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Security report for ip-institute.com

Incident Prevention Institute · Energy · United States

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Incident Prevention Institute (iPi) is a specialized provider of professional development and safety education services tailored for the utility industry. Established in 2013 and operating under Utility Business Media, Inc., iPi offers a comprehensive portfolio of online courses, live webinars, and LMS-hosted training focused on utility safety and leadership. The website reflects a mature digital presence with consistent branding and a clear focus on utility professionals as its target audience. The business leverages community engagement through forums and LinkedIn groups, enhancing its market position as a trusted educational resource. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern frameworks such as UIkit and integrates essential plugins for SEO, accessibility, and user interaction (Olark chat, UserWay widget). The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices, although performance is moderate. The hosting and domain registration are stable and consistent with the business's longevity. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and domain status protections but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is limited due to the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies, which is a notable gap. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and content-rich platform for utility safety education, with recommendations to improve privacy compliance and DNS security to further strengthen its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

10 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 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

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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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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

iPi operates in a niche market serving utility professionals with safety and leadership training. Its competitive advantage lies in its specialized content developed by industry experts and its multi-channel delivery model including online courses, webinars, and LMS integration. Revenue streams likely include course fees, webinar registrations, and possibly sponsorships or partnerships with utility organizations. The target customers are utility companies and their employees seeking professional development. The company maintains partnerships with recognized industry entities and certifications such as WBENC, enhancing its credibility. Growth indicators include active community forums, regular events, and a podcast series. The business ecosystem includes related domains for conferences, magazines, and certification programs, indicating a well-integrated market presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers suggests room for improvement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available, which could impact readiness for security events. The use of third-party services like Olark and UserWay is managed securely but should be regularly audited. Privacy compliance gaps, especially regarding cookie consent and privacy policies, present compliance risks under regulations like GDPR. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but would benefit from enhanced DNS security, explicit security policies, and improved privacy compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve overall DNS security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies on the website, including GDPR compliance statements and cookie consent mechanisms.
  3. Implement standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Develop and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to enhance security transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Utility Business Media, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Incident Prevention Institute
Description
From the creators of Incident Prevention magazine, the Incident Prevention Institute (iPi) provides professional development opportunities to those in the utility industry with a wide range of educational products developed by experienced professionals addressing utility safety challenges. Offers online courses, live webinars, and LMS delivery.
Key services
Online safety education courses, Live webinars, LMS course hosting, Onsite education, Podcasts, Forums and community engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, UIkit framework, Google Analytics, Olark live chat, UserWay accessibility widget, Private Google Calendars plugin
Frameworks
UIkit
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of security plugins (Olark chat with secure config)
  • ClientDeleteProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Olark live chat, UserWay accessibility widget
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Professional educational content focused on utility safety and leadership.
  3. Multiple course offerings with LMS integration and live webinars.
  4. Active community engagement via forums and LinkedIn group.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  6. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage or footer.
  7. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  8. Use of third-party services like Olark chat and UserWay accessibility widget.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the Yoast SEO plugin for optimization and UIkit for frontend styling and responsiveness. It integrates several third-party services including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Olark live chat, and UserWay accessibility widget, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple scripts and plugins. Hosting appears stable with GoDaddy as registrar and DNS provider. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers, which should be addressed to reduce attack surface. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals effectively but has opportunities for modernization and security enhancements.
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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