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Security report for motive.co

Motive · Technology · N/a

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

87/100

Risk levelLow

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

Motive is a technology company providing a shop search plugin aimed at e-commerce businesses to enhance product search capabilities. The website is built using modern frontend technologies such as Nuxt.js and Tailwind CSS, indicating a contemporary technical infrastructure. However, the site content is minimal and lacks comprehensive business and compliance information. Security posture is weak due to absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and security headers. Privacy compliance is also lacking as no privacy or cookie policies are found. Overall, the website presents a professional design and user experience but requires significant improvements in security and compliance transparency to build trust and meet regulatory standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
70/ 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

2 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

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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
100
Security headers
90
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
87

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

Motive operates in the technology sector, focusing on e-commerce search solutions delivered as a SaaS product. The business model targets online retailers seeking to improve their shop search functionality. The company appears to be a small entity with no public information on founding year or parent/subsidiary relationships. The lack of detailed contact and compliance information suggests an early-stage or lean operation. Market positioning is niche with potential for growth if compliance and security practices are enhanced. No partnerships or external domain relationships are evident from the website content.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low. The website lacks essential security headers and does not publish any security or incident response policies. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps, particularly with GDPR. No contact channels for security incidents are provided. These deficiencies increase risk exposure and reduce user trust. The use of HTTPS is assumed but not confirmed from the data. Overall, the security culture and readiness appear minimal and require urgent attention.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance website content with detailed business information and trust indicators to improve credibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Motive
Description
Motive offers a shop search plugin service, likely targeting e-commerce platforms to enhance product search capabilities.
Key services
Shop search plugin
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Tailwind CSS, Vue.js (implied by Nuxt.js usage), Nuxt.js
Frameworks
Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly provided.
  4. No security or incident response policies published.
  5. Website uses modern frontend technologies (Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS).
  6. Content is minimal and focused on a single product offering.
  7. No external or partner domains linked in the HTML content.
  8. No analytics or advertising/tracking scripts detected.
  9. No security headers or SSL configuration details available from provided data.
  10. WHOIS data is privacy protected, limiting transparency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern frontend stack with Nuxt.js and Tailwind CSS, supporting good mobile responsiveness and user experience. However, no CMS or backend platform is detected. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of optimization or technical debt. The absence of analytics or tracking scripts suggests minimal data collection. Hosting provider details are not discernible. Technical risks include lack of security headers and missing compliance documentation, which could impact operational security and regulatory adherence.
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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