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Is venturebeat.com Safe? Security Analysis for Vercel Security Checkpoint

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Analyzed 9/6/2025Completed 12:47:01 AM
52
Security Score
MEDIUM RISK

AI Summary

The website venturebeat.com is currently inaccessible due to a Vercel Security Checkpoint blocking content access with a browser verification failure (Code 10). This prevents retrieval of any meaningful business, security, or compliance information from the page. The domain is well-established since 2005 and registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC with no privacy protection, indicating legitimacy. However, the lack of accessible content means no privacy policies, contact information, or business descriptions can be analyzed. The technical infrastructure includes Vercel hosting and JavaScript usage, but performance and SEO cannot be assessed. Security posture cannot be evaluated due to lack of headers and SSL details in the content. Overall, the site is blocked and thus scores very low in AI analysis, with recommendations to resolve the security checkpoint to enable full analysis.

Detected Technologies

JavaScript

🧠AI Business Intelligence

Technology stack, business insights, and market analysis powered by AI.

Business Intelligence

Market & Strategic Analysis

No business intelligence data is extractable from the blocked content. The domain age and registrar suggest a mature business presence, but no company name, description, or services are visible. No contact or trust indicators are present. The site likely targets a general audience but this cannot be confirmed. No partnerships or subsidiaries are identifiable from the content.

Security Posture Analysis

Comprehensive Security Assessment

The security posture cannot be fully assessed due to the blocking mechanism. The presence of a Vercel security checkpoint indicates some level of protection against automated or suspicious traffic. However, no security headers or SSL details are visible. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available. The site should ensure proper security headers and publicly accessible compliance documents once the blocking is resolved.

Strategic Recommendations

Priority Actions for Security Improvement

1

Resolve the Vercel security checkpoint to allow legitimate users and analyzers access to the website content.

Observations

AI-powered comprehensive website and business analysis.

AI-Enhanced Website Analysis

Vercel Detected

Page is a Vercel Security Checkpoint blocking access with a browser verification failure (Code 10). Content is inaccessible.

Analysis results may be incomplete. For accurate analysis, please contact guard@offseq.com

Business Insights

Content Quality:

poor

Branding:

inconsistent

Technical Stack

Technologies:
JavaScript
Frameworks:
Vercel

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 blocked by a Vercel security checkpoint requiring browser verification.

🛡️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

📧Email Security

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

Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation

70/100
Score

Complex SPF record

LOW

Too many include statements can cause lookup limits

DMARC not enforcing

MEDIUM

DMARC policy is set to "none"

No BIMI Record

LOW

BIMI displays brand logos in email clients

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:em.getrevue.co include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.google.com include:aspmx.pardot.com include:mktomail.com include:amazonses.com a:sendgrid.avolio.tech ~all
DNS Lookups:7/10
Policy:~all
DKIM Selectors Found
Selector:google(1296-bit rsa)
Selector:k1(1296-bit rsa)
Selector:s1(1440-bit rsa)
DMARC Details
Policy:none
Subdomain Policy:none
Aggregate Reports:re+ziiucyqv52i@dmarc.postmarkapp.com

🏆SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis.

SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis

72/100
Score

Weak Protocols Supported

HIGH

Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

OCSP Stapling Not Enabled

LOW

OCSP stapling improves performance and privacy

Certificate Transparency Not Implemented

LOW

Certificate is not logged in Certificate Transparency logs

SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

MEDIUM

SSL certificate expires in 81 days

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 Disabled

📊DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment.

DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment

80/100
Score

DNSSEC Not Enabled

MEDIUM

DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

CAA Records Not Configured

LOW

Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) records not found

DMARC Policy Set to None

LOW

DMARC is configured but not enforcing any policy

DNS Records

A Records:216.150.1.1
Name Servers:
ns-101.awsdns-12.comDNS only
ns-1252.awsdns-28.orgDNS only
ns-2012.awsdns-59.co.ukDNS only
ns-848.awsdns-42.netDNS only
MX Records:
1: aspmx.l.google.com
10: alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10: alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
10: inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
5: alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5: alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
SOA:Serial: 1, TTL: 86400s

DNSSEC Status

DNSSEC Not Enabled

DNS Performance

Resolution Time:73ms

SPF Analysis

SPF Record:
v=spf1 include:em.getrevue.co include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.google.com include:aspmx.pardot.com include:mktomail.com include:amazonses.com a:sendgrid.avolio.tech ~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

🔧Technical Analysis

Detailed technical findings and analysis from AI assessment.

Technical Analysis

Comprehensive security assessment findings

Additional Findings

The website is hosted on Vercel and uses JavaScript heavily. The HTML content is minimal and serves only as a security checkpoint page. No CMS or additional frameworks are detectable. Performance and mobile optimization cannot be assessed due to lack of content. The domain is registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC since 2005, indicating a stable infrastructure. Technical debt or modernization opportunities cannot be evaluated without full content access.
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