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Security report for al1.com.br

Portal AL1 · Media · Brazil

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Portal AL1 is a regional news media website focused on delivering news, videos, and opinion content primarily for the Maceió and Alagoas region in Brazil. It serves a general audience interested in local, national, and international news with a business model based on advertising revenue. The website demonstrates a consistent brand presence and good content quality with active social media engagement. Technically, the site relies on common web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Cloudflare for DNS and partial security. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and modern TLS protocols significantly undermines the site's security posture. The site also exhibits slow performance and basic mobile optimization. Security best practices are not fully implemented, with missing security headers, no HSTS, and no DNSSEC. Privacy and compliance policies are absent, which may expose the business to regulatory risks. Overall, the site is functional but requires urgent improvements in security and compliance to protect user data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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 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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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
90
Security headers
55
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
68

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

Portal AL1 holds a strong regional position as a news media outlet in Alagoas, Brazil, targeting a broad audience interested in politics, economy, culture, and sports. Its competitive advantage lies in innovative journalism and multimedia content including videos and opinion columns. The business model is primarily advertising-driven, leveraging partnerships with ad networks like premiumads. The company maintains a professional online presence with clear contact channels and social media integration. Growth opportunities include expanding digital reach and improving user experience. The partnership with the web agency www.2i9.com.br indicates a professional development ecosystem supporting the site.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of Portal AL1 is low. The lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols expose users to data interception risks. The absence of security headers and DNS security features like DNSSEC and CAA records further weakens the security posture. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and similar regulations. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not found, reducing readiness for security events. The use of Cloudflare DNS provides some protection, but the overall security culture and practices require significant enhancement to mitigate risks and build user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Implement modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols to strengthen encryption.
  3. Add and enforce security headers such as HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Publish clear privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  5. Establish an incident response plan and provide contact channels for security issues to enhance security readiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a standard web technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and lightslider for UI components. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and DNS services. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, resulting in insecure HTTP connections. Performance is slow with a high page load time and large resource count. Mobile optimization is basic with some responsive CSS. SEO optimization is also basic, relying mainly on meta tags and Open Graph data without structured data markup. Technical debt is evident in the lack of modern security and performance best practices, presenting modernization opportunities to improve reliability and user experience.
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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