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Security report for phaidoninternational.com

Phaidon International · Other · N/a

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and Security headers.

Security score

86/100

Risk levelLow

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

Phaidon International is a global specialist recruitment agency operating multiple award-winning brands focused on securing talent across various sectors. The website presents a professional and well-branded digital presence targeting clients and candidates seeking specialist recruitment services. The technical infrastructure includes modern analytics and consent management tools such as Google Tag Manager, OneTrust, and Coralogix RUM, hosted on a Volcanic CMS platform. While the website is accessible and well-structured, it lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which impacts compliance and trust. The security posture is moderate with no detected security headers or explicit security policies, and the WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency to enhance trust and reduce risk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  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';…

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • 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
77
Security headers
70
Email security
90
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
86

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

Phaidon International positions itself as a medium-sized global recruitment agency specializing in niche markets through multiple brands. Its business model focuses on talent acquisition and specialist recruitment services. The company targets professional clients and candidates worldwide, leveraging digital channels and award-winning branding to maintain market presence. The absence of detailed company registration or VAT information on the website limits full business intelligence insights. The use of advanced tracking and consent tools indicates an awareness of digital marketing and compliance needs, though visible policy disclosures are lacking. The company appears to have a solid brand reputation but should enhance transparency and regulatory compliance to strengthen competitive advantage and customer trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of reputable third-party analytics and consent tools. However, no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or X-Content-Type-Options were detected, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. The absence of visible privacy and cookie policies, security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in compliance and security culture. The missing WHOIS registration data is a significant concern, potentially indicating domain privacy protection or registration issues. No exposed sensitive data or known vulnerabilities were identified in the content. To improve security maturity, the company should implement security headers, publish clear privacy and security policies, and establish incident response and vulnerability disclosure processes.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and configure essential security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance web security.
  3. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
  4. Establish and publicize an incident response contact and vulnerability disclosure policy to demonstrate security readiness.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and update them to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Phaidon International
Description
Phaidon International secures talent across 6 award-winning brands, redefining expectations of a specialist recruitment agency.
Key services
specialist recruitment, talent acquisition across multiple sectors
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent, Coralogix RUM, Font Awesome, Volcanic CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Coralogix RUM
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Coralogix RUM
Marketing tools
OneTrust
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected.
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, which is suspicious.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided content.
  4. Website uses modern tracking and consent technologies but lacks visible privacy compliance disclosures.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  6. Website content is professional and focused on specialist recruitment services.
  7. No security headers or explicit security policies detected in the HTML content.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files detected.
  9. No data protection officer contact information found.
  10. External scripts include Google Tag Manager, OneTrust, and Coralogix RUM for analytics and consent management.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Volcanic CMS, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust for cookie consent, and Coralogix RUM for real user monitoring. The design is responsive and optimized for mobile devices with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance appears moderate based on included scripts and assets. Accessibility features are basic but present. No CMS version or hosting provider details were found. The site uses external CDNs for fonts and scripts, which is standard practice. There is an opportunity to improve technical robustness by adding security headers and enhancing privacy compliance mechanisms. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional recruitment service but requires enhancements for security and compliance maturity.
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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