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Security report for seroundtable.com

RustyBrick ®, Inc. · Media · N/a

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Search Engine Roundtable is a specialized media outlet operated by RustyBrick ®, Inc., providing news, updates, and community insights focused on search engine marketing and SEO. The website targets professionals and enthusiasts in the search marketing community, offering articles, video recaps, and subscription services. The business model is primarily advertising-supported content publication, with a strong presence in the niche market of search marketing news. Technically, the website employs modern analytics and tracking technologies including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Snowplow Analytics, alongside Google reCAPTCHA for form security. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and uses a custom or proprietary CMS. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of CAPTCHA on forms, but lacks some security headers and a comprehensive privacy/cookie consent mechanism. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly impacts trust assessment but the website's content and branding indicate an established and professional entity. Overall, the website is a reliable source for search marketing news with good technical and security practices, though improvements in privacy compliance and security headers are recommended to enhance trust and compliance.

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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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 website operates in the media and technology sectors, focusing on search marketing news and community engagement. It leverages advertising revenue through Google AdSense and DoubleClick, supported by extensive analytics tracking. The target audience includes SEO professionals, marketers, and webmasters. The company, RustyBrick ®, Inc., has a long history dating back to 1994, positioning the site as a niche leader in search marketing news. The partnership ecosystem includes social media platforms and video channels for content distribution. The business model is content-driven with subscription options and advertising. Growth indicators include frequent content updates and active social media presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and CAPTCHA protection on forms. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No direct contact information for incident response or security policy is published, which limits transparency. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and explicit GDPR compliance statements. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analyzed content. The security culture appears focused on basic protections but could benefit from enhanced policies and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance.
  3. Populate and enforce CSRF tokens on all forms to prevent cross-site request forgery.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
RustyBrick ®, Inc.
Description
A well-rounded view on search engines and search engine marketing from five segments of the Web population represented by senior members of the major SEO/SEM forums on the Internet.
Key services
Search marketing news articles, Search forum recaps, Video recaps, Subscription services, Advertising opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google reCAPTCHA v2, Google Publisher Tags (GPT), Snowplow Analytics (Wireboard), FontAwesome Icons, Google Fonts (Roboto), JavaScript ES Modules
Frameworks
Snowplow Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security tokens (CSRF token meta tag present but empty)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Snowplow Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense, Google DoubleClick for Publishers
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Snowplow Analytics
Marketing tools
Microsoft Clarity, Snowplow Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a niche media outlet focused on search marketing news and community updates.
  2. Content is rich with recent articles, videos, and community engagement.
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected, indicating partial GDPR compliance.
  5. Use of multiple analytics and advertising technologies indicates monetization focus.
  6. No security headers detected in HTML source; potential area for improvement.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable, which may impact domain trust assessment.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Snowplow Analytics, and Google reCAPTCHA. It loads fonts from Google Fonts and icons from FontAwesome. The site is mobile responsive and uses ES modules for JavaScript. Performance is moderate, with some ads and tracking scripts potentially impacting load times. The CMS appears custom or proprietary, with no popular CMS detected. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and semantic markup. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter cards. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found.
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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