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kayak.com Security Report Summary

kayak.com received a security score of 60 out of 100 in Guard's comprehensive security analysis, classified as "Moderate Risk". kayak.com operates in the Other industry in N/a.

The analyzed URL is a CAPTCHA verification page for www.kayak.com, designed to confirm that the visitor is a real user and to mitigate automated bot traffic. The page content is minimal and does not provide any business, contact, or policy information. The technical infrastructure includes Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise for bot detection, but no other advanced frameworks or CMS are detectable. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable or inaccessible in the provided raw output, which is unusual for a major commercial domain and reduces trustworthiness from a registration perspective. Security posture is limited to bot mitigation with no visible security headers or policies on this page. Overall, the site is protected by a WAF or similar security mechanism, blocking direct content access and limiting analysis capabilities.

The security scan identified 24 findings across security headers, SSL/TLS, DNS health, email security, GDPR compliance, and NIS2 compliance analysis modules.

Technologies detected: Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise.

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Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise
Analyzed 10/16/2025Completed 7:33:53 PM6mo ago
60
Security Score
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AI Summary

The analyzed URL is a CAPTCHA verification page for www.kayak.com, designed to confirm that the visitor is a real user and to mitigate automated bot traffic. The page content is minimal and does not provide any business, contact, or policy information. The technical infrastructure includes Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise for bot detection, but no other advanced frameworks or CMS are detectable. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable or inaccessible in the provided raw output, which is unusual for a major commercial domain and reduces trustworthiness from a registration perspective. Security posture is limited to bot mitigation with no visible security headers or policies on this page. Overall, the site is protected by a WAF or similar security mechanism, blocking direct content access and limiting analysis capabilities.

Detected Technologies

Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise

11 urgent findings need attention

11 high

  • + 3 more findings in the full report below
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Risk score drops, new high-severity issues, and header hardening gaps

Compliance watch

GDPR / NIS2 posture changes with governance evidence snapshots

Infrastructure surface

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

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Security Headers

7 findings

20/100

GDPR Compliance

3 findings

50/100

NIS2 Compliance

9 findings

2/100

Email Security

1 finding

95/100

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Business Intelligence

Market & Strategic Analysis

Due to the nature of the page as a CAPTCHA challenge, no direct business intelligence can be extracted from this content. The domain www.kayak.com is widely known as a travel search engine and aggregator, but this page does not provide any business model, market positioning, or service details. No contact or partnership information is present. The lack of WHOIS data in the provided raw output is inconsistent with expectations for a large enterprise domain, suggesting privacy protection or data source limitations.

Security Posture Analysis

Comprehensive Security Assessment

The security posture on this page is focused on bot mitigation using Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise, which is a strong indicator of proactive security against automated abuse. However, no other security headers or policies are visible, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The absence of privacy and cookie policies on this page is a compliance gap, though it may be due to the page's limited scope. The WHOIS data unavailability is a concern for domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the security posture is minimal but functional for the page's purpose.

Strategic Recommendations

Priority Actions for Security Improvement

1

Implement and expose comprehensive privacy and cookie policies accessible from all pages.

Observations

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Generic Detected

Page is a CAPTCHA challenge page indicating bot mitigation or WAF protection blocking direct access.

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Business Insights

Content Quality:

poor

Branding:

moderate

Technical Stack

Technologies:
Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise

Security Assessment

Security Score:
30/100
Best Practices:
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise for bot mitigation

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 blocked behind a CAPTCHA challenge page indicating bot mitigation or WAF presence.

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🛡️Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis and recommendations.

Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis

20/100
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

👤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: transport, digital

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📧Email Security

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

Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation

95/100
Score

Complex SPF record

LOW

Too many include statements can cause lookup limits

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.psm.knowbe4.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:_spf.presscloud.com include:helpscoutemail.com include:_spf.messagegears.net include:kayak.com._nspf.vali.email include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~all
DNS Lookups:7/10
Policy:~all
DKIM Selectors Found
Selector:k1(1296-bit rsa)
Selector:k2(1416-bit rsa)
Selector:s1(1440-bit rsa)
DMARC Details
Policy:reject
Aggregate Reports:dmarc_agg@vali.email
MTA-STS Details

🏆SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis.

SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis

95/100
Score

SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

MEDIUM

SSL certificate expires in 45 days

Partial SSL/TLS Assessment

LOW

Completed 2 of 4 security checks due to time constraints

Certificate Details

Subject:www.kayak.com
Issuer:R12
Valid Until:12/1/2025 (45 days)
SANs:www.kayak.com

OCSP Status

OCSP Stapling Disabled

📊DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment.

DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment

90/100
Score

DNSSEC Not Enabled

MEDIUM

DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

DNS Records

A Records:151.101.193.29, 151.101.65.29, 151.101.129.29, 151.101.1.29
AAAA Records:2a04:4e42:600::285, 2a04:4e42:400::285, 2a04:4e42::285, 2a04:4e42:200::285
Name Servers:
blue.foundationdns.comDNS only
blue.foundationdns.netDNS only
blue.foundationdns.orgDNS only
MX Records:
10: mxa-009e5101.gslb.pphosted.com
10: mxb-009e5101.gslb.pphosted.com
SOA:Serial: 2385884904, TTL: 1800s

DNSSEC Status

DNSSEC Not Enabled

DNS Performance

Resolution Time:39ms

SPF Analysis

SPF Record:
v=spf1 include:_spf.psm.knowbe4.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:_spf.presscloud.com include:helpscoutemail.com include:_spf.messagegears.net include:kayak.com._nspf.vali.email include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~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

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Technical Analysis

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Additional Findings

The page uses modern Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise scripts loaded asynchronously from Google's domains and assets hosted on AWS S3 CDN. The HTML is minimal and functional, with inline CSS for styling. No CMS or backend frameworks are detectable from this page. The page is designed for bot challenge and does not contain typical SEO or accessibility features. Performance and mobile optimization cannot be fully assessed due to the page's limited content. The hosting provider and SSL configuration cannot be determined from the provided data.
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