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Security report for nortonlifelock.com

Gen Digital · Technology · United States

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in DNS health.

Security score

85/100

Risk levelLow

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

Gen Digital is a global cybersecurity leader operating a family of trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner. The company focuses on providing comprehensive digital protection and identity theft prevention services to consumers and partners worldwide. Their market position is strong, supported by well-known brands and a large user base of nearly 500 million users globally. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with excellent content quality and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Potential Subdomain Takeover

      Subdomain dev.gendigital.com points to unregistered service gendigital-dev-web.azurewebsites.net

      What to do: Remove or fix CNAME record to prevent subdomain takeover

      • WSTG-CONF-10
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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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
75
Email security
85
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
85

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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Total records
134
Employees
0
Customers
76
Third parties
58
Weak passwords
7%

16 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

Gen Digital's business model centers on delivering cybersecurity and digital protection solutions through multiple subsidiary brands, targeting consumers and business partners. Their competitive advantage lies in brand recognition, product diversity, and global reach. The company leverages partnerships and investor relations to drive sustainable growth. The presence of financial services and reputation management brands indicates diversification beyond traditional antivirus products. The company targets a broad audience including individual consumers, employers, brokers, and service providers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, comprehensive security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly available, representing areas for improvement. The use of modern analytics and marketing technologies is balanced with privacy compliance indicators, including GDPR adherence. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from enhanced transparency and incident readiness disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security frameworks and practices.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance transparency on data retention and processing policies related to analytics.
  5. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gen Digital
Description
Gen is a global leader in cybersecurity. Explore our trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner.
Key services
Cybersecurity software and services, Identity theft protection, System optimization software, Financial services app
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Adobe Launch, Umbraco Engage, Lity lightbox, Juicer social feed
Frameworks
Adobe Experience Platform Launch
Platforms
Umbraco CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe Experience Platform
Marketing tools
Adobe Launch, Juicer social feed
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Strong brand presence with multiple trusted cybersecurity brands.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference.
  5. Extensive use of modern analytics and marketing technologies.
  6. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security vulnerabilities in HTML.
  7. Contact information is limited to phone and forms; no direct emails found.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response page detected.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Umbraco CMS platform and utilizes modern technologies including Google Tag Manager, Adobe Experience Platform Launch, and Umbraco Engage for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good accessibility features. Performance is moderate with efficient use of caching and asynchronous script loading. The technical infrastructure supports a professional digital presence but could be further optimized for speed and security hardening. No critical technical debt or outdated libraries were identified.
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. 86/100Low18 findingsView report
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