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Security report for parsintl.com

PARS International Corp · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PARS International Corp operates as a specialized content licensing agent representing leading global media organizations. Their website presents a professional and content-rich platform offering licensing, permission services, and promotional products to businesses seeking to leverage trusted media brands. The company positions itself as a credible partner with a strong media partner ecosystem including Forbes, Time, Reuters, CNN, and others. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and themes, optimized for mobile and SEO, but lacks a valid SSL certificate, which critically impacts security posture. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to enable HTTPS and strengthen trust.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

3 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 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
50
Security headers
45
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
64

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 company targets businesses looking to extend the power of positive press through licensing and permissions of editorial content and award logos. Their business model revolves around licensing intellectual property and providing promotional products. The presence of major media partners and testimonials indicates a strong market position and trust. Integration with marketing automation tools like Pardot and Salesforce suggests a mature marketing approach. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site implies a controlled communication channel, likely via forms and LinkedIn. The company appears medium-sized with a focused niche in media licensing.

Security posture

The website currently lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, despite having security headers like HSTS configured. This exposes users to risks of data interception and undermines trust. No explicit security policies or incident response information is found. Cookie consent is implemented, and no vulnerable libraries or known exploits are detected in the scanned scripts. The security score is low due to missing HTTPS, which is a critical issue. The site uses Cloudflare as a CDN and caching provider but does not leverage its security features fully. Overall, the security posture is weak and requires immediate remediation.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3) and disable legacy insecure protocols.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Add or enhance security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Astra theme and Elementor page builder, with WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities. It employs advanced plugins such as Smart Slider 3 and Ajax Search Pro for enhanced user experience. Hosting is behind Cloudflare CDN, providing caching and some security features. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). However, the lack of HTTPS and SSL certificate is a major technical deficiency. Performance metrics are not available, but the use of modern technologies suggests moderate to good performance. Accessibility features are basic but present.
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. 70/100Medium29 findingsView report
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