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Security report for brain.com.tw

動腦傳播股份有限公司 · Media · Taiwan

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

動腦傳播股份有限公司 operates Brain.com.tw, a well-established marketing, advertising, and creative digital platform targeting marketing professionals and advertisers primarily in Taiwan. The website offers rich content including marketing news, creative insights, events, and subscription services, positioning itself as a key media player in the Taiwanese marketing industry. The platform integrates multiple modern web technologies such as Bootstrap, jQuery, and OneSignal for push notifications, alongside analytics tools like Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for user tracking and marketing optimization. Technically, the website demonstrates moderate to good performance with mobile optimization and clear navigation. However, it lacks some advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for enhancing security posture and privacy compliance. The site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but could improve by implementing security policies and incident response contacts. From a security perspective, the site is generally secure with no visible vulnerabilities or blocking by WAFs. The WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registration information. Privacy policies and terms of service are present but could be enhanced for GDPR compliance. Overall, the site maintains a professional and trustworthy presence with room for security and privacy improvements. Strategically, the company should focus on strengthening security headers, implementing cookie consent for privacy compliance, and publishing clear security and incident response policies to enhance user trust and regulatory adherence.

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 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

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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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
55
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
48

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

Brain.com.tw holds a strong market position as a specialized media platform in Taiwan's marketing and advertising sector. Its business model revolves around content publishing, subscription services, event hosting, and advertising partnerships. The platform targets marketing professionals, advertisers, and creative industry stakeholders, offering them news, insights, and networking opportunities. Partnerships with e-commerce and event ticketing platforms like Cyberbiz and Accupass indicate a diversified revenue stream and ecosystem integration. The company demonstrates consistent branding and professional content delivery, supporting growth and audience engagement in a competitive media landscape.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth capabilities. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided. The use of third-party scripts and analytics introduces potential risk vectors that require regular auditing. Privacy compliance is basic, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR-specific disclosures. Overall, the security posture is adequate but would benefit from enhancements to meet higher compliance and protection standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner and update privacy policies to explicitly address GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and mobile optimization to improve user experience and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
動腦傳播股份有限公司
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
動腦傳播股份有限公司
Description
動腦Brain.com.tw｜行銷．廣告．傳播．創意數位平台 , 小動腦，可以創造大世界！Brain makes the world go round。由動腦雜誌所經營的平台，提供行銷新聞及人才庫服務。
Key services
marketing news, advertising insights, creative digital platform, subscription services, event hosting, talent pool
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Fancybox, Owl Carousel, jQuery UI, OneSignal Web Push, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook SDK
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Friday Shopping
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel (via Facebook SDK)
Marketing tools
OneSignal Web Push
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional marketing and advertising media platform in Taiwan.
  2. Content is rich with articles, events, and subscription services.
  3. Multiple external integrations for analytics, social media, and push notifications.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference.
  5. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond basic privacy and terms of service.
  6. No cookie consent mechanism detected.
  7. Contact information is clearly presented in footer.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  9. No detected security headers which is a potential improvement area.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery and jQuery UI for interactivity, Owl Carousel and Fancybox for UI components, and OneSignal for push notifications. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, with Facebook SDK integration for social features. The site loads asynchronously external scripts to optimize performance. While the infrastructure supports good mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization, the lack of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates technical debt in security and privacy compliance. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but the domain and scripts suggest a stable hosting environment. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and security best practices.
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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