TrustSek as a SafeWeb alternative
SafeWeb combines dark web monitoring, employee tools and insurance for small businesses, sold through resellers. TrustSek gives one domain an outside-in risk score. This page sets out how the approaches differ, from public sources.
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SafeWeb is cybersecurity and insurance for small businesses.
As described on its website on 27 September 2026, SafeWeb offers “Cybersecurity and Insurance for SMBs”. Its home page says that “SafeWeb detects leaked credentials with dark web monitoring, helps your team stay alert with phishing simulations, and includes insurance from Chubb to cover the consequences of cyber incidents”. Its features are Dark Web Monitoring, Phishing Simulation, Incident Response and a Privacy Toolbox of customisable templates, alongside the insurance.
SafeWeb's about page says it “is built for SMBs and sold exclusively through a growing partner network across the UAE, US, UK, Australia, and beyond”, as a white-label solution for resellers. Its dark web monitoring scans the dark web around the clock, “using AI-powered technology to search billions of leaked records for anything linked to your business domain”, and sends “instant email alerts as soon as we find data linked to your domain”.
The pages we cite do not describe a security rating or score for an organisation. SafeWeb and TrustSek therefore do different jobs: one watches for leaked data and bundles protection and insurance, the other scores a domain's externally visible security.
TrustSek reads one domain against a fixed baseline.
TrustSek scores an organisation from the outside in. You give it a domain; it collects public evidence and returns a score with every finding explained. There is nothing to install and no access to your systems.
The number is a multiplier on a baseline. The scoring policy starts from a 2% chance that an average organisation has a cyber incident in a year; 1.0× is where a domain with no findings lands, and 3.0× means roughly three times as likely. The score falls into one of four bands.
Six modules make up the score, each with a published weight:
| Module | Weight | What it looks at |
|---|---|---|
| Email securitySPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, CAA, DNSSEC and nameserver redundancy. | 20% | SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, CAA, DNSSEC and nameserver redundancy. |
| TLS and web hygieneWhether HTTPS is served, certificates, protocol versions and ciphers, redirects, security headers and cookie flags. | 20% | Whether HTTPS is served, certificates, protocol versions and ciphers, redirects, security headers and cookie flags. |
| Ransomware exposureClaims naming the organisation on ransomware leak sites, from two independent trackers. | 20% | Claims naming the organisation on ransomware leak sites, from two independent trackers. |
| ReputationThe domain and its addresses on threat-intel, malware, phishing and botnet lists. | 15% | The domain and its addresses on threat-intel, malware, phishing and botnet lists. |
| VulnerabilitiesAdvertised software versions matched against known-exploited and published vulnerabilities. | 15% | Advertised software versions matched against known-exploited and published vulnerabilities. |
| Attack surfaceSubdomains, high-risk hostnames, open non-web ports, domain age and lookalike domains. | 10% | Subdomains, high-risk hostnames, open non-web ports, domain age and lookalike domains. |
Every finding says what was tested, why it matters, what the impact is and how to fix it. When a source could not be asked or failed, the scan shows it as not checked instead of counting it as clean. The methodology has the full calculation. TrustSek is built for Sweden and the Nordics. The site and the methodology are in Swedish and English; findings in the app are reported in English.
The approaches side by side.
The SafeWeb column contains only what its website stated on 27 September 2026. Where it did not say, we do not guess.
| TrustSek | SafeWeb | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An outside-in cyber risk score for one domain | Dark web monitoring, employee and compliance tools, incident response and insurance for SMBs |
| What the score looks like | A multiplier on a 2% annual baseline, in four bands | Not stated in the sources cited |
| Where the evidence comes from | Public sources, plus one TLS handshake and two web requests to the domain; non-intrusive, no port scans | Leaked records on the dark web linked to a business domain |
| Leaked credentials | Not included; TrustSek has no breach or leaked-credential data | Dark web monitoring for leaked business credentials |
| How often it runs | When you run a scan, in about 30 seconds; no monitoring between scans | Dark web scanning “around the clock” |
| Alerts | None; TrustSek does not send alerts | Email alerts when data linked to the domain is found |
| What else is offered | Supplier tracking, portfolio views, PDF reports, a REST API | Phishing simulation, incident response, a privacy toolbox, insurance |
| Language and market | Built for Sweden and the Nordics; site and methodology in Swedish and English, findings in English | Sold through resellers as a white-label solution, via a partner network “across the UAE, US, UK, Australia, and beyond” |
When TrustSek may fit.
- You want one number for a domain's outside-in cyber risk, read against a fixed baseline, with weights you can look up.
- You want to see email security, TLS, reputation, known vulnerabilities and attack surface for a domain, with every finding explained and a fix attached.
- You work in Sweden or the Nordics and want the method explained in Swedish as well as English.
- You are an IT partner or a company that needs a clear outside-in starting point for a client, a supplier or your own domain.
When SafeWeb may fit better.
- You need to know whether credentials or data linked to your domain have leaked. TrustSek does not include breach or leaked-credential data.
- You want to be alerted around the clock. TrustSek is a scan you run; it does not watch domains between scans or send alerts.
- You want phishing simulation for staff, incident response help and privacy templates in the same package.
- You want insurance cover bundled with the security tools, or you are a reseller serving small businesses in the markets SafeWeb names.
About this comparison
SafeWeb is a trademark of its owner, and TrustSek is not affiliated with SafeWeb. Everything said about SafeWeb here comes from the public pages listed as sources, as they read on 27 September 2026. We make no claim about its accuracy, prices, customers or quality. If something is out of date, tell us at sales@trustsek.com and we will correct it. Other comparisons are on the compare page.
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