SOHO Creative Group is a Berlin-based creative agency specializing in branding, UX/UI, web design, web development, SEO, and eCommerce solutions. Established in 2015, the company has built a solid market position with a portfolio of diverse projects and recognized external endorsements. Their target audience includes businesses seeking comprehensive digital branding and development services. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern tools such as Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, and Google Tag Manager, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO practices. Security-wise, the website uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security policies, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, though it lacks some compliance documentation such as privacy and cookie policies.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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
4 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 Privacy Policy found
GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy
What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently
This scan found 16 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.
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
95
Security headers
90
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
79
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 sohocreativegroup.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for sohocreativegroup.com right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The company operates as a small-sized technology sector creative agency focused on digital branding and web solutions. Their business model centers on providing tailored creative and technical services including branding, UX/UI design, web development, SEO, and eCommerce. The firm leverages partnerships and industry recognitions to enhance credibility. Their digital presence is supported by active social media channels and external profiles on platforms like Crunchbase and Awwwards. The absence of phone numbers and physical addresses on the site suggests a focus on digital communication channels. Growth indicators include recent blog articles and a portfolio of recent projects. The company maintains a transparent approach to client engagement and project management.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection in place. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of security headers reduce the overall security maturity. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which may impact trust from security-conscious clients. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of vulnerable libraries. Security best practices such as asynchronous loading of analytics scripts are observed. To enhance security, the company should implement DNSSEC, add security headers, and publish security and incident response policies.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
Implement standard security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
Provide explicit incident response contact information to enhance trust and preparedness.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
SOHO Creative Group
Description
Creative agency specialised in Branding, UX/UI, Web Design, Web Development, SEO & eCommerce based in Berlin.
Key services
Branding, UX/UI, Web Design, Web Development, SEO, eCommerce
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Flickity Carousel, jQuery, GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform), Ditty News Ticker, IpMeta plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
ClientTransferProhibited domain status
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of Google Tag Manager and analytics scripts asynchronously
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Clicky Web Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Clicky Web Analytics
Marketing tools
Ditty News Ticker
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
Content is comprehensive and relevant to the business services.
No privacy or cookie policy pages detected, which is a compliance gap.
Contact information includes a verified company email and contact form.
Social media presence is strong with multiple official profiles.
Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
No explicit security policies or incident response information publicly available.
No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed on the homepage or footer.
No evidence of security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO Premium for SEO optimization, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, Flickity for carousel functionality, and GSAP for animations. The site uses asynchronous script loading to optimize performance. Hosting is provided by IONOS SE, a reputable registrar and hosting provider. The site is mobile responsive and well-structured with clear navigation. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML 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.
Reviews of this site
Share your experience with sohocreativegroup.com. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.
Community rating
No published reviews yet. Be the first to review sohocreativegroup.com.