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What this means
factually.co scored 72/100, meeting baseline requirements but with 5 findings that require attention. The vendor can proceed with a remediation timeline agreement.
Critical gaps in: HSTS Header, DMARC / Email Security. Positive signals: TLS Configuration, TLS Protocol Support, Security Headers all passed.
3 action items identified, including 1 critical. The issues are configuration gaps, not architectural problems. A focused remediation effort of 2–5 days could address all findings.
How factually.co compares
Grade distribution across 2522 companies we've scanned. factually.co scores better than 47% of them.
79
A+
25
A
183
A-
191
B+
72
B
353
B-
121
C+
116
C
324
C-
117
D+
94
D
241
D-
606
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factually.co — Grade C- (72/100)
2522 companies scanned
Security checks
Each check inspects a different part of factually.co's public security setup. Green means healthy, yellow needs attention, red is a problem.
HSTS Header
Strict-Transport-Security header is missing. Connections can be downgraded to HTTP via man-in-the-middle attacks.
DMARC / Email Security
Strengths: SPF record present with hard-fail (-all). Issues: DMARC policy is 'none' (monitoring only, no enforcement); No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
MX Records & Mail Provider
Strengths: Mail handled by Google Workspace; 1 MX record(s) configured. Issues: Only 1 MX record — no failover if primary mail server is unavailable.
MTA-STS & TLS Reporting
Issues: No MTA-STS configured — email in transit is vulnerable to TLS downgrade attacks. Sending servers cannot verify that your mail server requires TLS; No TLSRPT record — TLS delivery failures won't be reported to domain owner.
DNS CAA Records
No CAA records found. Without CAA, any Certificate Authority can issue certificates for this domain. Adding CAA records restricts issuance to authorized CAs only, reducing the risk of misissued certificates.
DNS Configuration
Strengths: 2 nameservers configured (raquel.ns.cloudflare.com., josh.ns.cloudflare.com.); 1 MX records present; Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.
security.txt (RFC 9116)
No security.txt found. Publishing a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt is the industry standard (RFC 9116) for vulnerability disclosure policies. Its absence may indicate a less mature security program.
TLS Configuration
TLSv1.3 negotiated with TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256-bit). Strong configuration with no deprecated protocols or weak ciphers detected.
TLS Protocol Support
Strengths: TLS 1.3 supported; TLS 1.2 supported; TLS 1.3 supported (strongest). Protocol support: TLS 1.3: Yes, TLS 1.2: Yes, TLS 1.1: No, TLS 1.0: No.
Security Headers
4/5 security headers present. Missing: CSP.
Cookie Security
No cookies set on the homepage response. No cookie security flags to evaluate.
Known Breaches
No known breaches found in public disclosure databases.
CVE Exposure
Detected technologies: cloudflare. (cloudflare detected but excluded from CVE matching — upstream infrastructure). All detected technologies are upstream CDN/proxy infrastructure. No application-level software versions exposed.
Certificate Hygiene
Strengths: Certificate valid, 33 days remaining; Issued by Google Trust Services. Note: Wildcard certificate in use (*.domain) — covers all subdomains. Common practice; worth noting that compromise would affect all subdomains.
Recommended actions
3 items
Steps to improve factually.co's security grade, ranked by impact.
1
Set up email authentication (DKIM)
Without email authentication, anyone can send emails that appear to come from factually.co. This is the most common vector for phishing attacks targeting employees and customers. DKIM is not configured.
Compliance impact
NIST CSFPR.AC-7
Email authentication is a required access control
ISO 27001A.13.2.1
Information transfer policies require email security controls
HIPAA§164.312(e)
Transmission security for electronic PHI
How to fix this
1
Add SPF record to DNS: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all (adjust for your email provider)
2
Configure DKIM signing with your email provider and publish the public key in DNS
3
Add DMARC record: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:[email protected]
4
Monitor DMARC reports for 2–4 weeks, then upgrade policy to p=reject
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2
Enable HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security)
The HSTS header is missing on factually.co. Without it, connections can be downgraded from HTTPS to HTTP via man-in-the-middle attacks. This is a straightforward server configuration change.
Compliance impact
PCI-DSS 4.0Req 6.4.1
Required application security controls
NIST 800-53SC-8
Transmission confidentiality and integrity
How to fix this
1
Add header: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
2
Verify all subdomains support HTTPS before adding includeSubDomains
3
Test with: curl -sI https://factually.co | grep -i strict
4
Submit to hstspreload.org after confirming the header is correct
3
Enable DNSSEC on your domain
Without DNSSEC, DNS responses for factually.co can be spoofed, potentially redirecting users to malicious sites. This requires coordination with your domain registrar to publish DS records.
Compliance impact
NIST 800-53SC-20
Secure name/address resolution service
How to fix this
1
Check if your DNS provider supports DNSSEC (Cloudflare, Route53, etc.)
2
Enable DNSSEC signing in your DNS provider dashboard
3
Add the DS record to your registrar for .co TLD
4
Verify: dig +dnssec factually.co
At a glance
Key data points from the scan.
TLS Version
TLSv1.3
TLSv1.3 negotiated with TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256-bit). Strong configuration with no deprecated protocols or weak ciphers detected.
DMARC Policy
p=none
Strengths: SPF record present with hard-fail (-all). Issues: DMARC policy is 'none' (monitoring only, no enforcement); No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
SPF Record
Present
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:sendersrv.com -all
Security Headers
4/5 present
Missing: CSP
HSTS
Not enabled
Strict-Transport-Security header is missing. Connections can be downgraded to HTTP via man-in-the-middle attacks.
SSL Certificate
Valid
Strengths: Certificate valid, 33 days remaining; Issued by Google Trust Services. Note: Wildcard certificate in use (*.domain) — covers all subdomains. Common practice; worth noting that compromise would affect all subdomains.
DNSSEC
Not enabled
Strengths: 2 nameservers configured (raquel.ns.cloudflare.com., josh.ns.cloudflare.com.); 1 MX records present; Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.