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Security report for avalonwaterways.com

Avalon Waterways · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Avalon Waterways is a well-established luxury river cruise operator specializing in scenic river cruises across Europe, Asia, and other regions. The company operates under the parent organization Group Voyagers, Inc, and targets leisure travelers seeking premium travel experiences. Their website reflects a strong market position with a focus on Suite Ships® featuring spacious Panorama Suites. The digital presence is mature, leveraging modern web technologies such as Angular, Google Tag Manager, and Osano for consent management, indicating a commitment to privacy and user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy compliance evident, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly detailed. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-optimized for performance and accessibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • 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

SSL/TLS
52
Security headers
65
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
73

Not counted

  • 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

Avalon Waterways operates in the transportation and hospitality sectors, focusing on luxury river cruises. Their business model revolves around providing curated travel experiences with high-end accommodations on river ships. The company benefits from a strong brand presence and partnerships, such as with Globus and Cosmos. Revenue streams likely include direct bookings and travel agency partnerships. The target customer segment is affluent leisure travelers interested in cultural and scenic river travel. The website's comprehensive content and structured data enhance SEO and user engagement, supporting growth and market penetration. Strategic observations include the need for clearer public security and incident response disclosures to enhance trust further.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of a consent management platform (Osano) to comply with privacy regulations. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contact, or vulnerability disclosure program indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. The WHOIS data is unavailable or protected, which may raise minor trust concerns but is not uncommon for commercial entities. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from enhanced public documentation of security practices and incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security frameworks and practices.
  2. Implement and publicly disclose a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information, including security or abuse email addresses.
  4. Ensure all recommended security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) are configured and documented.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS registration details to improve domain trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Avalon Waterways
Description
Avalon's river cruises feature Suite Ships® with spacious Panorama Suites & wall-to-wall windows for spectacular views. Explore river cruises to Europe, Asia & more.
Key services
River cruises in Europe, River cruises in Asia, Luxury suite accommodations on ships
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Osano CMP, DebugBear RUM, Typekit Fonts, Google Fonts, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Angular (indicated by _ngcontent attributes)
Platforms
Azure CDN (FormLoader.bundle.js), Google Analytics (via GTM)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management platform (Osano) used
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with consent settings

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Osano Consent Management Platform
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. WHOIS data is missing or domain not found in WHOIS database
  4. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent management implemented
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with privacy considerations
  6. No security.txt or explicit incident response info found
  7. Contact information includes phone number and contact forms but no direct emails found in HTML
  8. Social media presence confirmed via structured data
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Angular framework, Google Tag Manager for analytics, Osano for consent management, and Azure CDN for hosting form assets. Fonts are served via Typekit and Google Fonts, and icons via FontAwesome. Performance is optimized with preconnect hints and asynchronous script loading. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles implied by semantic HTML. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data. Technical risks are minimal, but continuous monitoring of third-party scripts and consent mechanisms is advised to maintain compliance and performance.
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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