche market.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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"
This scan found 24 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.
Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.
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
52
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
57
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 laravel-beyond-crud.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for laravel-beyond-crud.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 business is positioned as a niche educational content provider specializing in Laravel and PHP development best practices. Its competitive advantage lies in high-quality, practical content authored by experienced developers with community recognition. Revenue streams are primarily from direct sales of ebooks and video courses, with bundled offerings to increase value. The target customer segment includes professional Laravel developers and teams working on complex applications. The partnership ecosystem includes related educational sites and Spatie's main platform, enhancing cross-promotion and market reach. Growth indicators include updated editions and active marketing via social media and newsletters. Strategic observations suggest focusing on expanding course offerings and improving compliance to strengthen market trust.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections such as clientTransferProhibited status. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security or incident response policies indicates room for improvement. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms which may pose regulatory risks in GDPR jurisdictions. The use of third-party analytics and payment processors is standard but requires transparent user consent. Incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly documented, which could impact trust in case of security events. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Implement and display a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
Publish a security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Spatie
Description
An ebook and premium video course by Spatie authored by Brent Roose, focused on building and maintaining larger-than-average Laravel applications.
Key services
Ebook on Laravel application architecture, Premium video course, Course bundles, Related educational courses
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Laravel (implied by content), PHP 8.2 (mentioned), Alpine.js, Vimeo (video hosting), Paddle (payment processing), Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, FontAwesome, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Laravel
Platforms
DigitalOcean (hosting provider)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL and external scripts)
ClientTransferProhibited domain status
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Secure form with CSRF token included
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Marketing tools
Paddle
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
Professional and consistent branding with clear author and revision information.
No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners found despite GDPR relevance.
Secure domain registration with clientTransferProhibited status.
Use of modern web technologies and third-party services for analytics and payments.
No visible security policy or incident response information published.
Contact information limited to email and subscription form; no phone or physical address found.
No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file present.
Content is safe and targeted at general audience interested in Laravel development.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a modern technology stack centered around Laravel and PHP 8.2, enhanced with Alpine.js for frontend interactivity. It uses Vimeo for video content delivery and Paddle for payment processing, indicating a well-integrated e-commerce solution. Hosting on DigitalOcean provides reliable infrastructure. The site is optimized for performance and mobile devices, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. The HTML is valid and includes accessibility considerations. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced further by adding security headers and enabling DNSSEC. The site demonstrates low technical debt and good maintainability, supporting its educational business model effectively.
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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