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Security report for beveragedaily.com

William Reed Business Media · Media · N/a

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

BeverageDaily.com is a professional media website operated by William Reed Business Media, providing daily news and insights focused on the beverage industry, including equipment, packaging, and processing. The site targets industry professionals and businesses seeking up-to-date information and market trends. The platform demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure, leveraging modern JavaScript frameworks, content management via Arc Publishing, and multiple analytics and marketing tools to optimize user engagement and content delivery. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and standard security headers, although explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly available. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable gap, potentially due to privacy protection or query limitations, which slightly impacts trustworthiness assessments. Overall, the site presents as a credible and professional resource within its niche, with moderate risk from incomplete domain registration transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
6of 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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      DMARC not enforcing

      DMARC policy is set to "none"

      What to do: Gradually move to "quarantine" then "reject" policy

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  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.

    • Medium

      SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

      SSL certificate expires in 81 days

      What to do: Plan SSL certificate renewal

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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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
95
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
88
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

The website operates within the media sector, specializing in beverage industry news. It serves a large audience of industry professionals, offering key services such as news updates, equipment and packaging information, and processing insights. The business model is content-driven, likely monetized through advertising and sponsored content. The site benefits from the backing of William Reed Business Media, a recognized entity in trade publishing. Its market position is that of an established industry news provider with consistent branding and good content quality. The presence of social media channels and professional design supports its competitive advantage. No subsidiaries or partner domains were identified from the data provided.

Security posture

The site exhibits a solid security posture with HTTPS enabled and multiple security headers implemented, reducing common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of a published security policy, incident response information, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is strong, with GDPR-aligned policies and consent management in place. The WHOIS data absence is a concern for domain legitimacy verification but does not directly impact site security. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adding explicit security governance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as a security or abuse email address.
  4. Enhance domain registration transparency or verify WHOIS data availability to improve trust.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries and tracking tools to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
William Reed Business Media
Description
Daily news on beverage industry and beverage equipment. Free access to news on drink industry, beverage packaging and beverage processing
Key services
Industry news, Beverage equipment updates, Beverage packaging news, Beverage processing information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Cxense, Tinypass, React-datepicker
Frameworks
React
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Cxense
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Tinypass
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight, Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Marketing tools
Cxense
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content
  2. Professional media site focused on beverage industry
  3. Uses modern JavaScript frameworks and tracking tools
  4. Good privacy and cookie policy presence with consent mechanism
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response info found
  6. WHOIS data unavailable, raising minor trust concerns
  7. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including React and Arc Publishing CMS, supported by various analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, and Cxense. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve speed. SEO is well addressed through comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data. No critical technical debt or outdated technologies were identified. Hosting provider details are not explicit but inferred to be cloud-based via Arc Publishing infrastructure. Opportunities exist to improve technical documentation and security transparency.
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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