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Security report for rome.com

Pear Media Management Ltd · Hospitality · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Rome.com is a well-established online city guide focused on Rome, providing curated travel, cultural, and lifestyle information. The site offers extensive listings of restaurants, events, shopping, and cultural landmarks, targeting tourists and expatriates interested in Rome. The business operates primarily as an advertising-supported platform with integrations such as Yelp for reviews and Google services for analytics and maps. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Google Fonts, FontAwesome, and multilingual support via WPML. The website is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with structured data and Open Graph metadata. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain locks in place, but lacks DNSSEC and advanced security headers. Privacy compliance is good with GDPR cookie consent and a privacy policy present. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and provides a positive user experience with moderate tracking and advertising transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
70/ 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

8 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
70
Average
61

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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

Total records
623
Employees
0
Customers
567
Third parties
56
Weak passwords
32%

3 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

Rome.com occupies a niche market as a dedicated city guide for Rome, leveraging curated content and local insights to attract tourists and travelers. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive listings and integration with trusted review platforms like Yelp. The business model relies on advertising revenue and partnerships. The domain's long history since 1997 supports credibility and market presence. The company behind the site, Pear Media Management Ltd, appears to maintain the platform with a focus on content quality and user engagement. Growth potential exists through expanding partnerships and enhancing digital marketing. The site’s multilingual capabilities indicate targeting of international audiences. No direct e-commerce or transactional services are evident, focusing instead on informational content and advertising.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and domain registration includes multiple client status locks, reducing risk of unauthorized transfers or deletions. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice to protect DNS integrity. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information is published, which is a compliance gap. The site uses several third-party scripts and plugins, which require regular security audits to prevent vulnerabilities. No advanced HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. Privacy compliance is addressed with GDPR cookie consent and a privacy policy, but incident response readiness is unclear. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational website but could be improved with additional controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact channels to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Implement advanced HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pear Media Management Ltd
Description
Rome.com is a city guide website providing curated information about Rome including restaurants, attractions, museums, events, shopping, entertainment, and essential services. It offers over 2000 listed and verified places to help plan trips to Rome.
Key services
City guide content, Event listings, Restaurant and shopping recommendations, Cultural and historical information, Interactive map with locations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, FontAwesome, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Maps API, Baidu Maps API, Yoast SEO plugin, WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin), Shareaholic, Ajax Load More, Newsletter plugin, Yelp Reviews plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain locked with multiple client status flags
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Marketing tools
Shareaholic
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established city guide for Rome with rich content and multimedia.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with multiple plugins for SEO, multilingual support, and content management.
  3. Implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent and privacy policy.
  4. No signs of malicious content or security blocking.
  5. Advertising and tracking are present but transparent.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  7. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  8. Good use of SEO metadata and structured data for search engines.
  9. Mobile optimized and accessible with some room for improvement.
Technical notes

Notes

Rome.com is hosted with GoDaddy as registrar and uses Cloudflare for DNS services. The site runs on WordPress CMS with multiple plugins for SEO, multilingual support, content loading, and social sharing. It uses Google Fonts and FontAwesome for styling and icons. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Maps are integrated using Google Maps API and Baidu Maps API. The site includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Performance is moderate with some external dependencies. The site is mobile optimized and uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO. No critical technical issues were found, but DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers are missing. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and suitable for the site's purpose but could benefit from security 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

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