Overview
ObservePoint helps organizations reduce website security and compliance risk by automatically scanning web properties to identify unapproved, vulnerable, or unauthorized technologies. By continuously monitoring tags, cookies, JavaScript files, and network requests, ObservePoint enables security, privacy, and digital teams to quickly detect issues and remediate them at scale.
ObservePoint has a few core capabilities to reduce website security risks as presented below.
1. Reduced Risk Through Continuous Monitoring
ObservePoint reduces data breach and reputational risk by:
Automatically scanning websites on a recurring basis
Detecting unapproved or unknown technologies
Identifying changes that introduce new security or compliance risks
Regular scans ensure that new tags, scripts, or vendors are detected quickly, even if they are added outside of approved deployment processes.
2. Security at Scale Across All Web Properties
ObservePoint identifies unapproved technologies across:
Multiple domains and subdomains
Large, distributed website portfolios
Environments with frequent releases or third-party changes
This centralized visibility allows teams to manage security consistently, without relying on manual reviews or page-by-page checks.
3. Rapid Issue Detection and Remediation
ObservePoint scans websites at high frequency, making it easier to:
Detect unauthorized technologies shortly after deployment
Meet internal security SLAs
Prioritize remediation based on scope and impact
High-frequency scanning supports faster response times when unapproved or risky technologies are introduced.
Security Use Cases with ObservePoint
Beyond identifying unapproved tags, ObservePoint can be used to uncover a wide range of website security risks.
1. Inventory Website Network Traffic
ObservePoint inventories network requests made by your websites, including:
Request domain and URL
Request destination
This helps teams understand where data is being sent and identify unexpected or unauthorized destinations.
2. Identify Compromised or Risky JavaScript Files
ObservePoint inventories JavaScript files loaded on your websites, which can help detect:
Compromised third-party scripts
Known vulnerable libraries
Unexpected changes to approved scripts
This visibility supports early detection of supply-chain risks introduced through third-party JavaScript.
3. Detect Unauthorized Tracking Technologies
ObservePoint helps identify tracking technologies that may introduce security or compliance risk, including:
Unauthorized cookies
Use of
localStorageData being sent to unapproved destination countries
These insights are especially useful for organizations with strict data governance or regional data transfer requirements.
4. Identify Vulnerable Cookies
ObservePoint can surface cookies that may present security risks, such as:
Cookies vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
Cookies missing required security attributes
This allows teams to quickly identify and address cookie-level vulnerabilities.
5. Detect Rogue or Hijacked Tags
ObservePoint helps identify:
Rogue tags that were not approved or deployed through standard processes
Hijacked or modified tags that behave differently than expected
By comparing observed behavior against approved configurations, teams can detect anomalies that may indicate security issues.
Next Steps
To begin using ObservePoint for security monitoring:
Review your approved technology inventory
Configure scans for your key web properties
Use Reports to identify unapproved or high-risk items
Establish remediation workflows with security and engineering teams