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Security report for therecipeforseosuccess.com

Stay Tooned Pty Ltd · Education · Australia

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in Network security and Security headers.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Recipe for SEO Success is a well-established Australian online education business specializing in SEO and digital marketing training. Operated by Stay Tooned Pty Ltd and led by Kate Toon, the site offers a variety of courses, templates, podcasts, and community engagement to help small business owners, solopreneurs, ecommerce store owners, and bloggers improve their SEO skills and online presence. The business has a strong market position with thousands of students and a professional brand image supported by testimonials and awards. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including WooCommerce for e-commerce, ActiveCampaign for marketing automation, and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is well-optimized for SEO, mobile-friendly, and includes accessibility features such as the UserWay widget. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and appropriate security headers, though explicit security and incident response policies are not found. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant with consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the website demonstrates a mature digital presence with good business credibility and technical implementation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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';…

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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
85
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
100
Average
58
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

The business targets the education sector with a focus on SEO and digital marketing training for small businesses and individuals. Its revenue streams include paid courses, consulting services, and digital product sales such as templates and checklists. The founder's personal brand is leveraged through multiple related domains and social media channels, creating a trusted ecosystem. The company maintains a consistent brand and professional content quality, supported by social proof and awards. The business model is primarily B2C online education with community engagement via a Facebook group and podcasts. Growth indicators include a large student base and active content updates. Partnerships appear limited to related personal brand sites, with no suspicious or unrelated domains detected.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with HTTPS enabled and multiple security headers present, including HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. Forms use secure POST methods and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML. Third-party scripts are used for marketing and analytics but no vulnerable libraries or outdated components were detected. However, there is no explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. GDPR compliance is evident through cookie consent banners and privacy policies. Overall, the site follows best practices but could benefit from formalized security documentation and incident contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response procedures.
  2. Add explicit incident response contact emails such as security@ or abuse@ to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance Content-Security-Policy headers with nonce or hash-based script whitelisting for improved protection.
  5. Maintain transparency by updating privacy and cookie policies with detailed data retention and processing information.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Stay Tooned Pty Ltd
Registration number
ACN. 624 095 763
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stay Tooned Pty Ltd
Description
The Recipe for SEO Success is an online learning hub for all things Search Engine Optimisation and Digital marketing, with courses, templates, podcasts and more.
Key services
SEO courses, SEO templates, SEO checklists, SEO consulting, podcasts, community engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, WooCommerce, ActiveCampaign, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Vimeo, UserWay accessibility widget, Moove GDPR Cookie Compliance, QuadMenu
Frameworks
WordPress, WooCommerce
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, ActiveCampaign
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
ActiveCampaign, ManyChat
Marketing tools
ActiveCampaign, ManyChat
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed WordPress site focused on SEO education
  2. Strong presence of social proof via testimonials and awards
  3. Multiple calls to action for free courses and paid products
  4. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  5. Use of modern marketing and analytics tools
  6. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges
  7. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS using the Divi theme and WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality. It integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, ActiveCampaign, and ManyChat. Accessibility is enhanced with the UserWay widget. The site uses modern web fonts and responsive design techniques, ensuring good mobile optimization. Performance is moderate with some external script dependencies but no major bottlenecks detected. The technical infrastructure is mature and well-maintained, though hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Opportunities exist to optimize performance further and strengthen security headers. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and scalable online education 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

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