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Security report for ecpawards.pl

e-Commerce awards · E-commerce · Poland

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

44/100

Risk levelHigh

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

e-Commerce awards is a Polish event organizer focused on recognizing excellence in the digital economy and e-commerce sector. The website serves as a platform for promoting the awards competition, providing information about registration deadlines and the gala event. The site is built on WordPress using the Kadence theme and blocks, with modern plugins for forms and cookie consent. The technical infrastructure is solid with HTTPS enabled and hosted by a reputable Polish hosting provider. However, the site lacks explicit privacy and terms of service pages, and no direct contact information or security policies are published, which could impact user trust and compliance. Cookie consent is implemented, and Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking. Overall, the site is professional and functional but could improve in privacy compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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';…

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
40
Average
44

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention ecpawards.pl, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 business operates in the e-commerce awards niche in Poland, targeting digital economy stakeholders and e-commerce companies. It has an established market presence since 2013, organizing annual awards and gala events. The business model revolves around event management and industry recognition, likely generating revenue through sponsorships, registrations, and partnerships. The website content and structured data reinforce the brand identity and event focus. The lack of detailed business contact info and policies suggests a small to medium-sized operation focused on event promotion rather than direct sales or services. The use of modern WordPress technologies indicates a moderate digital maturity level.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms in place. However, the absence of security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts indicates room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site does not publish a security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy, which is a best practice for transparency. The domain registration is consistent and legitimate, with no privacy protection that might obscure ownership. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational event site but should be enhanced to meet higher compliance and trust standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add explicit contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security incident reporting.
  4. Consider publishing a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance transparency.
  5. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
e-Commerce awards
Description
e-Commerce Polska Awards is a competition highlighting digital vision and innovative approaches in the digital economy. The site promotes the XIII edition of the contest with registration open until July 9, 2025, and a gala event on September 17, 2025, in Kraków.
Key services
Organizing e-commerce awards, Promoting digital innovation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Kadence Theme, Kadence Blocks Plugin, Contact Form 7, CookieYes Consent, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Kadence Blocks
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based event site for e-commerce awards in Poland.
  2. Content is in Polish and targets Polish e-commerce sector.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented via CookieYes.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. Site uses modern WordPress plugins and Kadence theme for layout and functionality.
  9. SSL is enabled and site uses HTTPS.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Kadence theme and Kadence Blocks plugin, indicating a modern and flexible content management system. It uses Contact Form 7 for forms and CookieYes for cookie consent management. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing tracking. The hosting provider is dhosting.pl, a Polish hosting company. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with no critical errors detected in the HTML. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site lacks advanced security headers and some privacy compliance elements, which are recommended for improvement.
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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