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Security report for powerreviews.com

PowerReviews · Technology · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

67/100

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

PowerReviews is a specialized technology company focused on providing user-generated content (UGC) solutions to brands and retailers. Their platform enables businesses to collect, display, and analyze ratings, reviews, images, videos, and questions & answers to enhance product experience and drive conversions. The company positions itself as a leader in the UGC space with a comprehensive suite of services including syndication, product sampling, community engagement, and analytics. Their target audience primarily consists of e-commerce brands and retail businesses seeking to leverage authentic customer content to improve sales and customer trust. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and integrates modern marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Bing Ads, and HubSpot. The site demonstrates good SEO practices, mobile optimization, and a professional design. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility features. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and appropriate security headers present, though there is a lack of publicly available security policies or incident response information. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable gap, reducing the overall trust score slightly. However, the website's content quality, branding consistency, and external signals such as social media presence and customer testimonials support the legitimacy of the business. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, indicating attention to regulatory requirements. Overall, PowerReviews presents a mature digital presence with strong business credibility and technical implementation. Strategic improvements in transparency around security policies and WHOIS data would further enhance trust and compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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. 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

  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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • 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

  3. 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 staging.powerreviews.com points to unregistered service powerreviewselbstaging-391099191.us-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com

      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
42
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
67

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

PowerReviews operates in the technology sector, specifically targeting the e-commerce and retail markets with its UGC platform. The company leverages a B2B SaaS business model, generating revenue through subscriptions for its ratings & reviews, UGC syndication, and analytics services. Their competitive advantage lies in the breadth of their UGC offerings and integration capabilities. The presence of customer success stories and case studies indicates a focus on customer satisfaction and retention. The company maintains active recruitment partnerships and a strong social media footprint, suggesting growth and market engagement. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, indicating an independent operation. The company targets medium to large enterprises, reflecting a mature market position.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with an excellent SSL configuration and employs multiple security headers to protect against common web vulnerabilities. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. Forms appear to be secured with AJAX and nonce tokens, reducing risk of CSRF attacks. However, the lack of a public security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program limits transparency and preparedness perception. No contact channels for security incidents were found. Privacy compliance is strong with GDPR-aligned policies and cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by publishing formal security documentation and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security frameworks and controls.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  3. Provide explicit contact information for a Data Protection Officer or security team.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to meet WCAG standards.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PowerReviews
Description
PowerReviews specializes in collecting and displaying user-generated content (UGC) such as ratings, reviews, images, videos, and questions & answers to help businesses maximize conversions and enhance product experience.
Key services
Ratings & Reviews, UGC Syndication, Product Sampling, Community Engagement, UGC Analytics
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Bing Ads, Google Analytics, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with AJAX and nonce tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Bing UET
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Bing UET
Marketing tools
HubSpot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear navigation and rich content.
  2. Strong focus on user-generated content solutions for brands and retailers.
  3. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for a well-established business domain.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear GDPR compliant.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  6. Multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools are integrated.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities found in HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building, supported by Yoast SEO for optimization. It integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools including Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Bing Ads, and HubSpot. The site uses FontAwesome for icons and loads fonts from Google Fonts with preconnect optimizations. Performance is moderate with some heavy SVG animations and multiple external scripts, which could be optimized further. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features are basic. The technical stack is mature and well-maintained, though opportunities exist to improve load times and accessibility compliance.
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. 63/100Medium35 findingsView report
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