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Security report for statcounter.com

Statcounter · Technology · Ireland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Statcounter is a well-established web analytics service founded in 2000, providing real-time visitor tracking, session replay, heatmaps, and Google Ads integration. It targets business owners and marketers seeking easy-to-use analytics tools and is trusted by over 1.5 million websites worldwide. The website is professionally designed with excellent content quality and clear navigation, supporting a SaaS business model with free trials and paid plans. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery and Google Analytics scripts, hosted with Cloudflare DNS and a reputable registrar. Performance and mobile optimization are good, with SEO and accessibility features well implemented. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data, though improvements are recommended in DNSSEC, security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms. The domain registration is consistent with the business history and shows no suspicious patterns. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence with room for enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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 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

    • 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

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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
20
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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

Statcounter holds a strong market position as a user-friendly alternative to Google Analytics, focusing on small to medium businesses and website operators. Its competitive advantage lies in simplicity, real-time insights, and additional features like session replay and heatmaps. Revenue is generated through subscription plans following a free trial period. The company maintains a broad partnership ecosystem including app stores and social media platforms for marketing. Growth indicators include a large user base and continuous feature expansion. The website content and testimonials reinforce credibility and customer satisfaction. Strategic observations suggest focusing on enhancing privacy compliance and security transparency to maintain trust and comply with evolving regulations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options indicates gaps in defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are visible. The use of third-party analytics and tracking scripts increases the attack surface and privacy considerations. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly demonstrated via cookie consent or detailed privacy notices on the homepage. Overall, the security posture is adequate but would benefit from formalized policies, enhanced technical controls, and transparent incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish explicit security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  5. Consider providing direct contact emails and phone numbers for customer support and security inquiries to improve accessibility and credibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Statcounter
Description
StatCounter is a simple but powerful real-time web analytics service that helps you track, analyse and understand your visitors so you can make good decisions to become more successful online.
Key services
Web Analytics, Session Replay, Heatmaps, Live Visitor Feed, Traffic Sources, Google Ads Integration
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics scripts asynchronously
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
StatCounter proprietary analytics, Google Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
StatCounter tracking scripts
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. No privacy or cookie policy banner detected on homepage
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact via web form only
  4. Use of multiple Google analytics and tag manager scripts indicates extensive visitor tracking
  5. No visible security headers detected in HTML content
  6. Domain registration is stable and consistent with business age
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, Google Analytics, and Google Tag Manager, loaded asynchronously for performance. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS and a reputable registrar, pair Networks. The site is well optimized for mobile devices and SEO, with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance metrics indicate fast loading times. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Technical debt appears low, but the absence of advanced security headers and DNSSEC indicates areas for modernization. The site’s extensive use of third-party analytics scripts requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities and privacy compliance.
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. 63/100Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 63/100 −13Medium32 findingsView report
  3. 76/100Low22 findingsView report
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