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Security report for showheroes.com

ShowHeroe SE · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ShowHeroes is a well-established company specializing in Connected TV (CTV) and digital video advertising solutions. They leverage advanced AI technology, notably their SemanticHero AI platform, to deliver contextual targeting and innovative ad formats. The company serves both advertisers and publishers globally, positioning itself as a leader in the media advertising technology sector. Their website reflects a professional and modern digital presence with strong branding and comprehensive service descriptions. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript frameworks and integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, HubSpot, and Quantcast for consent management and tracking. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers are missing. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and GDPR consent mechanisms. However, no explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published. Overall, the website is trustworthy, well-structured, and targets a professional audience in the advertising technology space.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

7 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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

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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
52
Security headers
25
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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

Total records
15
Employees
0
Customers
14
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
7%

1 subdomain 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

ShowHeroes operates in the competitive digital advertising technology market, focusing on CTV and video advertising. Their business model revolves around providing AI-powered advertising solutions and premium publisher partnerships, enabling brands to reach targeted audiences effectively. The company has a medium-sized footprint with a global reach across 30+ countries and partnerships with over 1000 online video publishers and 100 CTV publishers. Their client base includes major global brands, indicating strong market positioning and trust. The presence of subsidiaries such as ShowHeroes Group and ShowHeroes Studios suggests a diversified corporate structure. The company emphasizes innovation through AI and contextual targeting, which are key competitive advantages. Their marketing and analytics ecosystem is robust, leveraging industry-standard tools to optimize campaigns and measure performance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and domain transfer protection status. The use of a consent management platform (Quantcast Choice) indicates attention to privacy compliance. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represents areas for improvement. No direct contact information for security incidents or vulnerability disclosures is provided, which could hinder incident response effectiveness. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional security best practices and publishing explicit security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response procedures and contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are in use.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ShowHeroe SE
Description
ShowHeroes is a global leader in CTV and digital video advertising solutions, offering premium publisher partnerships, advanced contextual targeting technology, and innovative creative formats. The company’s SemanticHero AI platform powers campaigns across all screens, enabling brands to reach audiences with unmatched relevance and impact.
Key services
CTV and digital video advertising solutions, Premium publisher partnerships, Advanced contextual targeting technology, Innovative creative formats, SemanticHero AI platform
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript ES Modules, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics, HubSpot WordPress plugin, Contact Form 7, Quantcast Choice CMP, jQuery
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Google Tag Manager, HubSpot
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of consent management platform (Quantcast Choice)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Quantcast
Tracking pixels
HubSpot
Marketing tools
HubSpot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich multimedia content.
  2. Strong branding and consistent design across pages.
  3. Multiple language support with hreflang tags.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  5. Clear legal documentation and terms available.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage or footer.
  7. Social media presence on LinkedIn and Instagram.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response info published.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with modern JavaScript modules and SPA-like features, indicating a contemporary technical infrastructure. It uses popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and Contact Form 7 for form handling. The integration of Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and HubSpot reflects a mature marketing and analytics setup. Hosting is managed via Gandi SAS, a reputable provider. Performance is moderate with multimedia content and video backgrounds, balanced by efficient resource loading strategies like modulepreload. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO practices are well implemented with proper meta tags and hreflang attributes for multilingual support. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals effectively with room for incremental improvements in security and accessibility.
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. 66/100Medium33 findingsView report
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