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Security report for lab42.games

Lab42 Games · Technology · United Kingdom

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Lab42 Games is a UK-based medium-sized game development company specializing in cross-platform game development and co-development services. As part of the Sumo Group Ltd, it benefits from strong industry partnerships and a veteran management team. The website presents a professional image with clear business information, multiple industry awards, and a focus on recruitment and service offerings. Technically, the site uses OrchardCore CMS and jQuery, hosted on Microsoft IIS, but suffers from critical security shortcomings including lack of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates. Privacy and cookie policies are present, but GDPR compliance indicators are limited. The security posture is weak due to missing SSL, DMARC, DNSSEC, and incident response information. Overall, the site is functional and informative but requires urgent security improvements to protect users and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
43

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

Lab42 operates in the competitive game development sector, targeting game publishers and developers needing cross-platform development and live operations support. Their business model focuses on service provision and co-development partnerships, leveraging their parent company Sumo Group's reputation. The company has grown steadily since 2015, with over 60 staff and multiple industry recognitions. Their digital presence supports recruitment and brand positioning. Partnerships with industry bodies and mental health charities enhance their corporate responsibility profile. The lack of direct social media links suggests a controlled digital marketing approach. The company’s domain and registration data are consistent with their business claims, though privacy protection obscures registrant details.

Security posture

The website's security posture is poor, primarily due to the absence of HTTPS and a valid SSL certificate, exposing users to potential data interception risks. Additional weaknesses include missing DMARC and DNSSEC configurations, which could lead to email spoofing and DNS attacks. The lack of a security.txt file and incident response contacts reduces transparency and readiness for security incidents. While some security best practices like HttpOnly and SameSite cookie flags are implemented, the overall security framework is insufficient for a professional technology company. These vulnerabilities pose business risks including reputational damage and potential regulatory non-compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website immediately.
  2. Implement HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce secure connections.
  3. Configure DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records to protect email domains from spoofing and phishing.
  4. Enable DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent DNS hijacking.
  5. Publish a security.txt file with clear incident response contacts and procedures.
  6. Review and enhance privacy compliance measures to align with GDPR requirements.
  7. Improve website performance by optimizing resources and enabling session resumption.
  8. Consider adding verified social media links to improve marketing and user engagement.
  9. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and frameworks to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  10. Enhance accessibility features to improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Sumo Digital Ltd
Registration number
04703224
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Microsoft IIS 10.0 and uses OrchardCore CMS with jQuery 3.6.1 for frontend scripting. The site includes preloaded custom fonts and uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. Despite a modern CMS and frameworks, the site lacks HTTPS and has no valid SSL certificate, which is a critical technical flaw. Performance metrics are missing, but the site appears to have moderate loading characteristics with good mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting is provided by EXPRE. The site uses chunked transfer encoding and sets HttpOnly and SameSite cookie flags, indicating some security awareness. However, the absence of session resumption and OCSP stapling indicates room for improvement in TLS performance and security.
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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