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Security report for futurehybrid.tech

Future PLC · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Future PLC is a well-established global leader in specialist media, operating a diverse portfolio of over 200 brands across technology, gaming, fashion, lifestyle, sports, finance, and B2B sectors. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in the United Kingdom, Future has grown through strategic acquisitions and innovation, positioning itself as a top publisher with a strong digital presence. The company leverages multiplatform content delivery including websites, magazines, events, and newsletters to engage a passionate global audience. Their business model focuses on content creation, advertising solutions, licensing, and events, supported by proprietary technology platforms like Aperture and Hawk. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and employs modern web technologies such as jQuery and Bootstrap, hosted on Amazon AWS infrastructure. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The site integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking, alongside a robust consent management platform ensuring GDPR and CCPA compliance. The domain is secured with HTTPS and protected by domain status locks, though DNSSEC is not enabled. From a security perspective, Future PLC maintains a strong posture with encrypted communications and consent mechanisms. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and incident response contacts are not publicly disclosed, representing areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected. The WHOIS data aligns well with the company's profile, indicating legitimacy and consistent registration information. Overall, Future PLC's website reflects a mature digital presence with high content quality and professional branding. Strategic recommendations include enhancing DNS security with DNSSEC, publishing a formal security policy and incident response contacts, and implementing additional security headers to further harden the site against threats.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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

6 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 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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
69

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

Future PLC holds a leading market position in specialist media publishing, with a diversified portfolio spanning multiple verticals and geographies. Their competitive advantage lies in their scale, brand portfolio, and proprietary technology platforms that enable precise audience targeting and commerce integration. Revenue streams include advertising, licensing, events, and digital subscriptions. The company targets passionate adult audiences interested in niche content areas, leveraging multiplatform engagement to build communities. Growth indicators include recent acquisitions of prominent brands and expansion into new markets. The partnership ecosystem includes subsidiaries like Go.Compare and TI Media, enhancing their service offerings and market reach. Operationally, Future PLC demonstrates strong corporate governance and transparency, supporting sustained market presence.

Security posture

Future PLC exhibits a solid security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, domain registration protections, and a comprehensive consent management system addressing GDPR and CCPA requirements. The absence of DNSSEC and some security headers suggests room for enhancement in DNS and web application security. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Overall, the security posture is robust but could benefit from formalized policies and additional technical controls to mitigate emerging threats and improve stakeholder trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels.
  3. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Future PLC
Description
Future PLC is a global platform for specialist media, home to some of the world's most popular media brands and expert content. They provide expert content and technology that build valuable communities across multiple channels including websites, magazines, events, newsletters, and social spaces.
Key services
Specialist media publishing, Advertising solutions, Events, Licensing, Video content, B2B services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Privacy Management SDK (privacy-mgmt.com), WordPress
Frameworks
Bootstrap (implied by navbar classes)
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited domain statuses
  • Consent management platform for GDPR and CCPA compliance

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Privacy Management SDK
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia.
  2. Strong corporate branding and consistent messaging.
  3. Comprehensive legal and privacy documentation available.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and consent management.
  5. No signs of suspicious or malicious activity.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed; contact via form only.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and Bootstrap frameworks for frontend functionality and responsiveness. Hosting is provided via Amazon AWS, inferred from DNS servers, ensuring scalable and reliable infrastructure. The site loads multimedia content such as videos and images efficiently, though performance is moderate, suggesting potential optimization opportunities. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced. The integration of privacy management scripts indicates a mature approach to compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with opportunities for modernization and security hardening.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 69/100Medium30 findingsView report
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