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Security report for onlinepmcourses.com

OnlinePMCourses · Education · United Kingdom

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

OnlinePMCourses is a specialized online education platform focused on project management training, certification preparation, and career development. The company offers a range of video courses, coaching, and community resources targeting project managers and professionals seeking practical and engaging learning experiences. The platform is well-established with a consistent brand and a strong market position in the education sector. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Thrive Theme and incorporates modern web technologies, ensuring good performance, mobile optimization, and SEO. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and security headers implemented, though there is room for improvement in privacy compliance with the addition of a cookie consent mechanism and published security policies. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and provides valuable content to its audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

7 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
46

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

The business operates in the education sector, focusing on project management training and certification. It targets individuals and organizations seeking to improve project management skills and achieve certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, and ITIL. The business model is primarily online course sales supplemented by affiliate marketing partnerships. The company demonstrates growth through a broad course catalog, active social media presence, and community engagement. Partnerships with recognized certification bodies and affiliate programs enhance credibility and revenue streams. The use of volume licensing indicates a B2B component. The company is small-sized, UK-based, and founded in 2016, aligning with the domain age and content maturity.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and includes essential security headers like HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. Forms appear to be secured with nonce tokens and standard WordPress security practices. However, the absence of a visible cookie consent banner and lack of published security or incident response policies represent minor compliance gaps. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected. The overall security posture is good, supporting a secure user experience.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response plan to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features such as ARIA landmarks and labels to improve inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
OnlinePMCourses
Description
OnlinePMCourses offers Project Management training and learning that is practical and engaging to help users make progress fast.
Key services
Project Management video courses, Certification preparation (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, ITIL), Project management tools and resources, Community and coaching
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Thrive Theme, jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Tag Manager, ActiveCampaign, Prism, Sur.ly
Frameworks
Thrive Visual Editor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce tokens in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, ActiveCampaign
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
ActiveCampaign, Prism
Marketing tools
ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, Mailchimp, Drip, KlickTipp, Sendlane, Zapier
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional online project management training platform.
  2. Content is rich with courses, articles, and resources.
  3. Strong social media presence and community engagement.
  4. No visible security or privacy critical issues.
  5. No cookie consent banner detected, which is a minor compliance gap.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Thrive Theme and uses jQuery, FontAwesome, and various marketing and analytics scripts including Google Tag Manager and ActiveCampaign. The site is optimized for mobile devices and employs lazy loading for images to improve performance. SEO best practices are followed with proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD schema. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable online education platform.
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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