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Security report for steelserve.com

Pocket Gamer · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pocket Gamer is a well-established media platform specializing in mobile and handheld videogame news, reviews, guides, and redeem codes. It targets mobile gaming enthusiasts and maintains a strong market position as a leading source of mobile gaming content. The website demonstrates a professional design with consistent branding and regularly updated content, supporting a medium-sized business model primarily driven by advertising revenue. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, and various advertising and tracking scripts, hosted on Steelserve infrastructure. Performance and mobile optimization are good, though accessibility features could be improved. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, but lacks some recommended security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly reduces trustworthiness but the site content and network affiliations support legitimacy. Overall, the site is safe for general audiences and provides valuable content for mobile gamers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

6 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 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Cloudflare, Google APIs, Google Ads

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
75
Security headers
30
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
70

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

Pocket Gamer operates in the media and technology sectors, focusing on mobile gaming content. Its business model relies on advertising and partnerships with related gaming sites. The site links to a network of sister and partner domains, enhancing its reach and influence. The target audience includes mobile gamers seeking news, reviews, and game guides. The company shows growth indicators through frequent content updates and a broad content offering. However, the lack of visible contact information and privacy policies suggests areas for improvement in transparency and compliance. The partnership ecosystem is robust, including well-known gaming and entertainment sites. Strategic observations include the need to enhance privacy compliance and security transparency to maintain competitive advantage and user trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and secure form submissions. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of multiple third-party scripts and ad networks introduces potential risk vectors that require ongoing monitoring. The lack of explicit incident response or security policy information indicates a gap in security governance transparency. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is unclear due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers, publishing security policies, and improving privacy compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Publish incident response and security policy information to improve transparency and user trust.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and ad networks to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pocket Gamer
Description
Pocket Gamer is a media website providing mobile games news, guides, reviews, features, redeem codes, and recommendations since 2005.
Key services
Mobile games news, Game reviews, Guides and tips, Redeem codes, Top lists, Features and interviews
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick, Prebid.js, Intergient SDK, Playwire, XMLHttpRequest, JavaScript, CSS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, ScorecardResearch
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
DoubleClick, Playwire
Tracking pixels
ScorecardResearch, DoubleClick, Intergient Bot Score
Marketing tools
Prebid.js, Intergient SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional mobile gaming news and review platform
  2. Content is regularly updated with recent articles and features
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML content
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies detected in the provided HTML
  5. Multiple external trusted domains linked as partners or network sites
  6. Use of modern web technologies and advertising/tracking scripts
  7. No signs of adult or unsafe content
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, raising some concerns about domain registration transparency
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick, Prebid.js, and Intergient SDK for advertising and analytics. Hosting is provided by Steelserve, with static assets served from their CDN. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses semantic HTML and CSS. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve page load times. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, no CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. The technical infrastructure supports a professional media site but requires enhancements in security headers and privacy compliance to meet best practices.
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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