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Security report for lifeatcanva.com

Canva · Technology · Australia

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Canva is a leading global design platform focused on empowering users to create designs easily. The website lifeatcanva.com serves as a careers portal showcasing company culture, teams, locations, and growth opportunities. The site is well-branded, professionally designed, and targets job seekers and professionals interested in joining Canva. Technically, the site uses modern libraries such as Bootstrap, Swiper, and GSAP, and is hosted behind Cloudflare, ensuring good performance and security. The presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms indicates a commitment to privacy compliance. However, the absence of WHOIS registration data is a notable anomaly that slightly reduces trustworthiness. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence with strong user experience and security posture, though it could improve by publishing explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 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. 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

      • 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';…

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
60
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
75

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

Canva operates in the technology sector as a large enterprise with a strong market position as a global design platform. Its business model revolves around providing design tools and fostering a large user community. The careers site highlights a collaborative and inclusive culture, multiple global locations, and diverse teams. The company leverages social media and testimonials to build trust and attract talent. The lack of explicit contact information on the site suggests a focus on digital engagement rather than direct contact. The missing WHOIS data is unusual but may be due to privacy protection or data retrieval issues. Canva's ecosystem includes multiple global offices and a broad hiring footprint, indicating robust growth and operational scale.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, reflecting good baseline security and privacy practices. The use of Cloudflare provides additional security and performance benefits. However, the site lacks explicit security headers in the analyzed data and does not publish a security policy or incident response information. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, which are recommended best practices for transparency and security maturity. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adding explicit security policies, headers, and disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Include clear contact information for security or privacy concerns to improve transparency.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to improve domain registration trust and legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Canva
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Canva
Description
Canva is a global design platform empowering the world to design. The site promotes career opportunities, company culture, teams, locations, and growth at Canva.
Key services
Design platform, Career opportunities, Community engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.2.3, Swiper 11.0.5, GSAP 3.13.0, Cloudflare Insights
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. Strong branding and professional design
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on main pages
  4. Privacy and cookie policies present with consent mechanism
  5. No explicit terms of service or security policy pages found
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt detected
  7. WHOIS data missing or unavailable, which is unusual
  8. Social media links to official Canva accounts present
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end technology stack including Bootstrap 5.2.3 for responsive design, Swiper for carousels, and GSAP for animations, indicating a high level of technical sophistication. Hosting behind Cloudflare ensures fast content delivery and security features. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Performance is fast with well-structured HTML and meta tags. The site includes a cookie consent banner compliant with privacy regulations. Technical risks are minimal, but the absence of explicit security headers and WHOIS data are areas for improvement.
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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