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Security report for sumome.com

BDOW! (formerly Sumo) · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BDOW! (formerly Sumo) is a technology company providing a free email capture and lead generation tool designed to help website owners and marketers create forms and pop-ups easily. The website positions itself as a leading solution in the lead generation market, targeting small to medium businesses and digital marketers. The business model is SaaS-based, offering tools to increase website conversions and sales. The company has an established domain since 2010, indicating a mature presence in the market. Technically, the website leverages modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and GSAP for animations and user experience enhancements. It is hosted on a platform called Showit and uses Amazon Registrar for domain registration. The site is mobile optimized and uses HTTPS, with integrations for Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing tracking. However, there is no evidence of advanced security headers or privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent banners or privacy policies. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and domain status locks to prevent unauthorized domain changes, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as contact information, reduces the privacy compliance score. The tracking scripts indicate moderate user tracking without clear user consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is functional, professionally designed, and technically sound but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency. Strategic recommendations include adding comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, and providing clear contact and incident response information to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

7 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 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

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
60

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 sumome.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
3,444
Employees
0
Customers
3,444
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
20%

4 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

BDOW! operates in the competitive lead generation SaaS market, leveraging its legacy as formerly known as Sumo. Its key competitive advantage lies in offering a free, easy-to-use email capture tool integrated with popular marketing platforms. The target customers are digital marketers, small businesses, and website owners seeking to grow their email lists and sales. The company demonstrates growth through case studies and testimonials showcased on the site. Partnerships with platforms like Shopify, HubSpot, and Salesforce are indicated by logos, suggesting a strong integration ecosystem. The business model likely includes freemium and paid tiers, common in SaaS marketing tools. The company appears focused on maintaining a consistent brand and expanding its market share in the technology sector.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain registration protections in place. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options limits its defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. Tracking scripts are present without visible consent mechanisms, which may pose compliance risks under GDPR and similar regulations. The absence of privacy and cookie policies further weakens privacy compliance. Overall, the site is secure from basic threats but should enhance transparency and adopt additional security best practices to improve its security maturity and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to harden the website against common web attacks.
  4. Provide explicit contact information including security incident response contacts and consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BDOW! (formerly Sumo)
Description
BDOW! is a lead generation tool that makes it easy to create forms and pop-ups for your website.
Key services
lead generation, form creation, pop-ups for websites
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform), Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Showit platform scripts
Platforms
Showit
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via GTM), Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Sumo (formerly)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information such as emails or phone numbers not explicitly found in the visible content.
  4. Site uses modern JavaScript libraries and animation frameworks for enhanced UX.
  5. Tracking and marketing scripts are present but no explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  6. Domain WHOIS data indicates a stable and legitimate registration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Showit platform, utilizing jQuery 3.5.1 and GSAP for animations and scroll-triggered effects, enhancing user engagement. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing tracking. The domain is registered with Amazon Registrar and uses AWS DNS servers but lacks DNSSEC. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses modern fonts from Google Fonts. Performance is moderate, with some large images and animations that may impact load times. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph tags. There is room for technical improvements in security headers and privacy compliance implementations.
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. 60/100Medium36 findingsView report
  2. 60/100Medium36 findingsView report
  3. 60/100Medium30 findingsView report
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