Skip to main content

Security report for referralrock.com

Referral Rock · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Referral Rock is a well-established SaaS company founded in 2013 that provides referral program software targeted at technology companies, SMBs, e-commerce, and service businesses. The company offers hosted referral websites and referral tracking solutions, positioning itself as a leader in the referral marketing software space. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor, leveraging modern web technologies and best practices for performance and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and security headers present, although there is room for improvement in DNSSEC adoption and formal security policies. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness. The site does not exhibit any blocking by WAF or security challenges, allowing full content access and analysis.

Scanned

This is an earlier scan of referralrock.com. View the latest report

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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. 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching referralrock.com

This scan found 27 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. See sample alerts.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
50
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
65
Average
53

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

Referral Rock operates in the technology and e-commerce sectors, focusing on referral marketing software delivered as a SaaS product. Its business model relies on subscription-based revenue streams targeting SMBs and tech companies seeking to increase customer referrals. The company maintains a strong market position with positive user reviews and a clear value proposition. The website content and structured data indicate a focus on professional services with no apparent parent or subsidiary companies. Social media presence on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube supports marketing and customer engagement efforts. The company demonstrates consistent branding and professional content quality, reinforcing its credibility in the competitive referral software market.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and includes several important security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice to protect against DNS spoofing. No explicit security policy or incident response information is publicly available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, which could be improved to enhance transparency and trust. The Content-Security-Policy header appears partially implemented and may benefit from tightening to reduce risk of cross-site scripting. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened with formal policies and additional DNS security measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Review and enhance the Content-Security-Policy header to cover all scripts and resources securely.
  5. Maintain regular security audits and update third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Referral Rock
Description
Referral software for tech, SMBs, e-commerce, & service businesses. Join 1000s of businesses getting "more referrals - more often" on a hosted referral websites
Key services
Referral program software, Hosted referral websites, Referral tracking and management
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, PHP, JavaScript
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Rank Math SEO (SEO analytics)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Rank Math SEO plugin
Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO, Elementor
Transparency
basic

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 maintained
  2. Clear business focus on referral software for SMBs and tech companies
  3. Good SEO and structured data implementation
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies publicly available
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder, using modern HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript technologies. The site loads quickly and is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and JSON-LD structured data including organization, website, and software application schemas. Hosting details are not explicitly disclosed but DNS is managed via DNSimple and domain registered with NameSilo. The site uses common web fonts and icon libraries such as Font Awesome. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided HTML snippet. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern, performant, and well maintained, supporting a professional online presence.
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. 53/100Medium35 findingsView report
Reviews of this site

Share your experience with referralrock.com. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review referralrock.com.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.