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Security report for tampabaybestofthebest.com

Tampa Bay Best of the Best · Media · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tampa Bay Best of the Best is a regional media platform focused on engaging the local community by hosting annual contests to nominate and vote for favorite local businesses. The platform is designed to promote local businesses in the Tampa Bay area through a structured contest cycle including nomination, voting, and publishing winners. The business operates under Elite Insights and was founded recently in 2023, positioning itself as a community-centric media entity with a focus on local engagement and business recognition. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce integration, leveraging popular plugins such as Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution for content management and presentation. The site uses modern JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Swiper.js and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics. Hosting and DNS services involve Cloudflare for DNS and GoDaddy as the domain registrar. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, with basic accessibility features and good SEO practices. From a security perspective, the site employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and domain locking status to prevent unauthorized changes. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and there is no visible cookie consent mechanism or published security/incident response policies, which are areas for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but lacking explicit GDPR compliance indicators. Overall, the website presents a moderate risk profile with a solid business credibility foundation but could enhance its privacy and security posture. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing cookie consent mechanisms, publishing security policies, and auditing third-party scripts to ensure ongoing security and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
58
Average
53

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 platform serves as a local business promotion and community engagement tool, leveraging contests to drive user participation and business visibility. Its market positioning is regional with a focus on Tampa Bay, targeting local consumers and businesses. The business model revolves around community-driven nominations and voting, likely generating revenue through sponsorships, advertising, and possibly e-commerce via WooCommerce. The presence of social media channels supports marketing and audience growth. The company is relatively new, founded in 2023, and operates under Elite Insights, which may provide additional media or marketing services. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its localized focus and structured contest phases, fostering strong community ties and business recognition.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain registrar locks in place. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor security gap that could be addressed to enhance DNS integrity. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which limits transparency and preparedness in case of incidents. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism indicates incomplete privacy compliance, especially relevant under GDPR and similar regulations. The use of Google Tag Manager introduces tracking capabilities but without visible user consent controls. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were identified in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small media platform but requires improvements in privacy compliance and DNS security to reduce risk.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic security assessments to maintain a strong security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tampa Bay Best of the Best
Description
A platform to nominate and vote for favorite local businesses in the Tampa Bay area in the Best of the Best contest.
Key services
Nomination submission, Voting for local businesses, Publishing contest winners, Providing contest dates and official rules
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, Slider Revolution, jQuery, Swiper.js, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
WordPress theme Pro, WooCommerce e-commerce framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain locked with multiple client status prohibitions
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based contest platform for local Tampa Bay businesses.
  2. Content is well structured with clear navigation and calls to action for nomination and voting phases.
  3. Social media presence is integrated with Facebook and Instagram links.
  4. No explicit contact phone numbers or emails found in visible content; contact likely via contact form and social media.
  5. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected despite use of tracking scripts.
  6. Security posture is adequate but could be improved with DNSSEC and published security policies.
  7. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is actively managed with registrar locks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities, supported by popular plugins such as Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution. It uses jQuery and Swiper.js for interactive elements and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The hosting environment includes Cloudflare DNS services and GoDaddy as the domain registrar. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph tags for SEO and social media integration. Technical debt appears low, but the absence of DNSSEC and cookie consent mechanisms indicates areas for modernization and compliance enhancement. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with room for security and privacy improvements.
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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