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Security report for updraftplus.com

UpdraftPlus · Technology · N/a

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

TeamUpdraft operates the UpdraftPlus website, offering the world's leading WordPress backup, restore, and migration plugin. The company targets WordPress site owners and developers, providing a SaaS model with tiered pricing plans. The business is positioned as a market leader with a strong reputation, supported by a high aggregate user rating and widespread adoption. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce integration, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager and Nelio A/B Testing. The infrastructure is supported by Cloudflare DNS and NameCheap registration, indicating a stable hosting environment. Security posture is good with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, though improvements are possible by enabling DNSSEC and publishing explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

5 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

No critical or high findings in the checks that completed. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. 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.

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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

Email security
70
Network security
100
Average
85
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • SSL/TLS: did not complete in this scan.
  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • DNS health: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

UpdraftPlus operates in the technology sector, focusing on WordPress plugin development and sales. The business model is subscription-based with multiple pricing tiers catering to personal, business, agency, enterprise, and gold customers. The company demonstrates strong market positioning as a leader in WordPress backup solutions, supported by millions of users and thousands of positive reviews. The website's content and branding are consistent and professional, targeting a global audience of WordPress users. The absence of explicit contact information and privacy policies suggests areas for operational maturity improvement. The use of affiliate programs and marketing tools indicates an active digital marketing strategy. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the data.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and uses domain transfer protection to prevent unauthorized changes. DNS is managed via Cloudflare, though DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. Security headers are not explicitly visible in the provided data, indicating potential gaps in HTTP security configurations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site lacks a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for transparency and trust. Tracking and marketing scripts are present but do not indicate malicious behavior. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved by adopting best practices in security headers and public security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Implement and disclose a security policy including incident response contacts and procedures.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and publish a security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Add recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve browser security.

Contact details published on the site

Registration number
8570611
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
UpdraftPlus
Description
UpdraftPlus is the world's leading WordPress backup, restore & migration plugin. Used on millions of WP sites, you can backup with confidence.
Key services
WordPress backup, Restore, Migration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS, Burst Pro plugin, Nelio A/B Testing
Frameworks
WooCommerce, WordPress Theme: team-updraft
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No DNSSEC enabled (potential improvement area)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Burst Pro tracking
Marketing tools
Nelio A/B Testing
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a commercial WordPress plugin site with good content and structured data.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found on the analyzed page.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the page.
  4. Use of modern tracking and marketing tools with moderate user tracking.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  6. Good use of structured data for SEO and product information.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality. It uses jQuery and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Additional plugins like Burst Pro and Nelio A/B Testing are used for tracking and optimization. The site loads CSS and fonts efficiently and uses Cloudflare for DNS management. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in caching and resource optimization. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO is supported by structured data and meta tags. Accessibility features are basic but present. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, supporting a professional user experience.
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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