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Security report for rkdms.com

Merkle Inc. · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Merkle Inc. operates as a technology-driven marketing services company with a strong emphasis on data privacy and regulatory compliance. The website content analyzed is a restricted access page that blocks EU visitors to comply with GDPR regulations, redirecting users to privacy and legal resources hosted on the main Merkle corporate site. The company appears to be an established enterprise with a domain age dating back to 2003, indicating a mature market presence. From a technical perspective, the website uses standard HTML and CSS with hosting infrastructure likely on Amazon AWS, as indicated by the DNS servers. The page is minimalistic, with no scripts or tracking technologies detected, reflecting a focus on compliance rather than marketing or user engagement on this particular page. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic but functional. Security posture is moderate; the domain is protected by clientTransferProhibited status, but DNSSEC is not enabled and no security headers are present in the HTML content. The site demonstrates GDPR compliance by blocking EU traffic and providing links to privacy policies and responsible disclosure policies. However, there is no visible incident response contact or security.txt file, which could improve transparency. Overall, the website is safe, professional, and compliant with privacy regulations but limited in content and interactivity on this restricted page. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, enabling DNSSEC, adding visible contact information for security incidents, and implementing cookie consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance and user trust.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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';…

  3. 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
66

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

Merkle Inc. is positioned as a significant player in the technology sector specializing in data-driven marketing and privacy compliance services. Their business model focuses on B2B services, targeting clients who require sophisticated marketing solutions that respect data privacy laws such as GDPR. The company benefits from a long-established domain and consistent branding, which supports its credibility in the market. The restricted page indicates a proactive approach to regulatory compliance, which is a competitive advantage in privacy-conscious markets. The lack of visible contact information on this page suggests that customer engagement is likely handled on other parts of the corporate website. The company’s partnership ecosystem and subsidiary information are not disclosed here, limiting deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The security maturity level of the website is moderate. The domain registration status clientTransferProhibited is a positive indicator preventing unauthorized domain transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. The site uses HTTPS (implied by domain and modern standards, though not explicitly stated), but no scripts or forms are present on this page to assess input security. GDPR compliance is evident through traffic blocking and privacy policy links, but incident response readiness is not clearly communicated. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The security score reflects these strengths and gaps, recommending improvements in DNS security and incident response transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to protect against common web attacks.
  3. Add visible incident response contact information or a security.txt file to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to align with cookie policy and enhance privacy compliance.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to provide a better user experience across devices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Merkle Inc.
Description
Merkle Inc. is a technology company focused on data-driven marketing services and solutions. The website content indicates compliance with GDPR and privacy regulations, targeting users outside the EU.
Key services
Data-driven marketing, Privacy compliance consulting, Consumer information transparency
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, AWS DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No DNSSEC enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website blocks EU traffic to comply with GDPR.
  2. No forms or data collection on the restricted page.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on this page.
  4. Links point to Merkle corporate site and official regulatory/legal resources.
  5. No scripts or external libraries detected in the HTML content.
  6. No social media links found on this page.
  7. The page is a compliance notice rather than a full website landing page.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with basic HTML and CSS, with no detected JavaScript libraries or frameworks on the restricted page. Hosting appears to be on Amazon AWS infrastructure, as indicated by the DNS servers. The page is minimalistic, focusing on delivering a compliance message rather than interactive content. Performance is likely moderate due to the simplicity of the page. SEO optimization is basic, with meta tags present but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data detected. Accessibility features are minimal but sufficient for the content presented. There is no CMS or advanced platform detected on this page. The technical setup is stable but could benefit from modern security and performance enhancements.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 55/100 −12Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 67/100Medium31 findingsView report
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