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Security report for ptcny.com

Professional Testing Corporation · Other · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Professional Testing Corporation (PTC) is a well-established service provider specializing in certification and licensure testing services with over 35 years of industry experience. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services including exam development, test administration, psychometric consulting, survey processing, and scoring/reporting. Their target audience includes organizations and individuals seeking credentialing solutions. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content tailored to their niche market. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Bootstrap and jQuery, featuring good SEO and mobile optimization, though performance is moderate. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, and no explicit privacy or cookie policies are present. Analytics usage includes Google Analytics and Tag Manager with moderate user tracking. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but could improve privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

8 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 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

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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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

PTC holds a strong market position as a specialized credentialing service provider with a medium-sized operation founded in 1998. Their business model focuses on service delivery to professional organizations requiring testing and certification solutions. The company demonstrates trust through industry memberships (ICE, CLEAR) and maintains active social media channels. Revenue streams likely derive from test development contracts, administration fees, and consulting services. The partnership with Prometric for testing center updates indicates a collaborative ecosystem. Growth indicators include a well-maintained website and consistent branding. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance transparency with privacy and security policies to align with evolving compliance standards.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer lock enabled. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents gaps that could expose the site to certain attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts are provided, limiting transparency in security management. Data protection practices are not explicitly documented, and privacy compliance is weak due to missing policies. The site uses common third-party analytics which may impact user privacy. Overall, the security posture is functional but would benefit from enhancements in DNS security, HTTP headers, and documented policies to improve resilience and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Professional Testing Corporation
Description
Professional Testing Corporation (PTC) provides certification and licensure services including test development, test administration, accreditation and psychometric consulting, statistics and scoring, survey development and processing, and association/board management services.
Key services
Exam Development, Candidate Support and Test Delivery, Accreditation & Psychometric Consulting, Survey Development & Processing, Scoring & Reporting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information is limited to phone and contact form; no direct emails found.
  4. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and libraries.
  6. Good SEO and mobile optimization but lacks some security headers.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. Business is a specialized service provider in credentialing/testing industry.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. It leverages Google Fonts and Font Awesome for UI elements and icons. SEO is enhanced via the Yoast SEO plugin, and user analytics are collected through Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. The site is hosted on infrastructure associated with the domain's name servers (hostway.net and siteprotect.com), though exact hosting provider details are not explicit. Performance is moderate, with no critical errors detected. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. The technical stack is modern and widely supported but lacks advanced security configurations such as DNSSEC and security headers. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business needs but has room for modernization and security hardening.
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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