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Security report for efwconference-me.com

Mark Allen Group · Energy · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website represents the Energy from Waste Middle East 2025 conference organized by Mark Allen Group, a UK-based event organizer with a strong presence in the waste to energy sector. The site provides comprehensive event information, including program details, speakers, sponsors, and site visits, targeting senior industry professionals and stakeholders in sustainable waste management. Technically, the site uses a modern event management platform (Evessio), integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools, and implements cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS and CSRF protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are not explicitly detected, suggesting room for improvement. The WHOIS data shows an unusual future domain creation date, which may indicate a staging environment or data anomaly, slightly impacting trust. Overall, the site is professional, content-rich, and trustworthy, with moderate technical and security maturity.

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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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

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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
40
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68

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

Mark Allen Group leverages its 20-year experience in the waste to energy conference market to expand into the Middle East region, capitalizing on growing interest in sustainable waste management. The business model centers on event organization, sponsorship, and networking facilitation. The target audience includes policy makers, investors, technical experts, and industry leaders, positioning the company as a key facilitator in the sector. The presence of multiple related domains and partner sites indicates a well-established ecosystem. The company maintains professional branding and trust signals such as testimonials and clear privacy policies, supporting credibility and market positioning.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and CSRF tokens implemented. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. The use of multiple third-party scripts and analytics services necessitates ongoing vulnerability management. No explicit incident response or security policy information is found, indicating potential gaps in transparency and readiness. The domain's future creation date in WHOIS data is a concern but does not directly imply compromise. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could benefit from enhanced DNS security and header policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  5. Verify and correct WHOIS domain registration data to ensure consistency and trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mark Allen Group
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mark Allen Group
Description
Organizers of the Energy from Waste Middle East 2025 conference, focusing on sustainable waste management and waste to energy development in the Middle East region. They provide a platform for industry leaders, policy makers, investors, and technical experts to exchange information and network.
Key services
Conference organization, Networking events, Site visits to waste to energy plants, Information exchange and business development opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by usage of owl-carousel), Tus-js-client (for file uploads), Olark live chat, CookieScript for cookie consent
Platforms
Evessio event management platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of CSRF token in meta tags

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google Ads
Marketing tools
Olark live chat, CookieScript
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional event site for Energy from Waste Middle East 2025 conference.
  2. Content is rich with detailed event information, sponsors, testimonials, and calls to action.
  3. Use of multiple analytics and marketing tools with cookie consent mechanism.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  5. WHOIS data anomaly with future creation date requires verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Evessio event management platform, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries and integrations such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight, and Olark live chat. Static assets are hosted on Amazon S3, and DNS is managed via UKFast. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to optimize speed. Accessibility features are basic but present. The technical stack supports a professional event site but could be enhanced with additional security and performance optimizations.
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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