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Security report for indiecup.net

Indie Cup · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Indie Cup is a specialized festival and platform dedicated to promoting future indie games, featuring awards, showcases, and community engagement primarily targeting indie game developers, industry professionals, and media. The website is professionally designed using WordPress with a moderate technical infrastructure including common marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. The site is secured with HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS but lacks advanced DNS security features like DNSSEC. While the site demonstrates good business credibility and trust signals through its jury and social media presence, it lacks explicit privacy, cookie, and security policies, which impacts its privacy compliance score. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are published, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, indicating room for improvement in transparency and security posture.

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

7 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
63

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

The Indie Cup operates as a niche event organizer within the media sector, focusing on indie game awards and community building. Its competitive advantage lies in its expert jury from well-known game companies and its active engagement with the indie game community. The business model revolves around event hosting, public voting, and promotional showcases, with partnerships spanning multiple game studios and media outlets. The company appears small in size, founded in 2020, with a clear focus on the indie gaming market. The website content is relevant and professionally maintained, supporting its market positioning and growth potential.

Security posture

The website maintains a basic but effective security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security policies or incident response contacts limits its security maturity. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces potential risks that require ongoing monitoring. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. To enhance security, the site should implement recommended headers, enable DNSSEC, and publish clear security and incident response policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  4. Add a security policy page including incident response contacts such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and improve security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Indie Cup
Description
Indie Cup features awards for developers, an online showcase of upcoming indie games, and a platform to find new partners.
Key services
Game awards, Online showcase of indie games, Platform for developer and partner networking, Public voting and fundraising events
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, MailerLite, Cloudflare DNS, W3 Total Cache, Ultimate Member plugin, Slick Carousel
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
MailerLite
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained WordPress site for an indie game festival.
  2. Content is rich with detailed information about awards, jury members, and event schedules.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or linked menus.
  4. Social media presence is strong with official Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Steam curator links.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content or footer.
  6. Use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing tools without explicit consent banners.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  9. Domain is secured with HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC.
  10. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a standard set of plugins and libraries including jQuery, Slick Carousel, and MailerLite for marketing automation. It uses Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel for user tracking and marketing insights. Hosting is managed via Name.com registrar with DNS handled by Cloudflare, providing reliable DNS services but lacking DNSSEC. Performance is moderate with caching enabled via W3 Total Cache. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Accessibility features are basic but present. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small to medium-sized event website but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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