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Security report for artribune.com

Artribune srl · Media · Italy

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Artribune srl operates a well-established Italian digital media platform focused on contemporary art and culture since 2011. The website offers a rich array of editorial content, including news, interviews, event calendars, podcasts, and a freepress magazine distributed nationally. Its target audience includes art enthusiasts, professionals, and cultural consumers interested in diverse creative fields such as architecture, design, music, and literature. The business model combines digital publishing, newsletter subscriptions, and event promotion, positioning Artribune as a key player in Italy's cultural media landscape. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with WooCommerce and Gravity Forms, integrating modern advertising and analytics technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and multiple ad networks. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though performance is moderate. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and consent management in place, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain www.artribune.com is a notable anomaly, reducing domain trustworthiness despite the professional and consistent web presence. No blocking or WAF challenges were detected, allowing full content access. Privacy and cookie policies are not explicitly found in the provided content, indicating room for compliance improvement. Overall, Artribune presents a credible and professional digital media presence with strong content quality and business credibility. Strategic enhancements in security headers, privacy disclosures, and domain registration transparency would further strengthen its trust and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
75

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention artribune.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
131
Employees
0
Customers
122
Third parties
9
Weak passwords
21%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Artribune holds a strong market position as a specialized media outlet in the Italian contemporary art and culture sector. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive content offerings, including editorial articles, podcasts, university courses, and event coverage, supported by a loyal subscriber base and magazine distribution. Revenue streams likely include advertising, subscriptions, and event partnerships. The company targets a niche but engaged audience of cultural consumers and professionals. The presence on multiple social media platforms and use of modern marketing tools indicate a mature digital marketing strategy. However, the lack of visible privacy and terms policies may pose compliance risks. The WHOIS data gap suggests a need for improved domain transparency to avoid reputational risks.

Security posture

The website maintains a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of a consent management platform for cookie compliance. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options limits protection against common web attacks like clickjacking and MIME sniffing. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is present, reducing transparency for security researchers. The use of multiple third-party ad and tracking scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require ongoing monitoring. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved by implementing recommended headers and formalizing incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive privacy policy and make it easily accessible on the website.
  2. Add and enforce Content-Security-Policy and other essential security headers to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve security transparency.
  4. Clarify domain registration details or resolve WHOIS data issues to improve domain trustworthiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and ad networks to mitigate potential security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Artribune srl
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Artribune srl
Description
Artribune è una testata di arte e cultura contemporanea. Si rivolge a tutti coloro che amano l’arte, la creatività, l’architettura, il design, la moda, la musica, la letteratura, il cinema e il teatro di ricerca, i viaggi di qualità, l’enogastronomia. Un sito web, una newsletter con oltre 70.000 iscritti e un magazine freepress distribuito in 55.000 copie in tutta Italia.
Key services
news and editorials on arts and culture, magazine subscription, newsletter, event calendar, podcast, university courses, travel and production projects
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, WooCommerce 9.6.2, Gravity Forms 2.9.3, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, IMA SDK for ads, PubTech CMP for consent management, TalksCreativity ads, jQuery 3.7.1
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of consent management platform
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, Smart AdServer, AppNexus (ib.adnxs.com), Criteo, Casale Media, Teads
Marketing tools
Gravity Forms, AutomateWoo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
good
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
good
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Italian art and culture media platform
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and updated
  3. Uses modern web technologies and ad networks
  4. No visible privacy or cookie policy pages found in provided content
  5. WHOIS data unavailable, which is a concern for domain legitimacy verification
  6. No security.txt or explicit security policies found
  7. Consent management platform is implemented
  8. No WAF or blocking detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress CMS version 6.7.2 with WooCommerce and Gravity Forms plugins, indicating a mature and extensible platform. It uses modern web fonts, responsive design, and integrates multiple ad networks and analytics tools. The presence of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics enables detailed user behavior tracking. Consent management is handled by PubTech CMP, supporting GDPR compliance efforts. Performance is moderate, with some heavy ad scripts potentially impacting load times. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site lacks advanced security headers and formal vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from security and privacy enhancements.
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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