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Security report for momschoiceawards.com

Mom's Choice Awards · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mom's Choice Awards is a well-established organization founded in 2005 that specializes in recognizing and awarding quality products and services for families, parents, and educators. The website serves as a platform for award applications, showcases recent award winners, and offers an online store for award-winning products. The company targets parents, educators, and product applicants, positioning itself as a trusted authority in the family and parenting niche. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the X Theme and Gravity Forms, with integrations for anti-spam and analytics. The infrastructure includes Cloudflare DNS and NameCheap as registrar, indicating a stable and reputable hosting environment. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and anti-spam measures, though there is room for improvement in DNS security and security headers. Privacy compliance is basic, lacking explicit privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is professional, user-friendly, and trustworthy, with moderate tracking and marketing tools in use.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  3. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
66

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

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Leaked records that mention momschoiceawards.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
19
Employees
0
Customers
19
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
11%

2 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

The business operates in the niche market of parenting and family product awards, leveraging its long history and brand recognition to attract applicants and consumers. Revenue streams likely include application fees, product sales via the online store, and newsletter marketing. The company maintains a content-rich blog and newsletter to engage its audience. Partnerships include the official store domain and integrations with marketing and anti-spam services. The business model focuses on quality recognition and community engagement, with a clear target audience of parents and educators. Growth indicators include active recent posts and ongoing award cycles. The company maintains a consistent brand image and professional online presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled, clientTransferProhibited domain status, and active anti-spam and bot detection plugins. Security headers are minimal but include a Content-Security-Policy to upgrade insecure requests. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the site is secure for its business type but could enhance transparency and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  3. Add security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  4. Provide a public security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mom's Choice Awards
Description
Mom's Choice Awards is a company that recognizes and awards quality products and services for families, parents, and educators. They provide awards for products and services that meet high standards of excellence.
Key services
Award recognition for products and services, Application process for awards, Newsletter distribution, Online store for award-winning products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, Cloudflare DNS, CleanTalk Anti-Spam, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights plugin), jQuery
Frameworks
X Theme (WordPress theme), Gravity Forms plugin
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Anti-spam and bot detection plugins active
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights (Google Analytics plugin), CleanTalk Anti-Spam
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is family-friendly and focused on parenting awards and products.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, indicating room for compliance improvement.
  4. Use of modern WordPress plugins and theme indicates active maintenance.
  5. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security vulnerabilities detected.
  6. Domain WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using the X Theme and Gravity Forms plugin for form management. It integrates CleanTalk for anti-spam protection and MonsterInsights for Google Analytics tracking. The site uses Cloudflare DNS for domain resolution and NameCheap as the registrar. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The site uses jQuery and several JavaScript libraries for UI and form functionality. There is no evidence of technical debt or outdated technologies, but security headers could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional 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

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