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Security report for spacenewsawards.com

SpaceNews Icon Awards · Media · N/a

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SpaceNews Icon Awards is a niche event-focused website dedicated to honoring leaders in space innovation through annual awards. The site targets space industry professionals, sponsors, and media, providing event information, sponsorship opportunities, and press materials. The business operates primarily as an event organizer and media promoter within the space sector. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Event Espresso and Revolution Slider, hosted likely on GoDaddy infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and uses Google Analytics for tracking, but lacks some advanced SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain protection flags set, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and terms of service pages, though a cookie consent mechanism is present. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and appropriate for the business history, indicating legitimacy.

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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  3. 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

    • 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
77
Security headers
60
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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 positions itself as a specialized media and event platform within the space industry, leveraging sponsorships and media partnerships for revenue. It maintains a consistent brand and event history dating back to 2017, with domain registration from 2019 supporting this timeline. The presence of multiple sponsors and advertising partners indicates a collaborative ecosystem. The business model focuses on event hosting and sponsorship-driven promotion, targeting a professional audience interested in space innovation. Growth potential is tied to the space sector's expansion and media visibility. The lack of direct contact information on the homepage suggests a controlled communication channel, possibly via event registration or sponsor contacts.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain status flags prevent unauthorized domain changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC reduces DNS security. No explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could mitigate certain web attacks. The site uses standard WordPress plugins, which require regular updates to avoid vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were found in the HTML content. Privacy and security policies are missing, which is a compliance gap. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not present, limiting transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve web security posture.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Add explicit contact information including security incident contacts to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SpaceNews Icon Awards
Description
The website promotes the annual SpaceNews Icon Awards event, honoring leaders in space innovation. It provides information about past events, sponsorship opportunities, and press kits.
Key services
Event hosting and awards, Sponsorship opportunities, Media and press kit distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP 8.0.30, jQuery, Google Analytics, Stripe.js, Event Espresso plugin, Revolution Slider plugin, Contact Form 7
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited and other domain status flags

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Event Espresso
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional event site for SpaceNews Icon Awards.
  2. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is present.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
  5. Uses modern WordPress plugins and technologies.
  6. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  7. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  8. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager used for tracking.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. Domain registration is consistent and appropriate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using PHP 8.0.30 and includes popular plugins such as Event Espresso for event management, Revolution Slider for visual content, and Contact Form 7 for forms. It uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking and marketing. The hosting appears to be provided by GoDaddy, consistent with WHOIS data. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses modern JavaScript libraries like jQuery. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations detected. SEO is basic with meta description present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags found. Accessibility features are minimal. The site lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are technical risks. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard for a small event website but could benefit from modernization and 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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