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Security report for casinovendors.com

Casino City Press · Hospitality · N/A

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CasinoVendors.com operates as a specialized online directory and advertising platform focused on the casino and gaming industry, listing over 15,000 suppliers and vendors. It serves casino industry professionals by providing categorized vendor information, trade show promotions, and industry news. The website is part of the Casino City Press network, which includes multiple related gaming industry sites, indicating a strong market presence in the hospitality and gaming sectors. Technically, the site uses legacy XHTML markup with modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking. The hosting is behind Cloudflare, providing DNS and CDN services. Security-wise, the site has a valid SSL certificate and enforces HSTS with preload, but lacks support for modern TLS versions and DNSSEC, which could be improved. There is no visible cookie consent mechanism despite tracking scripts, and no explicit security or incident response policies are published. Overall, the site demonstrates a good level of professionalism and trustworthiness but could enhance its security posture and privacy compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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

3 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

  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
85
Security headers
45
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
74

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

CasinoVendors.com holds a niche market position as a comprehensive directory for casino industry suppliers, leveraging its parent company Casino City Press's ecosystem of related gaming industry websites. Its business model centers on providing free listings to vendors, advertising opportunities, and trade show promotions, targeting casino operators and suppliers globally. The site’s extensive categorization and vendor count suggest a mature database and strong industry relationships. The presence of multiple sister sites indicates a broad partnership ecosystem and diversified revenue streams through advertising and data services. However, the lack of direct contact information on the main page may limit immediate lead generation. The site’s content and navigation are well-structured to support user engagement and vendor discovery.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with foundational protections such as a valid SSL certificate, HSTS with preload, and a restrictive Content Security Policy limiting framing to self and an admin subdomain. However, the absence of modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or 1.3) reduces encryption strength and may expose users to downgrade attacks. DNSSEC and CAA records are not enabled, which are important for domain integrity and certificate issuance control. No explicit security policy or incident response information is available, indicating potential gaps in transparency and readiness. The site uses third-party tracking scripts without a visible cookie consent mechanism, which may raise privacy compliance concerns under GDPR. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present. Overall, while basic security best practices are implemented, there is room for significant improvement to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocols to strengthen encryption and protect user data.
  2. Implement a cookie policy with explicit user consent to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Enable DNSSEC and CAA DNS records to improve domain security and certificate management.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and reduce tracking footprint.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS and uses jQuery along with custom JavaScript for UI interactions. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking and Twitter widgets for social media content. Hosting is managed via Cloudflare, providing DNS and CDN services. The site uses legacy XHTML 1.0 Transitional doctype, indicating some technical debt. Performance appears fast with no reported load times or resource counts, but mobile optimization and accessibility are basic. SEO is good with canonical links and structured navigation menus. The lack of modern TLS protocols and DNSSEC indicates areas for modernization. The site’s technical infrastructure supports its business model effectively but would benefit from updates to improve security and compliance.
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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