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Security report for effectivetours.com

Harizma Alliance LP · Hospitality · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Effective Tours is a specialized SaaS provider offering a hotel channel manager and property management system designed to streamline hotel inventory, rate, and booking management. The company targets hotels, tour operators, travel agents, and transport providers, positioning itself as a niche player with certifications from major OTAs such as Agoda, Booking, and Expedia. Their business model is subscription-based with a simple pricing structure, supported by a free 60-day trial to attract customers. Technically, the website is hosted on Amazon Web Services, leveraging a modern tech stack including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and integration with Google Analytics and LinkedIn Insight for marketing and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. The domain is well-established since 2012, with consistent WHOIS data matching the business entity. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses AWS multi-regional hosting for availability and fault tolerance. However, explicit security headers are not detected, and no published security or incident response policies exist. Privacy compliance is addressed with a cookie consent banner and privacy policy, indicating GDPR awareness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid business and technical foundation with good trust indicators and compliance posture. Strategic improvements in security policy transparency, DNSSEC implementation, and enhanced security headers would further strengthen their security posture and customer trust.

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

4 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 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

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: aspmx1.l.google.com

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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  • 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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
73

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

Effective Tours operates in the hospitality technology sector, providing SaaS solutions for hotel channel management and PMS. Their competitive advantage lies in OTA certifications and a simple, affordable pricing model. Revenue streams are primarily subscription-based with additional services like payment gateway integration. The target customers include small to medium hotels, tour operators, and transport providers seeking centralized management tools. The company shows growth potential through partnerships and API offerings. Their partnership ecosystem includes major payment networks (Visa, MasterCard) and OTAs. The business is registered in Scotland with a subsidiary in Estonia, indicating a European operational focus.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate to good. HTTPS is enforced, and hosting on AWS provides resilience and scalability. The absence of explicit security headers and published security policies represents a compliance gap. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are visible, which could impact rapid response to security events. GDPR compliance is indicated but could be enhanced with a named Data Protection Officer and clearer data retention policies. Overall, the security culture appears functional but could benefit from formalized documentation and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and explicitly configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Consider appointing and publishing Data Protection Officer contact details to enhance GDPR transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Harizma Alliance LP
Registration number
SL016638
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Harizma Alliance LP
Description
Effective Tours provides a hotel channel manager and property management system (PMS) as a SaaS platform, offering hotel inventory, rate, and booking management with integrations to major OTAs and travel partners. They offer a free 60-day trial and a simple pricing model.
Key services
Hotel channel manager, Property management system (PMS), Payment gateway, Direct booking engine, API for developers, Customer support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Amazon Web Services (hosting)
Platforms
AWS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of AWS multi-regional hosting for fault tolerance
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight
Marketing tools
LinkedIn Insight
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers a specialized SaaS product for hotel channel management and PMS.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear calls to action and demo options.
  3. Strong integration with major OTAs and payment providers.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and AWS hosting.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanism.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main pages.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. WHOIS data supports business legitimacy and domain stability.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern, responsive design hosted on AWS, ensuring scalability and availability. The tech stack includes standard web technologies and integrates marketing and analytics tools effectively. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The absence of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in accessibility and explicit security configurations are recommended to reduce operational risks and improve 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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