Electronic Arts (EA) operates the Ripple Effect studio, a video game development entity featured on this official EA website. The site presents a professional and well-branded digital presence targeting gamers and the gaming community. The business is positioned as a leading global video game publisher and developer, with a focus on game creation and community engagement. The website leverages modern web technologies and integrates advanced analytics and consent management tools, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and monitoring tools, though explicit security headers and detailed security policies are absent. WHOIS data is unavailable due to registry restrictions, but the domain's legitimacy is supported by strong branding and technical indicators. Overall, the site is professional, secure, and compliant with privacy norms, though improvements in transparency and security disclosures are recommended.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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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
67
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
80
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention rippleeffectstudios.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
EA's Ripple Effect studio is part of a large enterprise in the technology and media sectors, specializing in video game development and publishing. The business model revolves around creating engaging gaming experiences and maintaining a strong community presence. The website's use of structured data referencing Wikipedia and official branding enhances trust and SEO. The integration of multiple analytics and marketing tools indicates a sophisticated approach to user engagement and data-driven decision-making. The absence of direct contact information on this page suggests that customer interactions may be centralized elsewhere. The domain's registry data is restricted, a common practice for high-profile brands to protect privacy and security. The company maintains a consistent brand image and leverages partnerships with trusted service providers for analytics and consent management.
Security posture
The website employs HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and integrates monitoring tools like New Relic for performance and security insights. Consent management is implemented via TrustArc, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits transparency and preparedness visibility. Recommendations include adding security headers, publishing security and privacy policies, and providing clear incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.
Recommendations
Implement and publish comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
Provide explicit privacy and security policies accessible from the website.
Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Include clear contact information for security incidents and data protection inquiries.
Maintain and enhance consent management transparency and data retention disclosures.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Electronic Arts
Description
Ripple Effect is an EA Studio under Electronic Arts, focused on game development and related services.
Key services
Game development, Game publishing, Community engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
New Relic, Google Tag Manager, Google Optimize, TrustArc Consent Management, Web Components, Masonry.js, SoundCloud API
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Consent management for cookies
Use of security and performance monitoring tools
Analytics and tracking
Services
New Relic, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
New Relic, Google Optimize, TrustArc
Marketing tools
Google Optimize, TrustArc Consent Management
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content and advanced technical implementation.
No WHOIS data available due to registry restrictions.
Strong use of consent management and analytics tools.
No contact or security policy information explicitly found on this page.
No forms detected on the analyzed page.
No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in the content.
Website uses modern web technologies and good SEO practices.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern tech stack including Web Components, New Relic monitoring, Google Tag Manager, Google Optimize, and TrustArc for consent management. Performance is optimized with asynchronous script loading and CDN usage. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility considerations. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and JSON-LD structured data referencing authoritative sources. No CMS was explicitly detected. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The technical implementation reflects a mature and well-maintained infrastructure suitable for a large enterprise digital 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.
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