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Security report for pcec.com.au

Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre · Hospitality · Australia

Medium risk. 7 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

Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre (PCEC) is a prominent venue located in Perth, Western Australia, specializing in hosting conventions, exhibitions, and events. The website presents a professional image with clear branding and a focus on connecting event organizers, exhibitors, and visitors. The business operates within the hospitality sector, providing essential event hosting services in a competitive market. The site targets a broad audience involved in event planning and attendance, emphasizing community and experience. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and several Jet plugins, integrating modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, and Google reCAPTCHA v3 for analytics and security. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with some room for improvement in loading speed and technical modernization. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes some security best practices like reCAPTCHA to protect forms. However, explicit security headers are not fully evident, and no published security or incident response policies were found. The WHOIS data is incomplete, lacking registrant details and creation dates, which slightly diminishes domain trustworthiness. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating a gap in compliance with data protection regulations. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy for its business purpose but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, clearer security policies, and improved WHOIS transparency to strengthen user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

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

7 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

    • 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
57
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

PCEC holds a strong market position as a leading convention and exhibition centre in Perth, serving event organizers, exhibitors, and visitors. Its business model revolves around venue rental and event facilitation, generating revenue through hosting fees and associated services. The company leverages partnerships with social media platforms for marketing and engagement. The website content and structured data indicate a focus on community and experience, which aligns with hospitality industry trends. Growth indicators include active event listings and dynamic content updates. The absence of detailed financial or parent company information limits deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 to mitigate automated abuse. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of published security policies or incident response contacts indicates limited transparency in security governance. Compliance with GDPR or similar regulations is not clearly demonstrated due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public-facing hospitality website but should be enhanced to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Content-Security-Policy.
  3. Enhance WHOIS transparency by providing accurate registrant information to improve domain trustworthiness.
  4. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to increase user trust and preparedness.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Description
Elevate your experience with PCEC. Explore, connect, and thrive with our dynamic community - creating moments. Welcome to PCEC!
Key services
event hosting, exhibition space, convention facilities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Jet Plugins, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Font Awesome, jQuery
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Hotjar
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 challenge.
  2. Content is focused on event hosting and exhibition services in Perth, Australia.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage HTML content.
  4. Multiple third-party tracking and analytics scripts are used.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. WHOIS data is incomplete, limiting domain trust verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with Elementor page builder and Jet plugins, indicating a modern and flexible technical infrastructure. It integrates multiple third-party analytics and tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, and social media pixels, enabling detailed user behavior analysis. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 for form security. Performance is moderate with some optimization evident via WP Rocket caching and lazy loading. Mobile responsiveness is good, though accessibility features are basic and could be improved. The technical stack is standard for hospitality and event websites, with opportunities to enhance security and privacy features.
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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