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Security report for bestgaming.tips

Search Combat · Media · Australia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BestGaming.tips is a niche media website focused on providing gaming tips, tricks, gear reviews, and gaming news primarily targeting gaming enthusiasts. The site operates on a WordPress platform using Elementor and integrates affiliate marketing through Amazon Associates to monetize content. The website demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with good SEO practices, structured data, and mobile optimization. However, it lacks advanced privacy compliance features such as cookie consent mechanisms and explicit GDPR indicators. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC and implementing security headers. Overall, the site is legitimate, consistent with its WHOIS registration data, and presents a professional and trustworthy front for its audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

7 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
53

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

The website is positioned as a content publisher in the gaming media sector, leveraging affiliate marketing as a primary revenue stream. It targets gamers interested in improving their gameplay and purchasing gaming accessories. The business model is content-driven with a focus on SEO and affiliate partnerships. The domain age and registrant information align with the site's operational history, indicating stable ownership. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a small-scale operation primarily relying on web forms for communication. The site maintains a consistent brand identity and engages users with regularly updated content across multiple gaming categories.

Security posture

The site employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and has domain transfer protection enabled, which are positive security indicators. However, the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represent areas for improvement. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which limits transparency in security governance. The use of third-party scripts and affiliate networks introduces potential tracking and privacy concerns, but no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could benefit from enhanced domain and web application security measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  4. Publish explicit security and incident response policies including contact channels for reporting issues.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to reduce vulnerability risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Search Combat
Description
We love to write about video games, our favorite tips & tricks and our favorite gaming gear.
Key services
gaming tips and tricks, gaming gear reviews, gaming news and updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, PHP, jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Amazon Associates
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Amazon Associates
Tracking pixels
ShareThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website uses WordPress with Elementor builder.
  2. Content includes gaming tips, gear reviews, and gaming news.
  3. Affiliate marketing via Amazon Associates is present.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected.
  5. No phone numbers or direct company emails found; contact via form only.
  6. No visible security headers detected in HTML content.
  7. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  8. No evidence of incident response or security policy pages.
  9. Good SEO metadata and structured data implemented.
  10. No adult or NSFW content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with Elementor page builder, leveraging common web technologies such as PHP, jQuery, and Bootstrap. It integrates Google Analytics for traffic analysis and Amazon Associates for affiliate marketing. The site shows good mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization with proper meta tags and structured data. Performance is moderate, with some reliance on external resources like fonts and ad scripts. Accessibility features are basic but present. The technical stack is modern and widely supported, though some technical debt may exist due to missing security headers and lack of DNSSEC. Hosting details are limited to registrar information, with no explicit hosting provider identified.
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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