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Security report for inc.com

Inc. · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Inc.com is a leading media platform focused on entrepreneurship, business growth, and startup culture. It provides a wide range of content including news articles, premium subscription content, events, podcasts, and videos targeting entrepreneurs and business professionals. The site leverages modern web technologies such as Next.js and React, ensuring a fast, mobile-optimized, and SEO-friendly user experience. Advertising and tracking scripts are extensively used, typical for a commercial media site, but privacy and cookie policies are not explicitly found in the provided content, indicating room for improvement in compliance transparency. Security posture is generally strong with HTTPS enforced, but lacks visible security headers and formal vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, which is common for established media brands. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, serving a large audience in the media sector.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
70/ 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

  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

  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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  • 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
82
Security headers
45
Email security
50
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
70

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 inc.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
7,518
Employees
2
Customers
7,288
Third parties
228
Weak passwords
20%

Latest record dated 2026-02-08 · 49 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

Inc.com holds a strong market position as a reputable business media brand with a large audience of entrepreneurs and business owners. Its business model combines advertising revenue with premium subscription services and event hosting. The platform's content strategy focuses on providing actionable advice, news, and insights to help startups and growing businesses succeed. The presence of multiple social media channels and structured data enhances its digital footprint and audience engagement. Despite the lack of public WHOIS data, the brand's established reputation and content quality indicate a mature and credible business operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and use of modern frameworks that reduce common vulnerabilities. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain attacks. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected. The lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure program suggests limited transparency in security governance. Enhancing these areas would improve trust and resilience against threats.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen defense-in-depth.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit and monitor third-party scripts and advertising technologies to minimize security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Registration number
company NoFo
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Inc.
Description
Inc. media is the entrepreneurs source for ideas, resources and advice on how to successfully start, run and grow your business.
Key services
Business news and articles, Inc. Premium subscription content, Events such as Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, Podcasts and videos
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Next.js, React, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick, Amazon A9 Ads, DoubleVerify, Prebid.js, ScorecardResearch, Marketo, Tinypass
Frameworks
React, Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of modern JavaScript frameworks
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
ScorecardResearch, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, Amazon A9 Ads, DoubleVerify
Tracking pixels
ScorecardResearch, Marketo, Tinypass
Marketing tools
Marketo, Tinypass
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 no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in provided HTML snippet.
  3. Strong use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  4. Multiple advertising and tracking scripts present, typical for media sites.
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content.
  6. Social media links to official Inc. accounts on Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube present in structured data.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No visible security headers detected in provided data; recommend adding.
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, likely due to privacy or registry restrictions.
Technical notes

Notes

The site uses a modern tech stack centered on React and Next.js, enabling server-side rendering and optimized performance. It integrates multiple third-party services for advertising, analytics, and marketing automation, including Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick, Amazon A9 Ads, and Marketo. The site is well-structured with JSON-LD for SEO and social media metadata, ensuring good discoverability. Mobile optimization and accessibility are strong, providing a positive user experience across devices. Hosting details are not explicit, but the use of advanced web technologies suggests a robust infrastructure. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance to reduce technical risks.
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. 70/100Medium29 findingsView report
  2. 70/100Medium30 findingsView report
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