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Security report for burba.com

The BHN Group · Hospitality · N/a

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The BHN Group operates as a leading global organizer of hotel and tourism investment conferences, with a strong market position supported by over three decades of experience and more than 160 events held worldwide. Their business model centers on hosting high-profile networking and educational events for industry leaders, capital markets, and development firms. The website serves as a central hub for information about their conferences and related activities, including humanitarian aid and scholarship fundraising. Technically, the website is built on an ASP.NET platform and employs modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and RudderStack for analytics and tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts enhancing user experience. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are critical for compliance and user trust. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain registration transparency, although the website content and branding appear professional and trustworthy. No direct contact information for security or data protection is provided. Overall, the website presents a professional front for a reputable business but would benefit from enhanced transparency in domain registration, improved privacy compliance, and stronger security practices to mitigate risks and build greater user trust.

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

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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare, Google APIs, Google Ads

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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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
72
Security headers
45
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
68

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
1
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
100%

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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

The BHN Group holds a dominant position in the hospitality investment conference market, leveraging a broad portfolio of events across multiple continents. Their competitive advantage lies in their extensive experience, large delegate base, and strong industry sponsorship. Revenue streams likely include event registrations, sponsorships, and partnerships. The target customer segments are senior executives, capital market firms, and hotel developers. The company is part of Northstar Travel Media, LLC, indicating a larger corporate structure. Strategic partnerships and a global footprint support sustained growth and influence in the hospitality sector.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate but has notable gaps. HTTPS is enforced, which is essential, but the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance issues with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, limiting transparency and readiness. The use of multiple third-party analytics and tracking services increases the attack surface and privacy risks. Overall, the site should prioritize implementing security best practices and compliance measures to enhance its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR and global privacy compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to strengthen web security posture.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and analytics tools to minimize vulnerabilities and privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The BHN Group
Description
The BHN Group is the worldwide leader in developing and organizing conferences for the hotel and tourism investment community. With over three decades of experience, more than 160 events completed to-date, and in excess of 110,000 international delegates, these conferences have become “must attend” events for industry leaders who come together to network, conduct business, and to learn about the latest trends. The BHN Group’s website at www.Burba.com is the gateway for information about the annual conferences it produces, as well as a direct link to important players in the hospitality investment world.
Key services
Hotel investment conferences, Networking events, Industry trend education, Humanitarian aid and scholarships fundraising
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, RudderStack (rudderlabs.com), SVG4Everybody, Cycle2 jQuery plugin, Modernizr
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and analytics scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, RudderStack
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
RudderStack
Marketing tools
RudderStack
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage or sidebar.
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content.
  4. Social media presence includes LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and RSS feed.
  5. Website uses multiple analytics and tracking technologies.
  6. Website content is focused on hotel investment conferences and related events.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or not publicly available, which is unusual for a .com domain.
  8. Website uses ASP.NET technology stack.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  10. No data protection officer contact information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET technology with a modern front-end stack including jQuery and several analytics/tracking libraries. It uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for data collection, along with RudderStack for advanced tracking. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading improving load times. However, accessibility features are basic and could be enhanced. The absence of visible security headers and privacy compliance features indicates technical debt in security and compliance areas. Hosting provider details are not explicitly 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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