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Security report for blog.google

Google · Technology · United States

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

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Keyword is Google's official blog providing the latest news and stories about Google products, technology, and innovation. As a key communication channel for Google, it serves a broad audience interested in technology updates and company announcements. The website is professionally designed with excellent content quality and consistent branding, reflecting Google's market leadership in the technology sector. Technically, the site leverages Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure, ensuring fast performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and asynchronous script loading, though explicit security headers and public security policies are not visible. Privacy compliance is limited on the analyzed page, with no visible privacy or cookie policies, which could be improved. Overall, the domain registration and WHOIS data confirm the site's legitimacy as an official Google property.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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. DNS health

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

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
71

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

Google operates as a global technology leader with a diversified business model including search, advertising, cloud services, and hardware. The Keyword blog supports brand engagement and information dissemination, targeting a general audience including developers, customers, and tech enthusiasts. The site reinforces Google's market position by sharing innovation stories and product updates. The absence of direct contact information on the blog suggests it is primarily an informational resource rather than a customer service portal. Google's extensive ecosystem and parent company Alphabet Inc. provide strong business credibility and operational scale.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of Google-managed analytics and tag management tools. However, the lack of visible security headers and absence of published security or incident response policies limit transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The site does not provide a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, which are recommended best practices. Incident response contact channels are not publicly listed, which could hinder timely reporting of security issues. Overall, security practices are robust but could benefit from enhanced policy visibility and explicit security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide publicly accessible security and incident response policies including contact channels for reporting issues.
  4. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance transparency by listing data protection officer contact information and data retention policies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Google
Description
Get the latest news and stories about Google products, technology and innovation on the Keyword, Google's official blog.
Key services
technology news, product updates, innovation stories
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Fonts, JavaScript
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • async loading of scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Google blog with comprehensive technology news.
  2. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the page.
  3. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service links on the analyzed page.
  4. Uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking.
  5. Content is well-structured and professionally presented.
  6. No security or incident response policies publicly visible.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. No data protection officer contact information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom Google platform with extensive use of Google technologies including Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. It uses Google Fonts for typography and is hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured data. No CMS like WordPress or Drupal was detected, indicating a proprietary content management system. Performance is fast with asynchronous script loading. Technical debt appears minimal, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance features.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 71/100Medium28 findingsView report
  2. 71/100Medium30 findingsView report
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