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Security report for provenexpert.com

ProvenExpert · Technology · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ProvenExpert operates as a technology-driven SaaS platform specializing in customer review aggregation and marketing solutions. The company provides businesses with tools to gather customer feedback, consolidate reviews from multiple platforms, and display a unified rating seal to enhance online reputation and increase customer engagement. The website targets businesses seeking to improve their customer satisfaction and referral marketing efforts, positioning itself as a reliable and established player in the customer review management market. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for consent management, ensuring GDPR compliance and user privacy. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and demonstrates good SEO practices. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, implements several security headers, and uses cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting a mature security posture. However, the absence of WHOIS data and lack of direct contact information slightly reduce the overall trustworthiness. Strategic recommendations include publishing incident response contacts and security.txt files to enhance transparency and security readiness.

Scanned

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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

3 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 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. 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

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
74

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
26,528
Employees
2
Customers
26,526
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
6%

Latest record dated 2025-12-05 · 7 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

ProvenExpert's market positioning leverages its comprehensive review marketing tools to serve medium-sized businesses primarily in Germany and other European markets. The business model is subscription-based SaaS, focusing on increasing client revenue through improved online reputation and customer referrals. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its aggregation of reviews from all platforms into a single rating seal and integration with Google star ratings, which enhances click-through rates and customer trust. The company maintains a consistent brand presence and offers professional content that supports its credibility. While no explicit partnerships or subsidiaries were identified, the use of external domains like Cookiebot and Google Tag Manager indicates integration with established service providers. Growth indicators include multilingual support and a broad target audience across various industries.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with enforced HTTPS, presence of key security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security and X-Content-Type-Options, and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms like security.txt represents a gap in transparency and readiness for security incidents. The missing WHOIS data raises questions about domain registration legitimacy, which should be addressed to improve trust. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing incident response and disclosure processes.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security frameworks and practices.
  2. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Enhance WHOIS transparency or provide domain registration details to improve trust.
  5. Maintain and regularly update privacy and cookie policies to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ProvenExpert
Description
Gather customer feedback and recommendations. Reviews and ratings from all platforms combined in a single rating seal. More clicks with Google star ratings.
Key services
Customer feedback collection, Review aggregation, Rating seal display, Google star ratings integration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, FontAwesome, Titillium Web fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
ProvenExpert review marketing tools
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Content is professional and business-focused on customer review marketing
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page
  5. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual
  6. Uses modern web technologies and tracking tools
  7. Good security headers and HTTPS enforced
  8. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with JavaScript, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. Fonts are loaded via webfont services, and icons use FontAwesome. The site is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design elements and preloaded images for performance. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph tags, and alternate hreflang links for multilingual support. Accessibility features are basic but present. Hosting provider and CMS are not explicitly identified from the HTML content. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and accessibility compliance. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were detected in the provided content.
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. 77/100 +1Low27 findingsView report
  2. 76/100Low24 findingsView report
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