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Security report for innovatenbcelebration.com

InnovateNB · Technology · Canada

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

InnovateNB is a specialized event platform focused on celebrating innovation within New Brunswick, Canada. The website promotes the InnovateNB Celebration & Awards 2025, highlighting local innovators and technology entrepreneurs through a formal awards event. The business model centers on event organization, sponsorship, and community engagement within the regional technology sector. The site is professionally designed using Squarespace, with integrations for marketing and analytics tools such as HubSpot, Google Tag Manager, and Datadog. The technical infrastructure is modern and mobile-optimized, though performance is moderate. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and HSTS enabled, but lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which impacts compliance. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain registration transparency, though the website content and partner associations suggest legitimacy. Overall, the site is a credible regional event platform with room for improvement in privacy compliance and domain registration transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

  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 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

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

InnovateNB occupies a niche market position as New Brunswick's premier innovation awards event, leveraging partnerships with recognized local organizations. Its competitive advantage lies in its focused celebration of regional tech talent and its formal event format. Revenue streams likely include ticket sales, sponsorships, and partnerships. The target audience includes innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and regional stakeholders. Growth indicators include active event promotion, mailing list sign-ups, and recent news updates. The partnership ecosystem is strong with local innovation and economic development organizations. Strategic observations suggest potential to expand digital presence and improve compliance to enhance trust and reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and HSTS headers, reducing risks of man-in-the-middle attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of privacy and cookie policies, as well as absence of a security.txt or incident response contact, indicates gaps in compliance and incident readiness. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces potential supply chain risks that should be regularly audited. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing privacy and incident response documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Add a security.txt file and incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Verify and publish domain WHOIS information to enhance domain legitimacy and trust.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with standards.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate supply chain risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
InnovateNB
Description
InnovateNB is an event celebrating innovation in New Brunswick, highlighting the province's top innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. The site promotes the InnovateNB Celebration & Awards 2025, a formal sit-down dinner event showcasing 'Made in NB' tech talent and solutions, including awards, keynote speakers, and winner stories. It is organized by TechImpact NBIF, McKenna Institute, Propel, and Envision Saint John.
Key services
Event hosting and management, Award recognition for innovation, Promotion of New Brunswick tech talent, Sponsorship opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, JavaScript, Vimeo embed, Google Tag Manager, Datadog Browser Logs, HubSpot scripts, Weglot translation
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of third-party security and analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), HubSpot Analytics, Datadog Browser Logs
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Datadog Logs, HubSpot Analytics
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Weglot
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed event site hosted on Squarespace.
  2. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers provided on the site.
  4. Use of multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  6. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust in domain registration transparency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging its CMS capabilities for content management and event promotion. It integrates modern JavaScript libraries and third-party services including HubSpot for marketing automation, Google Tag Manager for analytics, Datadog for logging, and Weglot for multilingual support. The site embeds video content via Vimeo and uses Google Fonts and Adobe Typekit for typography. Performance is moderate, with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. Technical debt appears low due to platform-managed infrastructure, but reliance on multiple external scripts requires ongoing monitoring. SEO is basic with proper meta tags but could be improved with richer structured data and content optimization.
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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