Spam and virus filtering
Heimdal Email Security privacy rating
Cloud email filtering from Heimdal, a Danish security company, that blocks spam, phishing, malware and business email compromise, managed from the Heimdal dashboard alongside its endpoint security products.
Summary
Heimdal Email Security scores 21 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 1 of 9 criteria: TLS configuration. It partly meets no ads or data sales and modern web standards. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in Denmark: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C and Internet.nl website score 84%.
Score 21 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website loads Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, LinkedIn, Bing, Reddit, Capterra and G2 tags through Google Tag Manager.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid subscriptions, but the website shares visitor data with Google Ads, LinkedIn, Bing and Reddit to advertise its own products.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published. Heimdal states SOC 2 Type II certification, but the report is not public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade C (50/100+)
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Partial
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 84%