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Security report for bns.lt

BNS, UAB · Media · Lithuania

Medium risk. 5 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

BNS, UAB operates as a well-established Lithuanian news agency providing reliable and timely news services for over 30 years. The company targets news subscribers, media professionals, and the general public interested in Lithuanian and global news. Their business model is primarily subscription-based, supplemented by paid press release and event services. The website reflects a professional media organization with consistent branding and a clear market position as a trusted news source in Lithuania. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including SvelteKit for frontend development, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and CookieScript for cookie consent management. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and a moderate performance profile. The presence of detailed cookie declarations and privacy policy indicates a mature approach to privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, security headers are not explicitly detected, and no published security or incident response policies were found. The cookie consent mechanism is robust, supporting GDPR compliance. The lack of WHOIS data limits domain registration trust verification, but the website content and business information appear legitimate and consistent with a professional media entity. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid digital presence with good content quality, technical implementation, and privacy compliance. Security posture is adequate but could be improved by adding security headers and publishing formal security policies. The domain registration details remain unknown due to WHOIS query limits, which slightly impacts trust analysis.

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

5 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"

    • 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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  • 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
15
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
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

BNS holds a strong position in the Lithuanian media sector as a primary news agency with a subscription-based revenue model. Their diversified service offerings include news subscriptions, press center services, press conferences, specialized real estate news, photo and video services, and daily news summaries. The company targets both professional media clients and general news consumers. The website's professional design and clear navigation support user engagement and subscription conversion. The use of modern web technologies and compliance with privacy regulations reflect a forward-looking digital strategy. The absence of visible social media links suggests a focus on direct subscriber relationships rather than broad social engagement. The company appears stable with a medium size and no evident parent or subsidiary relationships disclosed on the site.

Security posture

The website benefits from HTTPS encryption and a cookie consent mechanism that supports GDPR compliance. No critical security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. The use of third-party analytics and consent management tools is transparent and well integrated. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing additional HTTP security headers and publishing formal security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness for security incidents.
  3. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for users with disabilities.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and tracking tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
BNS, UAB
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BNS, UAB
Description
BNS is a news agency providing reliable news for over 30 years, delivering information about important events in Lithuania and worldwide.
Key services
News subscription, Press center services, Press conferences, Real estate news portal (BNS+ NT), Photo services (BNS Foto), Video services (BNS Video), Daily news summary (BNS Sprintas)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, CookieScript Consent Management, Font Awesome, Google Fonts
Frameworks
SvelteKit
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieScript
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 and navigation.
  2. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed cookie declaration.
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable due to query limit exceeded; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts found.
  5. Contact information includes phone number and physical address in footer.
  6. No email addresses or social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  7. Website uses modern frontend technology (SvelteKit) and standard analytics/tracking tools.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern frontend technologies, notably SvelteKit, which supports efficient client-side rendering and modular code. Integration with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics enables comprehensive user behavior tracking and marketing analytics. CookieScript provides a robust consent management platform ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. The site uses standard web fonts and icons from Google Fonts and Font Awesome, contributing to a consistent and professional visual design. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, particularly in loading times and accessibility. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with appropriate meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS or hosting provider details are explicitly identified from the HTML content.
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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