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Security report for pdxholidaybrewfest.com

True West · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Portland Holiday Brew Fest is a seasonal event hosted in Portland, Oregon, focusing on winter beers and ciders, with entertainment and community engagement. The event targets adults 21+ on most days and all ages on Sunday, providing a festive holiday atmosphere. The website is professionally designed using Squarespace, featuring clear navigation and mobile optimization. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as missing WHOIS registration data, reduces overall trust and compliance posture. Security practices are generally good with HTTPS and HSTS enabled, but additional security headers and policies are recommended. Overall, the site serves its business purpose well but should improve privacy compliance and domain registration transparency to enhance credibility.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

    • 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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
60
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 event operates on a ticket sales model with volunteer engagement to reduce costs and increase community involvement. It leverages partnerships with True West Presents and local partners like KGW Toy and uses Etix for ticketing. The target market is local Portland residents and visitors interested in holiday-themed beer festivals. The business is small-scale and locally focused, with no evidence of larger corporate backing. The website content and social media presence support brand consistency and community trust, though the lack of formal policies and domain registration data may hinder growth and trust with more cautious customers.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with HSTS, indicating a good baseline security posture. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the site lacks several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure program or incident response contact, which could be improved to enhance security maturity. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies, which is a risk especially under GDPR and similar regulations. Overall, security is adequate for a small event site but could be enhanced with better policies and headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Register the domain properly and ensure WHOIS data is publicly available or justified by privacy protection.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve security transparency.
  5. Include terms of service and incident response contact information to improve legal and security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
True West
Description
Portland Holiday Brew Fest is an event held at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon, featuring winter beers and ciders, heated tents, vinyl DJs, and a giant lighted tree. It is a seasonal holiday brew festival targeting beer and cider enthusiasts and the general public during the holiday season.
Key services
Holiday brew festival event, Ticket sales, Volunteer opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Typekit fonts, Google Fonts, Squarespace proprietary scripts
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected.
  2. Content is focused on a local holiday brew festival event in Portland.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on site.
  4. Contact email is provided but no phone or physical address found.
  5. Site uses Squarespace CMS with standard scripts and fonts.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in provided HTML.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. WHOIS data is missing, indicating possible domain registration issues.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Squarespace, utilizing modern web technologies including Typekit fonts and Google Fonts, and standard JavaScript libraries for UI and animations. The site loads quickly and is mobile optimized with responsive design. SEO is basic but present with meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility features are minimal but present. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected in the provided HTML, indicating minimal user tracking. The technical infrastructure is solid for a small event site but could benefit from enhanced SEO and accessibility improvements.
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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