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Security report for marketingexamples.com

Marketing Examples · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Marketing Examples is a niche media website founded in 2005 that curates practical marketing case studies and examples from successful companies. It targets marketers and business professionals seeking inspiration and actionable marketing tips. The site offers a popular newsletter with over 130,000 subscribers and maintains an active social media presence. Technically, the website is well-implemented with modern HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, hosted on Amazon AWS with Cloudflare DNS, and optimized for mobile devices with fast performance. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and standard security headers, though DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit privacy or cookie policies are published. The domain registration is consistent and long-standing, supporting the site's legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich but would benefit from improved privacy compliance and explicit contact information.

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

8 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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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 occupies a strong position as a marketing inspiration resource, leveraging curated content and a newsletter business model. It appeals to marketing professionals and content creators, providing categorized examples across acquisition, conversion, retention, and branding. The business model is content-driven with monetization likely through sponsorships and newsletter growth. The site demonstrates consistent branding and a loyal audience base. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident. The lack of direct company contact details and privacy policies suggests room for maturity in compliance and transparency.

Security posture

The site enforces HTTPS and includes key security headers, indicating a solid baseline security posture. The domain status clientTransferProhibited adds protection against unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which is a gap in security transparency. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The security score is good but could be enhanced by adding formal policies and security contact channels.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt page with incident response contact information.
  4. Provide clear company contact emails and phone numbers to enhance business credibility and user support.
  5. Regularly review third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Marketing Examples
Description
A gallery of real world marketing examples from successful companies. Want to perfect your cold email, boost referrals or improve SEO? Browse the case studies or filter by category. See something you like. And get inspired. It's like Dribbble, but for marketers.
Key services
Marketing case studies, Newsletter with marketing tips, Marketing examples gallery
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Cloudflare DNS, Amazon S3 (for images), ImageKit (image CDN), SVG graphics
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No DNSSEC (not enabled)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established marketing examples gallery and newsletter
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on homepage
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found
  4. Strong social media presence linked
  5. Good technical implementation and modern design
  6. No security or content blocking detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or unknown CMS with a modern tech stack including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, SVG graphics, and CDN services like Amazon S3 and ImageKit. Hosting is via Amazon AWS with Cloudflare DNS. The site loads quickly and is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. No major technical debt or outdated technologies were detected. The site could benefit from adding structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced SEO and richer search results. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and supports a high-quality user experience.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 63/100Medium33 findingsView report
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