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Security report for theeventscalendar.com

The Events Calendar · Technology · N/a

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Events Calendar is a well-established company founded in 2010, specializing in WordPress plugins for event calendar management, ticketing, and marketing tools. It holds a leading market position as the number one events calendar plugin on WordPress, targeting event organizers and marketers who use WordPress. The website demonstrates a professional design with good content quality and consistent branding. Technically, it is built on WordPress using the Kadence theme and blocks, with integration of multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Segment Analytics. The domain is registered with Tucows Domains Inc. and is over 13 years old, consistent with the company's history and legitimacy. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, but lacks advanced security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is limited due to absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies in the analyzed content. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but could improve in privacy transparency and security best practices.

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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

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 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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  • Security score drift

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
67

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 company operates in the technology sector, focusing on WordPress event management solutions. Its business model revolves around software plugin sales and associated services. The target audience includes WordPress users, event organizers, and marketers. The company leverages a strong brand presence with social media engagement on Facebook and Twitter. The website's SEO and structured data implementation indicate a mature digital marketing strategy. The absence of privacy and security policies suggests areas for compliance improvement. No suspicious domains or partners were identified, indicating a focused and controlled partnership ecosystem.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with valid SSL configuration and domain status protections to prevent unauthorized transfers or updates. However, no DNSSEC is enabled, and no security headers were detected in the provided data, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. The extensive use of third-party tracking and marketing scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be enhanced by implementing security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to enhance GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen web security.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Events Calendar
Description
The number one events calendar plugin on WordPress. Calendars, ticketing, marketing, and powerful WordPress tools to manage your events from start to finish.
Key services
Events calendar plugin, Ticketing, Marketing tools, WordPress event management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Kadence theme and blocks, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Segment Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Kadence Blocks, Gravity Forms
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Segment Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Microsoft Advertising (bat.bing.com), Twitter Ads (ads-twitter.com)
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Pinterest, Quora, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Segment Analytics
Marketing tools
Segment Analytics
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 WordPress plugin provider for event calendars and ticketing.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the provided content.
  3. Extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing tracking scripts.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. Domain is well-established and not privacy protected, indicating transparency.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; content fully accessible.
  8. Good SEO and structured data implementation using Yoast SEO and JSON-LD.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in the provided data; opportunity for improvement.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress infrastructure using the Kadence theme and blocks, supported by popular plugins like Yoast SEO and Gravity Forms. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools, indicating a mature digital marketing approach. Performance is moderate, with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS is managed via Cloudflare. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Technical debt appears low, but security enhancements and privacy compliance improvements are recommended to reduce risks and align with 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 69/100Medium29 findingsView report
  2. 69/100Medium29 findingsView report
  3. 69/100Medium29 findingsView report
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