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Security report for bvk.com

BVK · Other · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BVK is a full-service advertising agency based in Milwaukee, specializing in creating impactful brand experiences primarily for clients in the Travel & Tourism, Healthcare, and Education sectors. The company offers a broad range of marketing services including advertising campaigns, traditional and social media, SEO & SEM, and website development and hosting. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with a clear focus on client success and category-changing ideas. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot, and Hotjar, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA on forms, but lacks some security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is partial with a privacy policy present but no clear cookie consent mechanism or GDPR indicators. WHOIS data is missing, which slightly reduces trustworthiness but the overall business credibility remains high due to professional presentation and active social media presence. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, implementing cookie consent for GDPR compliance, and publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

6 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

  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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
63

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

BVK operates as an essential entity in the advertising sector, targeting mid-sized to large organizations in specialized industries such as Travel & Tourism, Healthcare, and Education. Their business model revolves around delivering comprehensive marketing solutions that integrate traditional and digital media. The company demonstrates a strong market position with a focus on branding and category-changing ideas, supported by a portfolio of case studies and active social media engagement. The partnership with Foxtrot Digital Studio suggests a collaborative ecosystem. Revenue streams likely include service contracts for advertising campaigns, digital marketing, and website services. Growth indicators include a modern website, ongoing content updates, and integration of advanced marketing tools. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a controlled lead generation approach via contact forms.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from spam and abuse. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options indicates room for improvement in defense-in-depth strategies. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analysis. The site lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for transparency and trust. GDPR compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no explicit cookie consent or data protection officer information. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a marketing agency but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner and mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish explicit security policies and incident response procedures on the website to enhance transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider creating and publishing a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BVK
Description
At BVK, we create category-changing ideas for brands that create life-changing experiences. We specialize in Travel & Tourism, Healthcare and Education.
Key services
Advertising campaigns, Traditional and social media, SEO & SEM, Website development & hosting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, HubSpot, Contact Form 7, Slick Slider, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, HubSpot, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, Hotjar, HubSpot
Marketing tools
HubSpot, LinkedIn Insight, Hotjar
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 challenges.
  2. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual for a .com domain and may indicate privacy protection or registry issues.
  3. Website uses HTTPS with valid SSL certificates.
  4. Multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools are integrated.
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner or GDPR compliance mechanisms detected.
  6. Contact information is available via a contact form but no direct emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
  7. Privacy policy is present but cookie policy and terms of service pages are not clearly found.
  8. Website is built on WordPress with common plugins and modern frontend libraries.
  9. Social media presence is strong with official accounts on Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, and LinkedIn.
  10. No explicit security policies or incident response information published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern and widely used technology stack including jQuery, Slick Slider, FontAwesome, and integration with marketing and analytics platforms such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot, Hotjar, and LinkedIn Insight. The site uses Yoast SEO plugin for search engine optimization and is mobile responsive with good navigation clarity. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed and accessibility features. The presence of multiple third-party scripts requires ongoing security monitoring to prevent supply chain risks. No hosting provider details were explicitly found, but the SSL configuration is excellent, indicating a secure hosting environment. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional marketing agency website with standard features and integrations.
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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