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Security report for exhibitionsconferencesalliance.org

Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) is a relatively new coalition established in 2021 that serves as a unified advocacy voice for the business events industry in the United States. The organization represents a broad ecosystem including exhibitors, event organizers, suppliers, and venues, aiming to influence public policy and improve industry competitiveness. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence, highlighting alliance partners and providing industry news and advocacy updates primarily through newsletters and social media channels. Technically, the website is built on the ASP.events CMS platform and utilizes a mix of legacy and modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.12.4 and scriptjs. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features and moderate performance. However, there is room for improvement in SEO and security headers implementation. The site uses HTTPS and some script integrity attributes but lacks visible security headers and a privacy or cookie policy. From a security perspective, the site shows a moderate security posture with no obvious vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as WHOIS transparency, are notable compliance gaps. The WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, which reduces domain transparency but does not necessarily indicate malicious intent given the professional nature of the site content and its industry partnerships. Overall, the site presents a low-risk profile with a solid business credibility foundation but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, improved security headers, and WHOIS transparency to strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

8 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 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

    • 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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  • 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
67
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
61

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

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

ECA occupies a niche advocacy role within the business events sector, leveraging partnerships with multiple industry associations to amplify its influence. Its business model centers on coalition advocacy rather than direct commercial services. The organization targets industry stakeholders and government entities to shape policy. The presence of multiple well-known industry partners enhances its market position and credibility. The website content and structure support its advocacy mission but lack direct contact details and comprehensive compliance documentation, which could limit stakeholder engagement and trust. Growth indicators include active social media presence and regular newsletter communications. Strategic partnerships with recognized industry bodies provide a competitive advantage in advocacy effectiveness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and some use of script integrity attributes. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or security contact information is provided, which may delay vulnerability reporting and remediation. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No vulnerable libraries or exposed credentials were detected, but the use of an outdated jQuery version could pose risks if not regularly patched. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial advocacy site but requires improvements to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance site security.
  3. Update JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incident reporting and vulnerability disclosure to improve incident response readiness.
  5. Increase WHOIS transparency by ensuring accurate and complete domain registration data is publicly available.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance
Description
Established in 2021, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) is a coalition of leading professional and industry associations that comprise the unified advocacy voice of the business events industry. ECA works with government at all levels to improve the overall competitiveness of the industry, which will employ 2.63 million Americans and drive $426.1 billion in spending nationwide in 2025.
Key services
Advocacy and public policy engagement, Industry coalition building, Information dissemination via newsletters and social media, Partnerships with industry organizations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, scriptjs 2.5.7, bxSlider, SHOWOFF by ASP.events, FontAwesome, Google Fonts (Nunito Sans)
Frameworks
SHOWOFF by ASP.events
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by base href https://)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of integrity and crossorigin attributes on some scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 business events industry advocacy
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers visible on homepage
  5. Social media presence on LinkedIn and Twitter is active
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain transparency
  7. Technical stack uses older jQuery version but otherwise modern scripts
  8. No visible security headers detected in provided data
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts explicitly detected
  10. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the ASP.events CMS platform with a technology stack including jQuery 1.12.4, scriptjs, bxSlider, and FontAwesome. It uses Google Fonts for typography and loads scripts from reputable CDNs with some integrity checks. The site is mobile-optimized and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate with no major blocking scripts detected. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph data present but lacking detailed descriptions and keywords. The site lacks advanced analytics or tracking scripts, indicating minimal user tracking. Technical debt is present in the use of older jQuery versions and missing security headers. Modernization opportunities include updating libraries, enhancing SEO metadata, and implementing security best practices to reduce technical risks.
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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