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gobankingrates.com Security Report Summary

gobankingrates.com received a security score of 54 out of 100 in Guard's comprehensive security analysis, classified as "Elevated Risk". gobankingrates.com operates in the Other industry in N/a.

The website www.gobankingrates.com is currently inaccessible due to an Amazon CloudFront Web Application Firewall (WAF) configuration that blocks access from the querying country, resulting in a 403 error page. This prevents any meaningful content, metadata, or technical details from being retrieved or analyzed. The WHOIS lookup for the domain failed to return any registration data, indicating either the domain is unregistered, expired, or protected by privacy mechanisms that obscure registrar and registrant information. Consequently, no business, contact, or security policy information is available. From a technical perspective, the site is hosted behind Amazon CloudFront, but no further details on CMS, frameworks, or technologies can be determined due to the lack of accessible content. Security posture cannot be assessed as no security headers or SSL configuration details are available. Privacy compliance and business credibility cannot be evaluated without access to policies or contact information. Overall, the site presents a high risk due to inaccessibility and lack of verifiable registration data. This severely limits trust and raises questions about legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include resolving WAF blocking issues to enable access, publishing clear WHOIS and business information, implementing security best practices, and providing transparent privacy and contact policies.

The security scan identified 29 findings across security headers, SSL/TLS, DNS health, email security, GDPR compliance, and NIS2 compliance analysis modules.

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AI Summary

The website www.gobankingrates.com is currently inaccessible due to an Amazon CloudFront Web Application Firewall (WAF) configuration that blocks access from the querying country, resulting in a 403 error page. This prevents any meaningful content, metadata, or technical details from being retrieved or analyzed. The WHOIS lookup for the domain failed to return any registration data, indicating either the domain is unregistered, expired, or protected by privacy mechanisms that obscure registrar and registrant information. Consequently, no business, contact, or security policy information is available. From a technical perspective, the site is hosted behind Amazon CloudFront, but no further details on CMS, frameworks, or technologies can be determined due to the lack of accessible content. Security posture cannot be assessed as no security headers or SSL configuration details are available. Privacy compliance and business credibility cannot be evaluated without access to policies or contact information. Overall, the site presents a high risk due to inaccessibility and lack of verifiable registration data. This severely limits trust and raises questions about legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include resolving WAF blocking issues to enable access, publishing clear WHOIS and business information, implementing security best practices, and providing transparent privacy and contact policies.

12 urgent findings need attention

12 high

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Risk score drops, new high-severity issues, and header hardening gaps

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Unexpected open services, SSL expiry, DNS & email authentication changes

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Security Headers

8 findings

15/100

GDPR Compliance

3 findings

50/100

NIS2 Compliance

9 findings

2/100

Email Security

3 findings

82/100

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Business Intelligence

Market & Strategic Analysis

Due to the absence of accessible content and WHOIS data, no reliable business intelligence can be derived. The domain appears to be either unregistered or protected, which is inconsistent with a legitimate, operational business website. No information about market positioning, revenue streams, partnerships, or customer segments is available. The lack of accessible content and metadata suggests the site is either offline, misconfigured, or restricted, preventing any competitive or operational insights.

Security Posture Analysis

Comprehensive Security Assessment

The security posture cannot be fully assessed due to the site's inaccessibility. The presence of an Amazon CloudFront WAF blocking access indicates some level of security control, but it also prevents legitimate analysis. No security headers or SSL details are visible, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available. The absence of WHOIS data further complicates trust assessment. Overall, the security maturity appears low or unknown, with critical gaps in transparency and accessibility.

Strategic Recommendations

Priority Actions for Security Improvement

1

Resolve the CloudFront WAF configuration to allow legitimate access and enable full site analysis.

Observations

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CloudFront Detected

Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country, resulting in a 403 error page.

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Business Insights

Content Quality:

poor

Technical Stack

Security Assessment

0

Analytics & Tracking

Advertising & Marketing

Website Quality Assessment

Design Quality:poor
User Experience:poor
Content Relevance:poor
Navigation Clarity:poor
Professionalism:poor
Trustworthiness:low

Key Observations

1

Website content is completely inaccessible due to CloudFront WAF blocking

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🛡️Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis and recommendations.

Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis

15/100
Score

Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

HIGH

Forces HTTPS connections

Missing X-Frame-Options header

HIGH

Prevents clickjacking attacks

Missing X-Content-Type-Options header

MEDIUM

Prevents MIME type sniffing

Missing Content-Security-Policy header

HIGH

Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

Missing X-XSS-Protection header

MEDIUM

Legacy XSS protection (deprecated but still recommended)

Missing Referrer-Policy header

LOW

Controls referrer information sent with requests

Missing Permissions-Policy header

MEDIUM

Controls browser features and APIs

Sensitive data may be cached

LOW

Cache-Control header should include "no-store" for sensitive pages

👤GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment under GDPR regulations.

GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment

50/100
Score

No Privacy Policy found

HIGH

GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

No Cookie Policy found

HIGH

GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

No Cookie Consent Banner found

HIGH

GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

GDPR Compliance Analysis

Privacy Policy0% confidence
Cookie Policy0% confidence
Contact Information Found90% confidence
phone

🛡️NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive compliance assessment.

NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive

2/100
Score

No information security framework found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity and information security measures

No vulnerability disclosure policy

MEDIUM

NIS2 encourages coordinated vulnerability disclosure

No security policy documentation found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity governance and risk management

No incident response procedures found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented incident response and business continuity plans

No business continuity planning found

MEDIUM

NIS2 emphasizes operational resilience and business continuity

No security contact information

HIGH

NIS2 requires clear incident reporting channels

No vulnerability reporting mechanism

MEDIUM

Clear vulnerability reporting supports coordinated disclosure

No NIS2 reference found

LOW

Consider explicitly mentioning NIS2 compliance efforts

Critical sector without clear security compliance

HIGH

Detected sectors: digital

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📧Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation and email security assessment.

Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation

82/100
Score

Complex SPF record

LOW

Too many include statements can cause lookup limits

No MTA-STS Policy

MEDIUM

MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

No TLS-RPT Record

LOW

TLS-RPT provides reporting for email TLS issues

SPF
Sender Policy Framework
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication
MX Records
Mail Exchange Records
BIMI
Brand Indicators
MTA-STS
Mail Transfer Agent Security
TLS-RPT
TLS Reporting
DNSSEC
DNS Security
SPF Details
Record:
v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.google.com include:spf.dynect.net include:mailgun.org include:_spf.salesforce.com ~all
DNS Lookups:5/10
Policy:~all
DKIM Selectors Found
Selector:default(1296-bit rsa)
Selector:selector1(1416-bit rsa)
Selector:selector2(1416-bit rsa)
DMARC Details
Policy:quarantine
Subdomain Policy:quarantine
Aggregate Reports:dmarc-reports@gobankingrates.com

🏆SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis.

SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis

82/100
Score

Weak Protocols Supported

HIGH

Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

Certificate Transparency Not Implemented

LOW

Certificate is not logged in Certificate Transparency logs

Partial SSL/TLS Assessment

LOW

Completed 3 of 4 security checks due to time constraints

Protocol Support

TLSv1.3TLSv1.2TLSv1.1

OCSP Status

OCSP Stapling Enabled

📊DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment.

DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment

85/100
Score

DNSSEC Not Enabled

MEDIUM

DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

CAA Records Not Configured

LOW

Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) records not found

DNS Records

A Records:13.33.235.120, 13.33.235.60, 13.33.235.96, 13.33.235.97
Name Servers:
ns-1331.awsdns-38.orgDNS only
ns-167.awsdns-20.comDNS only
ns-2011.awsdns-59.co.ukDNS only
ns-536.awsdns-03.netDNS only
MX Records:
10: gobankingrates-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
SOA:Serial: 1, TTL: 86400s

DNSSEC Status

DNSSEC Not Enabled

DNS Performance

Resolution Time:35ms

SPF Analysis

SPF Record:
v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.google.com include:spf.dynect.net include:mailgun.org include:_spf.salesforce.com ~all

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis.

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis

100/100
Score

Good Network Security Posture

LOW

No unnecessary services detected on common risky ports

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🔧Technical Analysis

Detailed technical findings and analysis from AI assessment.

Technical Analysis

Comprehensive security assessment findings

Additional Findings

The technical infrastructure is largely unknown due to the site's inaccessibility. Hosting is via Amazon CloudFront, but no CMS, frameworks, or scripts are detectable. The site returns a 403 error with a CloudFront block message, indicating restrictive access controls. No metadata, SEO tags, or performance indicators are available. This lack of accessible technical data suggests either a misconfiguration or intentional geo-blocking that limits usability and analysis.
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