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Security report for bisnow.com

Bisnow · Real Estate · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bisnow operates as a leading commercial real estate media and events platform, providing news, recruiting solutions, marketing services, and event hosting across multiple major cities primarily in the United States and select international locations. The website positions itself as the largest B2B commercial real estate platform globally, targeting industry professionals and investors. The platform offers rich content including news articles, event calendars, and career development resources. Technically, the website uses modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, and cookie consent mechanisms, with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and CSRF tokens in forms, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable anomaly, but the website content and branding are consistent with a legitimate enterprise. Overall, Bisnow presents a professional and credible digital presence in the commercial real estate sector.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
82
Security headers
15
Email security
87
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
70

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention bisnow.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,001
Employees
4
Customers
884
Third parties
113
Weak passwords
13%

Latest record dated 2026-06-05 · 6 subdomains affected

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  • –www.bisnow.com2026-06-05
  • –bisnow.com2026-05-11
  • –www.bisnow.com2025-08-27
  • –bisnow.com2025-07-29

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Bisnow's market positioning as a comprehensive CRE news and events provider gives it a competitive advantage in the B2B real estate media space. Its business model leverages content, events, and recruiting services to generate revenue streams. The platform's extensive city-specific coverage and event sponsorship opportunities indicate a strong partnership ecosystem and growth orientation. The presence of career-related subdomains and partner sites like SelectLeaders suggests strategic alliances to enhance service offerings. The company targets commercial real estate professionals, investors, and service providers, focusing on delivering timely news and networking opportunities. Growth indicators include frequent news updates, sponsored content, and active event promotion. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the main site suggests a controlled communication channel, likely to manage lead quality and user engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced site-wide, use of CSRF tokens in forms, and asynchronous loading of tracking and advertising scripts to minimize performance impact. Security headers are partially implemented, with room for improvement in explicit X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options headers. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. However, the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency and may impact user trust. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented. The site uses cookie consent mechanisms, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by publishing formal policies and improving header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and enforce additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Clarify privacy compliance details including GDPR adherence and data retention policies.
  4. Provide direct company contact emails and phone numbers to improve transparency and user trust.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to enhance domain registration trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bisnow
Description
Commercial real estate news, events, recruiting solutions, and marketing services. Create a free account to access the largest B2B CRE platform in the world.
Key services
Commercial real estate news, Events and conferences, Recruiting solutions, Marketing services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Ads (DoubleClick), Cookie Consent (orestbida/cookieconsent), jQuery
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in forms
  • Google Tag Manager and Ads scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Marketing tools
Feathr
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional commercial real estate news and events platform
  2. Content is rich with multiple city-specific news articles and event promotions
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on main page; contact via form
  4. No explicit privacy or security policy pages found but implied via About page and cookie consent
  5. Uses modern advertising and analytics technologies
  6. No signs of malware or phishing
  7. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust but site content is consistent with a legitimate business
Technical notes

Notes

The website employs a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager for analytics and advertising, asynchronous script loading for performance optimization, and cookie consent tools for privacy compliance. The site uses web fonts and responsive design techniques to ensure good mobile experience. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph tags, and canonical links. The absence of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in loading times and accessibility features. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable digital presence but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and performance tuning.
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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