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Security report for silktide.com

Silktide Ltd · Technology · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Silktide Ltd operates a mature and well-established SaaS platform focused on web governance, helping large organizations improve website accessibility, content quality, user experience, and data privacy compliance. Founded in 2001, Silktide holds a strong market position, evidenced by consistent #1 usability rankings on G2 and a broad suite of integrated tools. The company targets enterprise and large organizational clients across sectors including government, education, healthcare, and finance. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and analytics integrations, hosted on AWS infrastructure, and optimized for performance and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement, SOC2 certification, and cookie consent mechanisms, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers appear missing. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations, with no signs of blocking or WAF interference.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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

4 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. 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
71

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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Leaked records that mention silktide.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
171
Employees
0
Customers
171
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
23%

15 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

Silktide's business model centers on providing a comprehensive web governance platform that addresses multiple facets of website quality management. Their competitive advantage lies in the integration of accessibility compliance, SEO, user experience testing, analytics, and data privacy monitoring within a single platform. The company leverages partnerships with HubSpot and uses privacy-focused analytics like Plausible. Their customer base includes notable organizations such as eBay, Deloitte, NHS, and University of Oxford, indicating strong market penetration. The presence of extensive resources, case studies, and a clear career page suggests ongoing growth and investment in brand and talent. Silktide's strategic focus on compliance and usability positions it well in a growing regulatory environment.

Security posture

Silktide demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced site-wide, SOC2 certification, and a cookie consent mechanism indicating GDPR compliance. The domain is secured with clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited statuses, reducing risk of unauthorized changes. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could be a potential area for DNS security improvement. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, and security headers are not evident in the provided data, suggesting room for enhancement in defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from additional transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing explicit incident response and security contact channels on the website.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are included.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Silktide Ltd
Description
Silktide is the powerful web governance platform that helps large organizations improve accessibility, content quality, and user experience.
Key services
Accessibility compliance, SEO optimization, User experience testing, Analytics, Content quality management, Data privacy monitoring
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, AWS DNS, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot, Plausible Analytics
Frameworks
Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer and update prohibited domain status
  • SOC2 certification
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
HubSpot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and not blocked by any WAF.
  2. Content is comprehensive and professionally presented.
  3. Strong focus on accessibility, SEO, user experience, and data privacy.
  4. Multiple resources and tools offered including free checkers and guides.
  5. Active social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with privacy considerations.
  7. No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities detected in content.
  8. Domain registration and website content are consistent and trustworthy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with the Yoast SEO plugin, leveraging jQuery and modern web fonts. Hosting is via AWS DNS infrastructure, indicating reliable and scalable hosting. Performance is optimized with preloading fonts and responsive images for mobile and desktop. Analytics are implemented using Plausible and Google Tag Manager, balancing data collection with privacy. The site includes a cookie consent banner and uses HubSpot for marketing automation. The technical stack is modern and well-integrated, supporting excellent SEO, accessibility, and user experience. Opportunities exist to improve DNS security and HTTP security headers to further harden the 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 70/100 +5Medium33 findingsView report
  2. 65/100Medium28 findingsView report
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