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Security report for meetings-conventions.com

Meetings & Conventions · Hospitality · N/a

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Meetings & Conventions is a well-established media platform serving the meetings, conventions, and hospitality industry. It provides industry news, event venue search capabilities, and newsletters targeted at meeting planners and hospitality professionals. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and a large subscriber base, indicating strong market presence. Technically, the site leverages modern analytics and advertising technologies, including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4, Hotjar, and Omeda Olytics, and is built on ASP.NET Web Forms hosted on AWS. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage and cookie consent mechanisms in place, but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy and terms of service pages. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a concern for domain legitimacy verification, although the website content and business indicators suggest a legitimate operation. Overall, the site is safe for general audiences and maintains good user experience and SEO practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

2 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 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. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
75

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention meetings-conventions.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

The business operates primarily in the hospitality and media sectors, targeting meeting planners and industry professionals. It generates revenue through advertising and subscriptions, supported by a large audience of 200,000 meeting planners receiving newsletters. The company is part of the Northstar Meetings Group, which strengthens its market position. The platform offers comprehensive venue search tools and industry news, positioning itself as a key information resource. Partnerships with related domains and digital edition providers enhance its ecosystem. Growth indicators include active content updates and integration of multiple marketing and analytics tools.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR principles. However, it lacks explicit privacy policy and terms of service pages, which are critical for compliance and user trust. No security headers were detected in the provided data, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require regular auditing. The absence of WHOIS data raises questions about domain registration transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate but requires improvements in policy transparency and technical security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection officer if applicable.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising technologies for vulnerabilities and privacy compliance.
  5. Verify domain registration status and ensure WHOIS information is accurate and publicly available to enhance trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Meetings & Conventions
Description
Meetings & Conventions is a media and information platform focused on the meetings, conventions, and hospitality industry, providing news, resources, and venue information for meeting planners.
Key services
Industry news and updates, Event venue search and listings, Newsletters subscription, Advertising platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4, Hotjar, Omeda Olytics, RudderLabs, DoubleClick for Publishers (Google Ad Manager), jQuery (implied by ms-parent dropdowns)
Frameworks
ASP.NET Web Forms
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URLs)
  • Consent management platform (OneTrust) for cookie compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics 4, Hotjar, Omeda Olytics, RudderLabs
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Omeda Olytics, RudderLabs
Marketing tools
Google Analytics 4
Transparency
good

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 multiple interactive features.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages were found in the provided content.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via OneTrust.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers were found in the visible content.
  5. WHOIS data is missing, which is a concern for domain legitimacy verification.
  6. Website uses multiple third-party analytics and advertising services.
  7. Site is built on ASP.NET Web Forms technology and hosted on AWS.
  8. Good SEO and structured data usage observed.
  9. No adult or NSFW content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET Web Forms technology and hosted on AWS infrastructure, indicating a robust backend platform. It uses a modern tech stack including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4, Hotjar, and Omeda Olytics for analytics and user behavior tracking. Advertising is managed via Google Ad Manager and DoubleClick, with multiple ad slots configured for desktop and mobile. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and preloaded fonts and images for performance. Accessibility is basic but present, and SEO is supported by meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times and script management. Overall, the technical infrastructure 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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