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Effie Awards Hungary · Media · Hungary

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Effie Awards Hungary is a well-established marketing effectiveness competition platform in Hungary, organized by recognized industry associations IAA Hungary and MAKSZ. The website serves as a comprehensive resource for marketing professionals, agencies, and advertisers to learn about competition categories, deadlines, jury members, and past winners. The platform demonstrates a mature digital presence with a custom CMS, modern JavaScript libraries, and integration of analytics tools. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and standard best practices, though improvements in security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms are recommended. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its target audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

9 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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  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 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
85
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
48

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

Effie Awards Hungary holds a leading position in the Hungarian marketing awards market, leveraging international Effie standards and global recognition. Its business model centers on event organization, marketing awards, and industry knowledge dissemination. The platform attracts marketing professionals and agencies, providing them with opportunities to showcase effective campaigns and gain industry prestige. Partnerships with media, technology, and marketing firms enhance its ecosystem. The website content and structure reflect a strong focus on transparency, historical data, and community engagement, supporting sustained growth and market relevance.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses common security best practices such as async loading of analytics scripts and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No dedicated security or incident response policies are published, which could be a gap in compliance and user trust. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may also pose GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but can be improved with targeted enhancements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies accessible from the website footer or legal section.
  4. Regularly update third-party libraries and monitor for vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and mobile optimization for broader user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Effie Awards Hungary
Description
Effie Awards Hungary is a prestigious marketing effectiveness competition organized by IAA Hungary and MAKSZ, recognizing outstanding marketing campaigns in Hungary. The website provides information about the competition, categories, deadlines, jury members, past winners, and registration details.
Key services
Marketing competition organization, Awarding marketing campaigns, Providing industry insights and webinars, Publishing rankings and case studies
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.0, Modernizr 2.8.3, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Lightbox, bPopup
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for analytics scripts
  • Use of common JS libraries with fallback

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content about Effie Awards Hungary
  2. Content is in Hungarian language targeting local marketing professionals
  3. No privacy or cookie policy banner detected, though privacy policy page exists
  4. Multiple external trusted partners and sponsors are linked
  5. Use of standard analytics and marketing scripts
  6. No signs of malware, phishing, or suspicious activity
  7. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no explicit emails or phone numbers found in main page
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  9. Website uses HTTPS and modern JS libraries
  10. Content is professionally maintained with historical data and event info
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom PHP-based CMS with integration of jQuery 1.12.0, Modernizr 2.8.3, and lightbox plugins. It uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking. The site loads scripts asynchronously to improve performance. The design is responsive and content-rich, with clear navigation menus and structured content sections. However, some technical debt is indicated by the use of older jQuery versions and lack of modern frameworks. Performance is moderate, with opportunities to optimize loading times and accessibility compliance. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation but could benefit from enhanced semantic markup and structured data 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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