Skip to main content

Security report for smartbusinessreports.com

Experian Information Solutions, Inc. · Finance · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website smartbusinessreports.com serves as the official Experian business credit reporting and monitoring platform. It provides small businesses and financial professionals with access to business credit reports, credit scores, and identity monitoring services. The site is well-branded with Experian's identity and offers comprehensive information, including customer testimonials and educational content. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies such as Bootstrap and jQuery, and it is mobile responsive with good SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, but lacks some recommended security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual and slightly reduces trust, but the overall site content and branding strongly indicate legitimacy. Privacy policy and terms of service are present and comprehensive, supporting compliance. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned in the business credit reporting market.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

3 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 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

  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

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

Keep watching smartbusinessreports.com

This scan found 19 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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
77

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

Add-on

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

Total records
538
Employees
0
Customers
538
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
12%

6 subdomains affected

See the 10 newest leaked credentials

A one-off add-on to this report that lists the most recent identifier and password pairs OffSeq Breach holds for smartbusinessreports.com.

Select it in the checkout above.

Breach keeps ingesting new leaks, so these numbers can grow between scans.

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

SmartBusinessReports.com targets small business owners, accountants, and financial officers seeking to manage and monitor business credit. The business model is subscription and pay-per-report based, offering services such as credit reports, credit scores, and identity monitoring. The site leverages Experian's extensive data on over 30 million businesses, positioning itself as a leader in the finance sector. The presence of international credit reporting services indicates a global reach. The site integrates video testimonials and educational content to build trust and customer engagement. Partnerships with related domains like businesscreditfacts.com enhance service offerings. The lack of direct contact information on the main page suggests a focus on self-service digital interactions.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses secure form submissions, which are positive security practices. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No explicit incident response or security policy information is provided, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. The site does not display any known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics is standard but requires regular auditing. The missing WHOIS data is a concern but does not directly indicate a security issue. Overall, the security posture is good but can be strengthened with additional headers and clearer security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all users.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Description
Experian SmartBusinessReports.com provides business credit reports and scores, enabling businesses to analyze credit scores quickly and easily. The service offers business credit monitoring, identity monitoring, and access to verified data on over 30 million businesses.
Key services
Business credit reports, Business credit scores, Business credit monitoring, Business identity monitoring, International business credit reports
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Analytics, ASP.NET Web Forms
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure form submissions
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong branding with Experian association and multiple trust indicators.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page.
  4. Privacy policy and terms of service are present and linked.
  5. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected.
  6. Uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap and jQuery.
  7. Includes embedded videos with structured data for SEO.
  8. No security headers detected in provided data; recommend adding.
  9. WHOIS data missing or domain not found, which is unusual for a commercial site.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with Bootstrap and jQuery for responsive design and interactivity. It uses Google Analytics for traffic monitoring and includes structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. The site loads images and scripts efficiently with preload hints. The performance is moderate, with room for optimization in accessibility and security headers. The mobile optimization is good, ensuring usability across devices. The site structure is clear with well-organized navigation and content sections. No CMS beyond ASP.NET Web Forms is detected. Hosting provider details are not available from the provided data.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with smartbusinessreports.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 smartbusinessreports.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.