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Security report for boon.hu

Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. · Media · Hungary

Partial score · DNS & email only

70/100

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

BOON.hu is a regional news portal serving Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary, operated by Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. The site focuses on delivering fresh news, economic updates, and local information to residents and interested audiences within the region. It operates primarily on an advertising-supported business model, leveraging multiple ad networks and tracking technologies to monetize content. The website demonstrates a moderate to good level of digital maturity, employing modern analytics, consent management, and SEO best practices, including structured data markup. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and consent mechanisms in place, but lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the site is legitimate, professionally presented, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

Checks completed
4of 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

2 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';…

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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

Security headers
30
Email security
80
Network security
100
Average
70

Not counted

  • SSL/TLS: did not complete in this scan.
  • DNS health: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: 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 portal holds a strong regional market position as a primary news source for Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. Its competitive advantage lies in localized content and integration with Mediaworks Hungary Zrt., a large media company. Revenue streams are primarily advertising-based, supported by Google Adsense, ADOcean, and retargeting via Google Ads and Facebook. The target customer segment includes local residents and Hungarian-speaking audiences interested in regional news. The partnership ecosystem includes major ad and analytics providers but no identified subsidiaries or related domains. Growth indicators are stable with consistent content updates and use of modern marketing tools.

Security posture

The website maintains a baseline security posture with HTTPS and cookie consent management. However, it lacks advanced security headers and publicly available security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Compliance with GDPR is partially indicated by the consent mechanism but is undermined by the absence of a privacy policy. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible, suggesting room for maturity improvements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and disclose a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen defense-in-depth.
  4. Improve accessibility features to meet modern standards and broaden audience reach.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting and improve security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mediaworks Hungary Zrt.
Description
Regional news portal for Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county providing fresh news, economy, domestic and county news.
Key services
News publishing, Local information dissemination, Advertising platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Google Adsense, Gemius Analytics, InMobi Consent Management Platform, Facebook SDK, ADOcean Ad Network
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for cookies
  • Use of async/defer scripts to improve load

Analytics and tracking

Services
Gemius, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
ADOcean, Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Gemius, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
InMobi CMP
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional news portal for Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary.
  2. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via InMobi CMP.
  4. No direct contact information (emails, phones, addresses) found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Uses multiple advertising and tracking technologies, indicating monetization via ads.
  6. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and content clarity.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  9. Website uses HTTPS and modern script loading techniques.
  10. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Gemius analytics, and InMobi consent management. Scripts are loaded asynchronously to optimize performance. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO practices including structured data. Hosting details are not explicit but ad serving is handled by hu.adocean.pl. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. No CMS was explicitly identified from the provided data. Technical risks are low but could increase without improved security policies and headers.
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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