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Security report for forgottenweapons.com

Forgotten Weapons · Media · N/a

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Forgotten Weapons is a specialized media website dedicated to rare, exotic, and prototype firearms. It serves a niche audience of firearms enthusiasts, historians, and collectors by providing detailed articles, videos, and curated content. The site maintains a strong market position within its niche through consistent content updates, active community engagement, and merchandise offerings. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using a modern theme with performance optimizations such as WP Rocket and uses Matomo and Jetpack for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a professional design and clear navigation. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure form inputs but lacks explicit security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is missing, which slightly reduces trust but does not negate the site's evident legitimacy based on content and social presence. Overall, Forgotten Weapons is a credible and well-maintained niche media site with room to enhance privacy and security transparency.

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

9 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 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';…

  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

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
46

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

The business operates primarily as a content publisher focusing on firearms history and technology, monetizing through merchandise sales and sponsorships. Its target audience is specialized, consisting of collectors and enthusiasts worldwide. The site leverages partnerships with merchandise stores and web development firms. The presence of active social media channels and comment engagement indicates a loyal community. The business model is content-driven with ancillary revenue streams. Growth potential lies in expanding merchandise offerings and enhancing digital marketing. The lack of publicly available WHOIS data suggests privacy protection or registrar policies that obscure ownership details, which is common but should be monitored for trust implications.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which could improve protection against common web attacks. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file, limiting transparency for security researchers. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, which may impact GDPR compliance and user trust. The use of third-party scripts for analytics and advertising introduces potential risk vectors that should be regularly audited. Incident response contact information is not provided, which is a gap in security readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide incident response contact information to improve security transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Forgotten Weapons
Description
Your destination for rare, exotic, and prototype firearms
Key services
Firearms historical articles, Video content, Merchandise sales, Sponsored content
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Fonts (Open Sans), Matomo Analytics, WP Rocket (performance optimization), Armanet advertising scripts
Frameworks
MH Magazine WordPress Theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure form inputs

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Armanet
Tracking pixels
Matomo, Jetpack Stats
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics, Jetpack
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-maintained niche media site focused on rare and prototype firearms
  2. Content is rich with articles, videos, and active user engagement
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or footer
  4. Contact information is available via email and physical address in footer
  5. No phone numbers explicitly listed
  6. Uses WordPress CMS with a modern theme and performance optimizations
  7. Includes Matomo analytics and Jetpack stats for tracking
  8. Advertising is present via Armanet network
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  10. WHOIS data is missing or not publicly available
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a mature and widely supported technology stack centered on WordPress CMS with the MH Magazine theme. It employs jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements and Google Fonts for typography. Performance is optimized using WP Rocket, and analytics are handled via Matomo and Jetpack. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The site loads quickly and has a professional design. Technical debt appears low, but security enhancements and formal privacy mechanisms are recommended to modernize the infrastructure further and reduce risk.
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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