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Security report for phillybikeride.com

Philly Bike Ride · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Philly Bike Ride is a small event organization focused on hosting Philadelphia's premier recreational bike ride, targeting riders of all ages and skill levels. The website promotes a family-friendly, car-free 20-mile bike ride event scheduled for October 18, 2025, including ride passes, bike rentals, and a finish festival with entertainment. The business operates primarily through event ticket sales and related merchandise partnerships. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using Elementor and related plugins, with embedded YouTube videos and social media tracking integrations. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, though performance is moderate. Security posture is good with HTTPS and domain locking, but lacks DNSSEC and advanced security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
62

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

Philly Bike Ride holds a niche market position as a local recreational cycling event organizer in Philadelphia. Its competitive advantage lies in offering a unique car-free social ride experience with family-friendly amenities and entertainment. Revenue streams include ride pass sales, bike rentals, and merchandise through partner sites. The target customer segment includes casual and avid cyclists, families, and community members interested in outdoor activities. Growth indicators include multi-year domain registration and active event promotion. The partnership with bikerideshop.com for merchandise and a dedicated registration subdomain indicates a growing ecosystem. Strategic observations suggest focusing on expanding community engagement and improving digital compliance to enhance market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain registration locked against unauthorized changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security.txt, and comprehensive security headers indicates gaps in defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies poses compliance risks, especially under GDPR. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing security contact information. Overall, the security culture appears basic, suitable for a small event site but requiring improvements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance browser security.
  5. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and improve transparency to build user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Philly Bike Ride
Description
Experience Philly's premier recreational bike ride! Join riders of all ages and skill levels for a fun, family-friendly event through car-free streets. Register today!
Key services
Organizing a 20-mile car-free bike ride, Providing ride passes, Hosting a finish festival with entertainment, Offering bike rentals
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Elementor, Elementskit, Google Tag Manager, YouTube embed
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain locked with multiple client prohibitions

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed event site for Philly Bike Ride 2025
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap
  3. Uses WordPress with Elementor and related plugins
  4. Includes embedded YouTube video and social media tracking
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in content
  6. Domain is registered with GoDaddy and locked with client prohibitions
  7. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure
  9. Good SEO metadata and structured data present
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor and Elementskit plugins, which provide flexible design and content management capabilities. The tech stack includes jQuery and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Hosting appears to be with GoDaddy, inferred from registrar and nameservers. Performance is moderate, with good mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization. Technical debt is minimal but could be reduced by updating to newer JavaScript frameworks and optimizing asset delivery. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and implement advanced security controls to reduce technical risks impacting business continuity.
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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