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Security report for pocketgamer.com

Media · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PocketGamer.com is a leading media website specializing in mobile and handheld videogames, providing news, reviews, guides, and redeem codes since 2005. It operates a broad network of sister sites and maintains a strong presence in the mobile gaming community. The website uses modern web technologies and integrates advertising and tracking services to monetize its content. Technically, the site is well-optimized for mobile and desktop with good SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data, though it lacks some security headers and formal privacy and cookie policies. WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly impacts trust but the site's professional content and network presence support its legitimacy. Overall, PocketGamer.com is a reputable and authoritative source in its niche with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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. 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 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Cloudflare, Google APIs, Google Ads

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
30
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
70

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention pocketgamer.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
4
Employees
0
Customers
4
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

PocketGamer.com holds a strong market position as a top source for mobile gaming news and content, targeting gamers and industry followers. Its business model relies on advertising and content publishing, supported by a network of related sites. The site demonstrates consistent branding and high content quality, appealing to a large audience interested in mobile games. The presence of multiple sister sites and social media channels indicates a mature partnership ecosystem. Growth is supported by regular content updates and engagement with trending games. However, the lack of visible contact and compliance information may limit some business credibility aspects.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses modern asynchronous script loading to enhance security and performance. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No security or incident response policies are publicly visible, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. The absence of privacy and cookie policies reduces compliance with GDPR and other regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved by adopting additional headers and formal policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common attacks.
  3. Add a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising networks to minimize tracking and potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Pocket Gamer | Mobile games news, guides, and recommendations since 2005
Key services
Mobile games news, Game guides, Game recommendations, Redeem codes, Tier lists, Tips and guides, Features, Game reviews, Gadgets and tech news
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick, Prebid.js, PandG SDK, Playwire, Intergient, Steelserve, XMLHttpRequest
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async and defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
DoubleClick, Playwire
Tracking pixels
ScorecardResearch
Marketing tools
PandG SDK, Prebid.js
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional, content-rich portal for mobile and handheld videogames
  2. No WHOIS data available from provided raw output
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in provided HTML
  4. Multiple sister and partner sites linked in navigation
  5. Uses modern web technologies and ad/tracking networks
  6. No security headers detected in HTML source
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML
  8. Social media links to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube present
  9. No signs of adult or NSFW content
  10. No WAF or blocking detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick, Prebid.js, and other advertising and analytics tools. It is hosted on a CDN infrastructure (Steelserve) with good mobile optimization and responsive design. Performance is moderate with deferred script loading and asynchronous analytics. The site lacks a detected CMS but uses custom partial HTML loading and JavaScript for dynamic content. Accessibility and SEO are well addressed with proper meta tags and structured navigation. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party ad and tracking services which may impact privacy and performance.
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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