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Security report for indiegamemag.com

IGM Media, INC. · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

IndieGameMag is a niche media website focused on adult and indie gaming communities, providing news, reviews, and affiliate links primarily for adult-themed games. The site targets an adult audience with explicit content and enforces age restrictions for certain sections. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Elementor and WooCommerce, optimized for mobile and SEO. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and nonce protections, but lacks explicit security headers and documented policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain legitimacy and transparency, which impacts overall trust. Privacy and cookie policies are present and indicate GDPR compliance efforts. Overall, the site is functional and professionally designed but would benefit from improved domain registration transparency and enhanced security practices.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. 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 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';…

  3. 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
65
Security headers
25
Email security
40
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
64

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 website operates as a content publisher and affiliate marketer in the adult gaming niche, leveraging detailed game reviews and curated adult game categories to attract a specialized audience. Its business model relies on affiliate links to adult games, targeting mature users interested in explicit gaming content. The company behind the site is IGM Media, INC., a small media entity founded around 2019. The site maintains an active social media presence on Twitter to engage its community. While the site is well-positioned within its niche, the lack of transparent domain registration information and limited direct contact details may hinder trust and growth potential.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of nonce tokens in AJAX requests, reducing risk of CSRF attacks. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided. The site uses third-party plugins and scripts, which should be regularly audited to prevent vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be significantly improved with better header configurations and documented policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response plan with clear contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  4. Enhance contact information availability by providing verified company emails and phone numbers to increase business credibility.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
IGM Media, INC.
Description
IGM is a gaming community for Adults to share the best trends, news, reviews and updates in the game Industry. They focus on Indie games but also cover consoles, PC and browser based games.
Key services
Gaming news, Game reviews, Adult game listings, Affiliate links to games
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Optimole (image optimization), FontAwesome
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce tokens in AJAX calls
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is adult-oriented with explicit focus on adult gaming.
  3. Uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and WooCommerce plugins.
  4. Includes privacy, cookie, and terms pages indicating compliance efforts.
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; only contact form.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information available.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, raising legitimacy concerns.
  8. Good SEO and social media integration (Twitter).
  9. No suspicious external domains detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and WooCommerce for affiliate commerce functionalities. It employs modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Optimole for image optimization. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate with some reliance on external CDNs and scripts. Accessibility features are basic but present. The technical infrastructure is solid for a small media site but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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