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Security report for cittiawards.co.uk

CiTTi Awards by Akabo Media (Publisher of CiTTi Magazine) · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The CiTTi Awards website represents a professional event platform celebrating urban mobility and transport innovation in the UK. The event is scheduled for November 25, 2025, and targets industry professionals and stakeholders. The site offers detailed information about the awards, judges, categories, sponsors, and event logistics, supported by a modern technical infrastructure including the SHOWOFF CMS and popular JavaScript libraries. Social media integration and Google Analytics are used for marketing and user engagement. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are missing. The absence of WHOIS data due to domain registration issues slightly impacts trust but does not detract from the website's professional presentation and content quality.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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
77
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
65

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

The CiTTi Awards operates as an important entity within the UK transportation sector, focusing on recognizing innovation and excellence. Its business model revolves around event management, sponsorship, and industry networking. The website's market position is that of a niche awards platform with a clear target audience of transport professionals and organizations. The presence of notable judges and sponsors indicates strong industry partnerships. Revenue streams likely include sponsorships and ticket sales. The company maintains a consistent brand and leverages digital marketing tools to enhance visibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and secure login forms. However, it lacks several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response plan is a gap in transparency and preparedness. Cookie consent mechanisms are not present, which may affect GDPR compliance. Overall, the site is secure but could improve in compliance and security best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to enhance GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them accordingly.
  5. Consider verifying and updating WHOIS registration details to improve domain legitimacy and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CiTTi Awards by Akabo Media (Publisher of CiTTi Magazine)
Description
The CiTTi Awards celebrate achievements in urban mobility and transport innovation across the UK. The awards showcase innovations in sustainable transport including active travel, congestion reduction, air quality improvement, EV infrastructure and charging, last-mile delivery, mobility, transport planning, fleet management, and road user charging.
Key services
Annual awards ceremony, Sponsorship opportunities, Industry recognition, Networking events
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, jQuery Migrate 3.5.2, scriptjs, Google Tag Manager, Slick Carousel, bxSlider, FontAwesome, SHOWOFF CMS
Frameworks
SHOWOFF by ASP.events
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure login form with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
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. Content is focused on UK transport innovation awards scheduled for November 2025.
  3. Professional event branding and social media presence.
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
  5. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules error; domain legitimacy inferred from content.
  7. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and CMS SHOWOFF.
  8. HTTPS enforced with no visible security issues.
  9. No explicit privacy or security policy beyond basic privacy policy page.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack centered around the SHOWOFF CMS platform, with jQuery, scriptjs, and various plugins for UI and interactivity. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate with some heavy media content like videos and images. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD event data. There is room for improvement in hosting transparency and security header implementation.
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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