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Security report for roaduserchargingconference.com

Akabo Media · Transportation · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Road User Charging Conferences website represents a well-established event series organized by Akabo Media, focusing on road user charging and tolling schemes globally. The business operates multiple regional editions in Europe, the USA, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific, targeting professionals from governments, consultancies, and technology providers. The website content is professionally presented with clear branding and event information, supporting the business's position as a niche leader in transportation conferences. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Alpine.js, and FontAwesome, hosted on the ASP.events platform. The site is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic SEO and accessibility features. However, no CMS or hosting provider details are explicitly identified. The absence of visible analytics or tracking scripts suggests minimal user tracking. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or security policies hosted on the main domain. The WHOIS data is unavailable, raising concerns about domain registration legitimacy. No contact emails or phone numbers are provided, limiting direct communication channels. Privacy and cookie policies link externally without a consent mechanism, indicating partial GDPR compliance. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires improvements in transparency, security headers, privacy compliance, and domain legitimacy verification to enhance trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

4 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"

    • 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

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

  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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  • 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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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

The Road User Charging Conferences occupy a specialized niche in the transportation sector, offering long-running, regionally segmented events that provide industry updates and networking opportunities. Their business model centers on event organization and knowledge sharing, targeting government agencies, consultancies, and technology firms involved in road user charging. The multiple regional domains indicate a strategic approach to market segmentation and global reach. The lack of direct contact information and limited privacy compliance measures suggest areas for operational improvement. The partnership ecosystem includes several regional conference sites, reinforcing their market presence. Growth indicators include sustained event history and expansion into multiple geographies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. No visible incident response or security policy information is provided, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. The absence of WHOIS data undermines domain trustworthiness. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie and privacy policies hosted externally and no consent mechanism. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries based on the HTML analysis. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements in transparency, policy availability, and technical security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure essential security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Host privacy and cookie policies on the main domain and implement a cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to enhance trust and communication.
  4. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
  5. Establish and publish security policies and incident response procedures to demonstrate security readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Akabo Media
Description
The Road User Charging Conferences have been running for over two decades, and now takes place in Europe (Brussels), the USA (Miami), and Asia Pacific (Singapore). These world leading events are the best place to learn about road user charging and tolling around the world, and to network with peers in the sector.
Key services
Road user charging conferences, Networking events, Industry updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, jQuery Migrate 3.5.2, scriptjs 2.5.7, Alpine.js, FontAwesome, Slick Carousel
Frameworks
SHOWOFF by ASP.events
Platforms
ASP.events event platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by base href https://)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected
  2. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the site
  3. Privacy and cookie policies link to a third-party domain (asp.events) rather than a dedicated page
  4. Multiple regional conference sites linked externally
  5. No visible terms of service or security policies
  6. No visible forms on the main page except external registration links
  7. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in provided HTML
  9. No security headers detected in HTML content (headers not provided explicitly)
  10. No DNSSEC or domain security info available from WHOIS
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based front-end stack including jQuery, Alpine.js, and FontAwesome icons, delivered via CDN. It is built on the SHOWOFF framework by ASP.events, indicating a specialized event platform. The site is mobile-optimized and uses slick carousel for content presentation. Performance is moderate with no explicit CMS detected. No analytics or tracking scripts are embedded, suggesting minimal data collection. The site lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features but includes basic meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security header configurations.
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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