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Security report for performancemarketingworldawards.com

Haymarket Media Group Limited · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Performance Marketing World Awards is a professional industry platform operated by Haymarket Media Group Limited, focused on recognizing excellence in performance marketing through annual awards. The website offers detailed information about award categories, entry deadlines, judges, sponsors, and event details, targeting marketing professionals and agencies. The technical infrastructure leverages modern web technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Microsoft Azure hosting, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and incident response information are absent. Overall, the site demonstrates strong business credibility and content quality but lacks WHOIS transparency, which slightly impacts trust assessment.

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

6 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 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';…

  3. 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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
65

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 website positions itself as a key player in the performance marketing awards niche, leveraging Haymarket Media Group's established media presence. It targets marketing professionals seeking industry recognition and business growth through awards. Revenue streams likely include entry fees, sponsorships, and event ticket sales. The partnership with British Red Cross and sponsors like Rakuten enhance brand reputation. The site’s comprehensive category offerings and international scope indicate a broad market reach. The lack of WHOIS data suggests recent domain registration or privacy protection, which should be monitored for legitimacy. The platform supports growth through marketing amplification services and detailed editorial content.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates Google Tag Manager and Analytics for tracking, with a cookie consent banner indicating GDPR awareness. However, no explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened by adding security headers and formal policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  4. Monitor domain WHOIS status to confirm registration legitimacy and update records if privacy protection is used.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing data retention policies and detailed privacy compliance statements.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Haymarket Media Group Limited
Description
PMW is the global home of performance marketing, a dedicated daily brand with an international editorial team focused on outcome-based marketing. The site hosts the Performance Marketing World Awards, celebrating excellence in performance marketing across multiple categories.
Key services
Industry news and editorial content, Performance Marketing World Awards event and entry platform, Sponsorship and partnership opportunities
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Tiny Slider, Lightbox2, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Font Awesome, Magnific Popup
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Alchemer survey platform
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional industry awards platform for performance marketing.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and updated with 2025 event information.
  3. Clear calls to action for award entries and event participation.
  4. Strong branding and consistent design.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain registration trust verification.
  7. Privacy and cookie policies are present and compliant.
  8. Contact information is clearly provided with company emails and phone numbers.
  9. No security policy or incident response information found on site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, Tiny Slider and Lightbox2 for UI components, and Google Tag Manager for analytics management. Hosting is on Microsoft Azure, inferred from static web hosting URLs. The CMS appears to be Orchard Core, based on script paths. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. Accessibility and SEO are well addressed with proper meta tags and ARIA attributes. The site is mobile optimized and features clear navigation. Technical debt is minimal, but security header implementation is lacking, representing a modernization opportunity.
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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