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Security report for 30stades.com

Media · India

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

30 Stades is a media and news website targeting an English-speaking Indian audience. The site offers news content across various categories such as Art & Culture, Enterprise, Environment, Farming, Society, Travel, Money, CSR, Interview, Newsletter, and Info Hub. The website uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap, Google Fonts, Cloudflare DNS, Google Analytics GA4, and Taboola for advertising and content recommendations. The domain was registered in 2019 and is managed through GoDaddy with Cloudflare DNS services, indicating a stable and legitimate registration. Technically, the website demonstrates moderate performance with good mobile optimization and basic SEO practices. However, it lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for enhanced security. The site uses HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, which is a compliance gap, especially for GDPR and similar regulations. No contact information or security incident response details are provided, limiting transparency and user trust. From a security perspective, the site is moderately secure with HTTPS and domain status protections but could improve by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Advertising practices rely on Taboola and Google DoubleClick, with moderate user tracking via Google Analytics. Content is safe for general audiences with no adult or explicit material detected. Overall, 30 Stades is a legitimate small media website with good technical foundations but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and transparency to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

7 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 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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
40
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
66

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

30 Stades operates as a small-scale media/news platform focusing on diverse content categories relevant to Indian and global audiences. The business model appears to be advertising-driven, leveraging third-party ad networks like Taboola and Google DoubleClick. The target audience includes English-speaking readers interested in news and cultural topics. The domain age and registration details align with a relatively new but stable operation. The site lacks explicit business contact information and certifications, which may limit its perceived credibility. The partnership ecosystem includes advertising and analytics providers but no direct business partners or subsidiaries were identified. Growth indicators are not evident from the data, and the site appears focused on content delivery rather than e-commerce or subscription models.

Security posture

The website maintains a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain registration protections such as clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited statuses. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces its defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected, and forms are minimal with no sensitive input fields identified. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps, particularly with GDPR. Incident response mechanisms and security contact channels are not provided, which may delay response to security incidents. Overall, the security maturity is basic to moderate, suitable for a small media site but with room for improvement.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve regulatory compliance and user trust.
  4. Add clear contact information including security incident response contacts to facilitate communication and transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities and ensure performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, Google Fonts, Cloudflare DNS, Google Analytics GA4, Taboola
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics GA4
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Taboola, Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics GA4, Taboola
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a media/news platform named '30 Stades' targeting English-speaking Indian audience.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No explicit contact information such as emails or phone numbers found.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and third-party advertising and analytics services.
  5. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC.
  6. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
  7. WHOIS data indicates a legitimate domain with good registration practices.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Bootstrap for responsive design and Google Fonts for typography. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. Analytics and advertising integrations include Google Analytics GA4 and Taboola, indicating a focus on user engagement and monetization. The site has moderate performance and good mobile optimization but lacks advanced accessibility features. SEO is basic with proper meta tags and Open Graph data but could be enhanced with richer structured data and sitemap inclusion. The absence of CMS identification suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Technical risks include missing DNSSEC and security headers, which could expose the site to DNS attacks and client-side vulnerabilities.
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

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