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Security report for glamour.com

Glamour · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Glamour.com is a prominent media website focusing on women's issues, fashion, beauty, politics, and entertainment news. It operates under the Condé Nast umbrella, a globally recognized media company. The site targets a female audience with rich editorial content and multimedia features. The business model is primarily advertising and content-driven, leveraging Condé Nast's brand strength and partnerships. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript frameworks, consent management tools, and ad serving technologies, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The website is well-optimized for mobile and SEO, with a professional design and clear navigation. Security posture is moderate; HTTPS is used, but explicit security headers and privacy policies are not evident in the provided content. The absence of public WHOIS data is unusual but likely due to privacy protection or registry policies rather than malicious intent. Overall, Glamour.com presents as a trustworthy, professional media property with room for improvement in transparency and security best practices.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

5 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 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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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
90
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
74

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

Glamour.com holds a strong market position as a leading women's lifestyle and news brand under Condé Nast. Its competitive advantage lies in high-quality editorial content and a broad audience reach. Revenue streams are primarily advertising-based, supported by partnerships with major ad networks and tracking services. The target customer segment is women interested in fashion, beauty, politics, and entertainment. Growth indicators include integration of advanced consent management and analytics tools. The partnership ecosystem includes sister Condé Nast brands like GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Wired, enhancing cross-promotional opportunities. Strategic observations suggest continued investment in digital content and compliance frameworks will sustain market relevance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of consent management frameworks. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site uses third-party scripts for ads and analytics, which require ongoing monitoring for supply chain risks. Privacy compliance is partially implemented via consent banners but lacks explicit privacy and terms of service documentation in the analyzed content. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with recommendations to enhance header policies, transparency, and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate supply chain risks.
  4. Establish and publicize incident response and vulnerability disclosure procedures.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing clear contact information and data protection officer details.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Glamour
Description
Glamour.com is your source for what matters to women now, from outfit ideas and makeup tutorials to celebrity news and politics.
Key services
news, fashion content, beauty tutorials, political commentary, entertainment news
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Publisher Tags (GPT), Fides Consent Management, Kendra Event Bus
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS implied by canonical URL and og:url

Analytics and tracking

Services
Parsely
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Parsely
Marketing tools
Fides Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a major media brand owned by Condé Nast.
  2. Content is rich, professionally designed, and well-structured.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  4. Consent management is implemented via Fides with customized styling.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is unusual for a high-profile domain.
  7. Multiple related Condé Nast domains referenced in consent banner styling.
  8. No signs of adult or NSFW content.
  9. Advertising and tracking scripts are standard for media websites.
Technical notes

Notes

The site uses a modern JavaScript-based front end with event bus architecture and advanced font loading strategies. It integrates Google Publisher Tags for advertising and Parsely for analytics, indicating a sophisticated ad and data ecosystem. Consent management is handled by Fides, customized extensively for branding and regional compliance. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple third-party scripts. No CMS or hosting provider details were explicitly detected. Technical risks include reliance on external ad and tracking services and incomplete security header 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 74/100Medium26 findingsView report
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