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Security report for trustedsite.com

TrustedSite · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

TrustedSite is a technology company specializing in providing certification and trustmark services to e-commerce and online businesses. Their platform helps businesses build visitor trust and increase sales conversions by addressing security and legitimacy concerns through earned certifications. The company is positioned as a trusted authority with over 100,000 business customers and notable certifications such as SOC2 Type 1 compliance. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and rich in content, including multimedia and customer testimonials. Technically, the site employs a modern tech stack with various analytics and marketing tools integrated, ensuring good performance and user experience. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and no visible vulnerabilities, though some improvements in published security policies and incident response transparency are recommended. The WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which slightly impacts domain trustworthiness but does not detract significantly from the overall credibility given the professional web presence and trust signals. Overall, TrustedSite presents a mature, credible, and technically sound online presence with room for enhanced privacy compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

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

6 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 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

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

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  • Security score drift

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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
45
Email security
67
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
70

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

TrustedSite operates in the technology and e-commerce sectors, offering a B2B SaaS model focused on trust and certification services. Their market position is strong, supported by a large customer base and partnerships such as with Halo Security. The business model revolves around providing certifications, trustmarks, diagnostics, and search submission services to online merchants to improve conversion rates. Revenue streams likely include subscription plans and enterprise services. The company targets businesses of all sizes, emphasizing conversion optimization and trust-building. Growth indicators include case studies demonstrating conversion improvements and integration with popular e-commerce platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce. The partnership ecosystem is active, with technology and agency partners. Strategic observations suggest a focus on expanding certification offerings and enhancing platform integrations.

Security posture

TrustedSite demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced site-wide and SOC2 Type 1 compliance prominently displayed, indicating adherence to recognized security standards. The site uses CSRF tokens and avoids exposing sensitive data in HTML. However, there is no dedicated security policy or incident response contact information visible, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is published, which are areas for improvement. The extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing tools introduces potential privacy and security considerations, though no direct vulnerabilities were detected. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing security policies and improving transparency around incident response and vulnerability handling.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security practices and compliance.
  2. Implement and display a cookie consent banner to improve privacy compliance.
  3. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Add explicit incident response contact information for security issues.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
TrustedSite
Description
TrustedSite offers an earned certification program that addresses security and trust concerns to help businesses convert more customers by building visitor trust through certifications and trustmarks.
Key services
Certifications, Trustmarks, Diagnostics, Search Submission
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, jQuery UI 1.13.2, Font Awesome 6.5.2, Wistia video player, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Sentry, Customer.io, Clicky Analytics, Pingdom
Platforms
Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento, Weebly
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • SOC2 Type 1 certification displayed
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CSRF token meta tag

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Clicky, Hotjar, Customer.io, Pingdom
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Customer.io, Clicky, Pingdom
Marketing tools
Intercom
Transparency
good

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 multimedia
  2. No WAF or security challenge detected
  3. Professional design and clear navigation
  4. Strong trust signals including SOC2 compliance and customer testimonials
  5. WHOIS data missing, which is a concern for domain transparency
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content
  7. Privacy policy and terms of service clearly linked and comprehensive
  8. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected
  9. Extensive use of third-party analytics and tracking tools
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and robust technology stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, Font Awesome, Wistia for video, and multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, Customer.io, Clicky, and Pingdom. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good navigation clarity. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. The site employs CSRF tokens indicating attention to security in form submissions. Technical risks are minimal, but reliance on multiple third-party 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. 71/100Medium29 findingsView report
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