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Security report for tutsplus.com

Envato Tuts+ · Education · Australia

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS.

Security score

85/100

Risk levelLow

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

Envato Tuts+ is a well-established online education platform founded in 2008, offering creative skills tutorials and courses to a global audience. It operates under the Envato brand, a recognized leader in digital assets and creative marketplaces. The platform targets creative professionals and learners seeking to enhance their skills through high-quality, expert-led content. The business model focuses on providing free and premium educational content, supported by advertising and Envato's broader ecosystem services. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript frameworks, Tailwind CSS, and Cookiebot for privacy compliance. It leverages Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, ensuring fast performance and robust availability. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, Envato Tuts+ demonstrates strong practices such as enforced HTTPS, domain registration protections, and comprehensive cookie consent management. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and explicit security policies or incident response contacts are not publicly disclosed, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and compliant with GDPR and privacy regulations. It poses low risk to users and partners, with recommendations to enhance DNS security and transparency around security policies to further strengthen its posture.

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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
47
Security headers
80
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
85

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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Total records
5,507
Employees
0
Customers
5,465
Third parties
42
Weak passwords
0%

27 subdomains affected

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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
11
Registered
11
Resolving
11
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-06-19

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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

Envato Tuts+ holds a strong market position as a leading creative education platform within the Envato ecosystem. Its competitive advantage lies in integration with Envato's marketplaces and subscription services, providing a seamless experience for creative professionals. Revenue streams likely include advertising, premium content, and cross-promotion of Envato Elements and Market. The target customers are creative individuals and professionals globally, with a focus on digital skills development. The company benefits from a broad partnership ecosystem including subsidiaries like Placeit and Mixkit, enhancing its content and service offerings. Growth indicators include sustained domain age, consistent branding, and adoption of privacy compliance technologies.

Security posture

The security maturity of Envato Tuts+ is solid, with HTTPS enforced and domain registrar protections active. The use of Cookiebot for consent management aligns with GDPR requirements, and Google Analytics is implemented with user consent. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate moderate gaps. The platform would benefit from publishing a security.txt file and explicit incident response procedures to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture supports business continuity and user trust but has room for enhancement in policy disclosure.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  3. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  5. Regularly review and update cookie and privacy policies to maintain compliance with evolving regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Envato
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Envato Tuts+
Description
Learn creative skills from leading industry experts with Envato Tuts+. Start your learning journey today!
Key services
Online tutorials, Courses, Creative skill development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Cookiebot, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Turbo (turbo-progress-bar CSS), Tailwind CSS
Platforms
Envato Account SSO
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management via Cookiebot
  • Domain locked with registrar status flags

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional educational platform under Envato brand
  2. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented
  3. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks
  4. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed
  5. No security or content blocking issues detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website demonstrates a modern and efficient technical infrastructure, utilizing JavaScript modules, Tailwind CSS for styling, and Cookiebot for privacy management. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, ensuring performance and resilience. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, with SEO best practices evident in meta tags and structured data. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The platform appears to be custom-built or uses a proprietary CMS, optimized for content delivery and user engagement. Opportunities exist to further modernize by enabling DNSSEC and enhancing security policy transparency.
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. 85/100 −2Low20 findingsView report
  2. 87/100Low18 findingsView report
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