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Security report for sustainablesupplychainexhibition.co.uk

Akabo Media · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Sustainable Supply Chain Exhibition website represents a professional event organizer focused on sustainable practices within the supply chain and logistics industry. The event is positioned as a niche exhibition alongside related shows such as IntraLogisteX and Robotics & Automation, targeting logistics and sustainability professionals. The business model centers on exhibition hosting, conference sessions, and networking opportunities, with Akabo Media as the organizing entity. The website content is well-structured, informative, and includes visitor testimonials and social media engagement, indicating a mature digital presence. Technically, the site uses a CMS platform called SHOWOFF by ASP.events, leveraging technologies such as jQuery, bxSlider, and Magnific Popup. The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring secure communications. Performance and mobile optimization are good, with accessibility features implemented. However, some security best practices such as HTTP security headers are missing, and no cookie consent mechanism is present, which impacts privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site shows a solid baseline with secure forms and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The lack of WHOIS data for the exact domain queried raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, although the website content and branding appear consistent and professional. The presence of Lead Forensics tracking indicates moderate user tracking, but privacy compliance could be improved. Overall, the website is a credible and professional platform for its business purpose but would benefit from enhanced security headers, privacy compliance improvements, and clarification of domain registration details to strengthen trust and reduce risk.

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

6 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"

    • 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

    • 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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
62

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention sustainablesupplychainexhibition.co.uk, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

The Sustainable Supply Chain Exhibition operates in the transportation and logistics sector with a focus on sustainability. Its competitive advantage lies in being a first-of-its-kind event dedicated to sustainable supply chain practices, co-located with established exhibitions to leverage audience overlap. The business model is event-driven, generating revenue through exhibitor stand bookings and conference participation. Target customers include supply chain professionals, logistics companies, and sustainability officers. Growth indicators include expanding exhibitor numbers and visitor attendance. The partnership ecosystem includes IntraLogisteX, Robotics & Automation, and Akabo Media as the organizer. Strategic observations highlight a niche market positioning with potential for expansion as sustainability becomes a greater priority across industries.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and secure login forms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and detailed incident response policies. The WHOIS lookup failure and domain registration inconsistency present a risk factor for trust and legitimacy. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the site. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public-facing event site but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection against web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish clear incident response and security policies accessible from the website to demonstrate security governance.
  4. Clarify domain registration details and ensure domain WHOIS information is accurate and consistent to improve trustworthiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Akabo Media
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Akabo Media
Description
The Sustainable Supply Chain Exhibition is a first-of-its-kind exhibition dedicated to sustainable supply chains practices and processes in the supply chain and logistics industry.
Key services
Exhibition hosting, Conference sessions, Networking opportunities, Exhibitor services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, scriptjs, bxSlider, SHOWOFF by ASP.events, Magnific Popup
Frameworks
ASP.events SHOWOFF CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Lead Forensics
Marketing tools
Lead Forensics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. No WHOIS data available for the exact domain queried
  3. Uses HTTPS with valid SSL
  4. Includes social media links and visitor testimonials
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected
  6. No visible security headers detected in HTML source
  7. Contains multiple external links to partner event sites
  8. Includes a login form for exhibitors
  9. Uses Lead Forensics tracking script
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the SHOWOFF CMS platform by ASP.events, utilizing jQuery 1.12.4, bxSlider for sliders, and Magnific Popup for modals. The site loads multiple external scripts asynchronously, improving performance. Meta tags and Open Graph data are well implemented for SEO and social sharing. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate with no major blocking scripts detected. The login form uses POST method, indicating secure data submission. However, the site lacks modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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