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Security report for catalyst-eps.com

Catalyst Event Production Services · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Catalyst Event Production Services is a UK-based small business specializing in creative-led event production and equipment hire. Established in 2008, the company offers comprehensive event design, production, and technical crew services, targeting clients seeking innovative and memorable global events. Their website is professionally designed on the Squarespace platform, featuring multimedia content and active social media engagement. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including HTTPS, Google Tag Manager, and Wistia video embeds, with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain status protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit security or incident response policies are published. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent banner present but lacking formal privacy and terms of service documentation. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

  4. 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
54
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
69

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

Catalyst positions itself as a creative and technical event production service provider with a focus on delivering unique and ambitious solutions. Their business model revolves around service delivery and equipment hire, catering to event organizers globally. The company maintains a consistent brand presence and leverages social media for marketing. The absence of privacy and terms policies suggests room for compliance improvement. The domain's long registration history supports their market presence. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS and domain status protections to prevent unauthorized domain transfers or deletions. However, the lack of DNSSEC implementation is a minor vulnerability that could expose DNS spoofing risks. No security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are published, which limits transparency and preparedness. The use of third-party services like Google Tag Manager and Sentry introduces tracking and error monitoring but appears standard for modern websites. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be enhanced with formal policies and DNS security improvements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  3. Implement a security.txt file and provide incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and response.
  4. Review cookie policy details to ensure full GDPR compliance including data retention and user rights.
  5. Conduct a security audit to identify and remediate any potential vulnerabilities in third-party integrations and site infrastructure.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Catalyst Event Production Services
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Catalyst Event Production Services
Description
Catalyst are creative-led, driven and passionate, working seamlessly to design, produce and deliver unforgettable global events using the latest technology and innovative solutions.
Key services
Event design, Event production, Equipment hire, Technical crew services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, jQuery, Wistia video embed, Google Tag Manager, Sentry (error tracking)
Frameworks
Squarespace platform
Platforms
Squarespace CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientDeleteProhibited and ClientTransferProhibited domain status to prevent unauthorized changes
  • Cookie banner with consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Sentry
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and hosted on Squarespace.
  2. Content is focused on event production services with clear business contact information.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Cookie banner present with consent mechanism, indicating some GDPR awareness.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Domain is well aged and registered with reputable registrar OVH.
  7. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security shortfall.
  8. Social media presence is active on major platforms.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as jQuery, Wistia for video embedding, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and Sentry for error tracking. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, typical for a Squarespace-hosted site. Accessibility features are basic but present. The domain is registered with OVH sas, a reputable registrar, with domain status flags enhancing security. No critical technical issues or vulnerabilities were detected in the provided content.
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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