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Security report for itb.com

Messe Berlin GmbH · Hospitality · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ITB Berlin is a globally recognized travel trade fair organized by Messe Berlin GmbH, serving as a key platform for travel industry professionals, exhibitors, and visitors. The website provides comprehensive information about the event scheduled for March 3-5, 2026, including exhibitor services, visitor information, and various travel segments. The site is professionally designed with good content quality and clear navigation, targeting the travel and hospitality sectors primarily in Germany. Technically, the site is built on modern frameworks such as Next.js and React, with cookie consent managed by Usercentrics, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and some security best practices observed, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain www.itb.com is a notable gap, reducing trust slightly, but the overall business credibility remains high due to the professional nature of the site and its association with Messe Berlin GmbH. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and improving WHOIS transparency to strengthen trust and compliance.

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

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
    • 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 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
90
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
69

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 itb.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
59
Employees
0
Customers
26
Third parties
33
Weak passwords
25%

4 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

ITB Berlin holds a leading position in the international travel trade fair market, offering diverse segments such as Adventure Travel, Luxury Travel, Medical Tourism, and MICE. The business model revolves around event organization and providing services to exhibitors and visitors, including marketing and networking tools. The company leverages partnerships with related domains like asp.itb.com for exhibitor portals and mb-capital-services.de for stand space calculation, indicating a robust ecosystem. The target customers are travel industry professionals and businesses seeking exposure and networking opportunities. The website's content and structure reflect a well-established brand with consistent messaging and professional presentation, supporting growth and market leadership.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented via Usercentrics. However, the lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and comprehensive security headers suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Compliance with GDPR is indicated by the presence of privacy and cookie policies. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a concern from a trust perspective but does not directly impact technical security. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but would benefit from enhanced transparency and policy publication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Investigate and resolve the absence of WHOIS data for the domain to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Continue maintaining GDPR compliance and enhance cookie consent mechanisms as needed.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Messe Berlin GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Messe Berlin GmbH
Description
ITB Berlin is a leading global travel trade show providing a platform for the travel industry including exhibitors, visitors, and partners. It offers segments such as Adventure Travel, Luxury Travel, Medical Tourism, MICE, and more.
Key services
Trade fair organization, Exhibitor services, Visitor services, Networking platforms, Marketing and sponsorship
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Usercentrics (cookie consent), Web fonts (woff2), Google Tag Manager (implied)
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Usercentrics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional event site for ITB Berlin 2026.
  2. Content is in German language with comprehensive event information.
  3. No signs of malware or phishing detected.
  4. No WHOIS data available for domain www.itb.com.
  5. Cookie consent implemented via Usercentrics.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  7. Multiple external domains related to Messe Berlin infrastructure.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including React and Next.js, providing server-side rendering and good performance. The use of Usercentrics for cookie consent indicates attention to privacy compliance. Hosting appears to be managed by Messe Berlin's infrastructure with content delivery via e-Spirit CMS APIs. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses web fonts efficiently. Some technical debt may exist in the form of incomplete security headers and limited accessibility features. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and canonical links. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and scalable web presence.
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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