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Security report for haymarket.com

Haymarket Media Group · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Haymarket Media Group is a well-established international media company founded in 1996, specializing in publishing and content services with over 70 market-leading titles serving specialist audiences. The company operates globally with a strong presence in the UK and other countries, offering services including publishing, events, podcasts, and medical education. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence with excellent content quality and branding consistency. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging modern technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and Yoast SEO for optimization. Hosting and DNS services are supported by Cloudflare, ensuring good performance and security. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with caching and performance enhancements via W3 Total Cache. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, includes anti-clickjacking headers, and uses a reputable cookie consent mechanism (OneTrust). However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and additional security headers could be added to further harden the site. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is strong, with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie management aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, security, and compliance, supporting Haymarket's credibility as a trusted media company. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing a security policy and incident response contacts, and adding a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to enhance transparency and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

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. 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
  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
88
Average
60

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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Leaked records that mention haymarket.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
253
Employees
0
Customers
201
Third parties
52
Weak passwords
16%

14 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

Haymarket Media Group holds a strong market position as a specialist international media company with a diversified portfolio of over 70 titles targeting specialist audiences. Their business model focuses on content creation, publishing, events, and educational services, generating revenue through subscriptions, advertising, and partnerships. The company targets professional and specialist sectors globally, with offices and presence in multiple countries including the UK, US, Canada, Germany, India, and others. Their partnership ecosystem includes regulatory bodies like IPSO, enhancing trust and compliance. Growth indicators include recent awards and industry recognition, as well as digital transformation efforts reflected in website redesigns and enhanced user experience.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and clientTransferProhibited domain status to prevent unauthorized transfers. Security headers such as X-Frame-Options are implemented to mitigate clickjacking. The use of OneTrust for cookie consent demonstrates compliance with privacy regulations. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were found. However, the absence of DNSSEC and additional security headers like Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security suggests room for improvement. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which could be enhanced to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the site is secure for its business context but would benefit from further hardening and disclosure.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Continue to monitor and update third-party libraries and plugins to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Haymarket Media Group
Description
A specialist international media company - Haymarket
Key services
Publishing, Content creation, Events, Conferences, Podcasts, Medical education
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4.4.1, Font Awesome, Yoast SEO plugin, W3 Total Cache
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client Transfer Prohibited domain status
  • Anti-clickjacking script
  • Cookie consent banner with OneTrust

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent, UserWay Accessibility Widget
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional media company site with comprehensive content.
  2. Strong privacy and cookie compliance with OneTrust integration.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  4. No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities detected.
  5. Social media presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram.
  6. Domain is well aged and registered with a reputable registrar.
  7. No signs of WAF blocking or content restrictions.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress platform with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap 4.4.1, Font Awesome, and Yoast SEO plugin for search engine optimization. It uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, enhancing performance and security. The site employs W3 Total Cache for caching and performance optimization. The design is responsive and mobile-friendly, with accessibility features such as ARIA labels and keyboard focus management. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The site loads quickly and provides a smooth user experience. Technical risks are minimal but include the lack of DNSSEC and some missing security headers which could be addressed to reduce attack surface.
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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