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Security report for mywot.com

WOT Services Ltd. · Technology · N/a

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

WOT Services Ltd. operates the website www.mywot.com, providing a widely used browser security extension and mobile apps designed to protect users from online threats such as phishing, scams, malware, and identity theft. The service leverages a large community of over 140 million users to crowdsource website reputation data, supplemented by machine learning algorithms and third-party blacklists. The business model is freemium, offering free core protection with optional premium features for enhanced security. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and integrates modern web technologies including React, Material UI, Firebase, and Google services. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with user consent mechanisms in place. However, direct company contact emails and phone numbers are not publicly listed, relying instead on support forms. The WHOIS data for the domain is not publicly available, which is unusual for an established service and slightly reduces transparency and trustworthiness. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and secure forms, but explicit security policies and incident response information are not found on the site.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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';…
  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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
95
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
76

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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Leaked records that mention mywot.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
22,158
Employees
0
Customers
22,100
Third parties
58
Weak passwords
29%

22 subdomains affected

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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

WOT holds a strong market position as a leading community-driven website reputation and security service with a large user base. Its competitive advantage lies in combining crowdsourced data with machine learning and third-party blacklists to provide real-time protection across multiple platforms including desktop browsers and mobile devices. The freemium business model allows broad adoption while monetizing through premium subscriptions. The company targets internet users concerned about online safety, including families and businesses. The partnership ecosystem includes integrations with browser stores and third-party blacklist providers. Growth indicators include over 140 million users and millions of website ratings. The lack of transparent WHOIS data is a notable anomaly that may warrant further investigation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and use of reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response plan, or dedicated security contact reduces the overall security transparency. The site complies with GDPR and CCPA privacy regulations, but could improve by publishing vulnerability disclosure guidelines and a security.txt file. Overall, the security measures are robust for user protection but lack formalized public documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information page to improve transparency and user trust.
  2. Provide direct security contact emails (e.g., security@mywot.com or abuse@mywot.com) for vulnerability reporting and incident communication.
  3. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Consider listing verified company contact emails and phone numbers to enhance business credibility.
  5. Investigate and clarify the domain WHOIS status to improve registration transparency and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
WOT Services Ltd.
Description
WOT provides free browser security extensions and mobile apps to protect users from online threats such as phishing, scams, malware, and identity theft. It is powered by a community of over 140 million users and offers premium security features.
Key services
Website security checks, Real-time threat alerts, Phishing and malware protection, Popup blocking, Adult content filtering, Safe browsing indicators, Developer API and SDK
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Material UI, Google Fonts, Google reCAPTCHA, Firebase, Google Tag Manager, Mixpanel, Growthbook
Frameworks
Material UI
Platforms
Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Android, iOS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with validation

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Mixpanel, Firebase Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Mixpanel
Marketing tools
Mixpanel, Growthbook
Transparency
good

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 professional design
  2. Strong focus on community-driven website safety and phishing protection
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed, only support form
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  6. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data
  7. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and reduces transparency
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including React and Material UI for frontend UI components, Google Fonts for typography, Firebase for backend services, and Google Tag Manager and Mixpanel for analytics and user behavior tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with proper SEO meta tags and Open Graph data for social sharing. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and preconnect hints to improve resource fetching. No CMS or hosting provider details were identified from the HTML content. The technical implementation is solid with room for performance optimization and enhanced accessibility 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. 78/100Low25 findingsView report
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