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Security report for ratehawk.com

RateHawk · Transportation · N/a

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

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

RateHawk operates as a sophisticated B2B travel booking platform, offering a comprehensive range of travel services including hotel accommodations, flight tickets, transfers, car rentals, and API integration solutions. The platform targets travel professionals and agencies, providing access to a vast inventory of over 2.7 million accommodations worldwide from numerous suppliers. The website demonstrates a strong market position supported by multiple industry awards and positive customer reviews, indicating a reputable presence in the travel technology sector. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as React and Next.js, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. Integration with various analytics and marketing tools like Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Bing Ads reflects a mature digital marketing strategy. Hosting and content delivery are managed via worldota.net infrastructure, contributing to reliable uptime and performance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and utilizes monitoring tools like Sentry, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as missing contact information for incident response, represent compliance and transparency gaps. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content accessibility. Overall, RateHawk presents a professional and trustworthy platform with strong business credibility and technical implementation. However, improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency are recommended to enhance user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  2. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
81

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

RateHawk's business model focuses on providing travel professionals with a multi-service platform that aggregates extensive hotel inventory and travel services. Their competitive advantage lies in direct contracts with over 100,000 properties and partnerships with 260 wholesalers, enabling competitive pricing and exclusive rates. The loyalty program incentivizes customer retention and profitability. The platform supports API integrations, catering to technology-driven travel agencies and businesses seeking customized solutions. The presence of multilingual support and 24/7 customer service indicates a global operational scope. Strategic partnerships and industry awards further strengthen their market positioning and brand recognition.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and use of error monitoring tools. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts limit the overall security maturity. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The use of multiple third-party scripts necessitates ongoing security audits to mitigate supply chain risks. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program reduces transparency for security researchers. Enhancing these areas would improve compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen browser security.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve transparency.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance WHOIS data transparency or provide verified domain registration information to improve trustworthiness and legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Registration number
Company number 12185384
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
RateHawk
Description
RateHawk is an innovative B2B booking platform that offers hotels, flight tickets, transfers, car rentals, and other travel-related services, providing access to over 2.6 million accommodations from more than 100,000 directly contracted properties and over 260 wholesalers.
Key services
Hotel bookings, Flight tickets, Transfers, Car rentals, API integrations, Loyalty program
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Trustpilot widget, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Dengage push notifications, Bing Ads, Sentry
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Sentry for error monitoring
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and analytics scripts asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Bing Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, Bing Ads
Marketing tools
Dengage push notifications
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 B2B travel booking platform with extensive hotel and travel service offerings.
  2. No WHOIS data available, indicating privacy protection or recent domain registration.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided content.
  4. Multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts are used, but no explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  5. Strong branding and trust indicators including awards and Trustpilot reviews.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. Website is fully accessible with no WAF or blocking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React and Next.js framework, leveraging server-side rendering for performance optimization. It uses a CDN and worldota.net hosting infrastructure for content delivery. The site includes multiple asynchronous analytics and marketing scripts, which are well integrated to minimize performance impact. The design is responsive and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the absence of a CMS or explicit content management system was noted. The technical stack supports scalability and integration capabilities, suitable for a growing B2B travel platform.
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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