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Top Escape Rooms Project · Other · N/a

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Top Escape Rooms Project is a niche community-driven platform dedicated to recognizing and awarding the best escape rooms worldwide. It leverages the expertise of experienced escape room enthusiasts to curate annual awards and provides tools such as a room finder and voter portal to engage its audience. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and user experience, targeting escape room players, owners, and designers globally. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap, Google Fonts, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The domain is registered with a reputable registrar and uses Google Domains for DNS, though DNSSEC is not enabled. The site is mobile optimized and has a moderate performance profile. However, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. From a security perspective, the domain is locked against unauthorized transfer or deletion, but the absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates room for improvement. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerabilities were detected in the content. The site uses Google Tag Manager for tracking but does not provide cookie consent mechanisms, which may pose compliance risks. Overall, the website is a credible and professional platform with a solid business model and community focus. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and contact transparency would enhance trust and reduce risk.

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

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 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 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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Top Escape Rooms Project occupies a unique position as a leading international awards and recognition platform within the escape room industry. Its competitive advantage lies in leveraging a global community of experienced enthusiasts to provide authoritative rankings and awards. The business model centers on community engagement through voting and nominations, supported by interactive tools like the room finder and voter portal. Revenue streams are not explicitly detailed but likely include sponsorships, partnerships, and possibly advertising. Target customers include escape room owners seeking recognition, enthusiasts looking for curated experiences, and the broader escape room community. Growth indicators include a steadily increasing number of contributors and rooms played, as shown on the site. The project maintains a broad partnership ecosystem with numerous escape room companies worldwide, enhancing its market presence and credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. Domain registration includes protective locks, reducing risk of hijacking. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options represent gaps. The site uses HTTPS (implied by domain and Google Tag Manager usage), but SSL configuration details are unavailable. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the content. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as no incident response contact information, indicates compliance and readiness gaps. The use of Google Tag Manager introduces third-party tracking, but without explicit consent mechanisms, this may conflict with GDPR requirements. Overall, the security posture is adequate but would benefit from enhanced technical controls and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Provide clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse email address to improve incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize vulnerabilities and enhance user privacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Top Escape Rooms Project
Description
The Top Escape Rooms Project is an initiative to identify the best escape rooms worldwide by leveraging experienced escape room enthusiasts. It publicly recognizes achievements in the escape room industry and provides an international bucket list of top rooms. The project awards the Top Escape Rooms Project Enthusiasts' Choice Award (TERPECA) annually to the best escape rooms.
Key services
Annual awards for top escape rooms, Interactive room finder, Voter portal for enthusiasts, Publishing results and rankings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Modernizr
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Squarespace Domains (Registrar), Google Domains (DNS)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited indicating domain lock

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

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 well-structured awards and community platform for escape rooms.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the main page content.
  4. Uses Google Tag Manager for analytics; no explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. WHOIS data shows domain is locked and registered with a reputable registrar.
  7. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content is fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap framework, and JavaScript libraries such as Modernizr and jQuery. Google Fonts are used for typography, and Google Tag Manager is implemented for analytics and tracking. The site is hosted on infrastructure associated with Squarespace Domains and Google Domains for DNS. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data (JSON-LD) detected. The site lacks a CMS indication, suggesting a static or custom-built solution. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to enhance security configurations and compliance-related technical implementations.
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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