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Security report for widerplanet.com

Artist Company · Technology · South Korea

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

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Artist Company operates the WiderPlanet website, providing advanced targeted advertising services leveraging big data through their proprietary platform TargetingGates™. The company is positioned as a significant player in the Korean digital advertising market, offering services including retargeting, user targeting, DSP, DMP, and RTB. Their business model focuses on data-driven marketing solutions aimed at advertisers and marketers seeking efficient campaign management and audience targeting. The website content is professional and well-structured, supporting their market positioning and service offerings. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Kakao SDK, hosted on AWS infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and uses HTTPS with a Content Security Policy header. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and some common security headers are missing. The site extensively uses tracking technologies but lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism, which may impact privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforcement, CSP header, and use of reCAPTCHA. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, the absence of DNSSEC, limited security headers, and no published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicate areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is consistent and supports the legitimacy of the domain and business. Overall, the website is professional and credible with moderate privacy compliance and security maturity. Strategic improvements in privacy mechanisms, DNS security, and published security policies would enhance trust and compliance. The risk level is moderate with no critical vulnerabilities detected.

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. 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

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

Artist Company targets the digital advertising sector with a focus on big data analytics and targeted marketing solutions. Their competitive advantage lies in their proprietary TargetingGates™ platform, which aggregates extensive Korean internet user data to enable precise audience targeting. Revenue streams likely include advertising campaign management fees, DSP services, and premium advertising products. The company serves advertisers and marketers primarily in South Korea but also has global business ambitions. Partnerships with SSP providers like Adpies and integrations with major analytics and social platforms strengthen their ecosystem. Growth indicators include a domain age of over a decade and a broad service portfolio. Strategic observations suggest a focus on data-driven marketing innovation and expansion into global markets.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a Content Security Policy header implemented. Use of reCAPTCHA and absence of exposed sensitive data are positive indicators. However, the lack of DNSSEC, missing common security headers such as HSTS and X-Frame-Options, and no visible security or incident response policies highlight compliance gaps. The extensive use of tracking scripts without a cookie consent mechanism raises privacy concerns under GDPR. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate for business operations but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Implement a clear cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add additional security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to enhance transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
ArtistCompany
Registration number
114-86-82149
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Artist Company
Description
Targeted Advertising Service Based on Big Data “TargetingGates™ ”
Key services
Display AD, Mobile AD, Premium AD, Retargeting, User Targeting, DSP, DMP, RTB (Ad Exchange), Global Business
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Naver Analytics, Kakao SDK, Google Maps API, reCAPTCHA
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy header present
  • Use of reCAPTCHA
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Naver Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Ads, Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Naver Analytics
Marketing tools
Kakao SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is primarily in English with some Korean keywords in metadata.
  3. Strong focus on big data-driven targeted advertising services.
  4. Multiple tracking and analytics scripts are used, indicating extensive user tracking.
  5. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected despite tracking usage.
  6. Contact information is limited to email and physical address; no phone number found.
  7. No visible security or incident response policies published.
  8. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  9. Website uses HTTPS with CSP header but lacks other common security headers.
  10. Branding is consistent with 'Artist Company' as the business name.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom platform using jQuery and integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Kakao SDK. Hosting is provided via AWS, as indicated by DNS nameservers. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS with a Content Security Policy header to upgrade insecure requests. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data, though some canonical URLs point to a different domain (artistunited.com), which may cause SEO confusion. Accessibility features are basic but present. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and incomplete security headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and clearer SEO canonicalization.
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. 67/100Medium33 findingsView report
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