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Security report for morehubbub.com

Hubbub · Technology · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

Hubbub is a specialized WordPress plugin provider focused on audience growth and website customization tools. Their flagship product offers features such as personalized email sign-up forms, social sharing buttons for over 18 networks, Pinterest sharing options, and integration with the Fediverse. The company positions itself as a niche player in the WordPress plugin market, targeting bloggers, marketers, and website owners seeking to convert visitors into engaged subscribers. The business is relatively new, founded in 2023, and operated by NerdPress, a certified B Corp, indicating a commitment to social and environmental standards. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO, Easy Digital Downloads for e-commerce, Affiliate WP for affiliate marketing, and analytics tools like Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, contributing to a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and domain transfer protection. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and several security headers are not explicitly detected, representing areas for improvement. No privacy or cookie policies were found, which is a compliance gap, especially for GDPR. No explicit contact information or incident response policies are publicly available, limiting transparency in security and privacy matters. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-designed but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security policy disclosures to improve user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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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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
65
Security headers
95
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
81

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

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Hubbub operates in the WordPress plugin market, focusing on audience growth tools that help website owners increase email sign-ups and social engagement. Their business model includes freemium and paid tiers, leveraging Easy Digital Downloads for sales and Affiliate WP for partner marketing. The company targets digital content creators and marketers, emphasizing customization and integration with multiple social networks including emerging platforms like Bluesky and Threads. The presence of customer testimonials and B Corp certification supports credibility and social responsibility. The company is small-sized and relatively new, with a clear focus on technology and marketing sectors. Partnerships appear limited to technology and payment providers, with no evident large-scale alliances.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection enabled. The use of Cloudflare DNS and CDN adds a layer of security and performance. However, the absence of DNSSEC and missing explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are notable gaps. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms reduces transparency and preparedness. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a small technology business but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security.
  3. Add and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hubbub
Description
Hubbub, the most customizable website and audience growth plugin for WordPress, is made with ❤️ and ☕ by NerdPress, a certified B Corp. It provides tools to convert random visitors into engaged subscribers.
Key services
Save This email sign up forms, Pinterest sharing options, Share buttons for 18+ social networks, Follow widget, Dashboard for analytics and management, Fediverse integration
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Easy Digital Downloads, Affiliate WP, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Stripe, jQuery
Frameworks
WordPress Gutenberg blocks
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Easy Digital Downloads, Convert Pro
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional WordPress plugin site focused on audience growth tools.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage HTML.
  4. Use of modern tracking and analytics tools with moderate user tracking.
  5. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  6. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  7. Domain is new but consistent with business timeline.
  8. No suspicious or malicious indicators detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Gutenberg blocks and several well-known plugins for SEO, e-commerce, affiliate marketing, and analytics. Hosting and DNS are managed by Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site loads JavaScript libraries asynchronously, including Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity, indicating a focus on performance and user behavior tracking. The design is responsive and accessible, with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Some technical debt is noted in the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small to medium WordPress-based business but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance features.
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. 79/100Low24 findingsView report
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