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Security report for glamourmagazine.co.uk

Condé Nast · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 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 UK is a digital media platform operated under the Condé Nast umbrella, focusing on beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and women's empowerment content. The website serves a UK audience with curated articles, product reviews, and trend news, positioning itself as a leading lifestyle publication in the UK market. The site leverages modern web technologies and consent management tools to deliver a professional and compliant user experience. Technically, the site uses JavaScript frameworks, Google Tag Manager, and a proprietary consent management system (Fides) to handle privacy and analytics. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, but lacks visible security headers and published security policies. The WHOIS data for the exact domain queried is unavailable due to subdomain naming rules, which slightly impacts trust from a domain registration perspective. Overall, the site is well-branded, professionally maintained, and safe for general audiences, with good privacy compliance and advertising transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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 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

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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
87
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
201
Employees
0
Customers
157
Third parties
44
Weak passwords
26%

7 subdomains affected

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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

Glamour UK operates as an important media entity within the Condé Nast portfolio, targeting women interested in beauty and lifestyle trends. Its business model is primarily advertising-driven, supported by high-quality editorial content and product reviews. The site is part of a larger ecosystem of Condé Nast brands, sharing resources and cross-promoting sister sites such as Vogue, GQ, and Vanity Fair. The presence of multiple partner domains and consistent branding reinforces its market position. The lack of direct contact information on the homepage suggests a focus on content delivery rather than direct customer service. Growth indicators include active social media presence and integration of modern analytics and consent tools.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism via Fides. However, no explicit security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) were detected in the provided HTML content, and no published security or incident response policies were found. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file limits transparency for security researchers. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved by publishing security policies, implementing additional HTTP security headers, and providing clear incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
  5. Provide clear contact information including support emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Condé Nast
Description
Beauty, style and empowerment content for women reshaping the world. Hair and makeup reviews, as well as the latest activism, fashion and entertainment news.
Key services
Beauty and style content, Product reviews, Fashion and entertainment news, Activism and empowerment articles
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Fides consent management, DoubleClick for Publishers (Google GPT), JSON-LD structured data
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage (implied by https URLs)
  • Consent management for cookies and privacy

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Fides Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained media site for Glamour UK under Condé Nast.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and targeted at women interested in beauty and lifestyle.
  3. Consent management is implemented with a comprehensive cookie banner and privacy controls.
  4. No direct contact information or security policies are exposed on the homepage HTML.
  5. WHOIS data for the exact domain queried is invalid due to subdomain usage; no registrar info available.
  6. Multiple trusted external domains and partner sites are linked, consistent with a major media brand.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content is fully accessible.
  8. No adult or explicit content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based tech stack with integration of Google Tag Manager and a proprietary consent management system (Fides). The presence of JSON-LD structured data enhances SEO and content discoverability. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and preconnect hints for ad and analytics domains. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive meta tags and adaptive styling. The CMS is not explicitly identified but is likely a custom or proprietary solution used by Condé Nast. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in accessibility and security headers would strengthen the technical posture.
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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