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Security report for corepublishingsolutions.com

Core Publishing Solutions · Manufacturing · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Core Publishing Solutions is a large-scale book printing and binding service provider operating under the Thomson Reuters brand. Established in 2013, the company offers comprehensive printing solutions including prepress, binding, inventory management, and fulfillment services primarily targeting publishers, associations, educational institutions, and faith-based organizations. Their market position is strong as one of the largest book printers in the United States, emphasizing speed, quality, and customization. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image aligned with Thomson Reuters, featuring detailed service descriptions and customer testimonials. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Genesis Framework and several plugins such as Yoast SEO and Atomic Blocks. It employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO practices but could improve accessibility and performance metrics. Hosting appears to be managed internally or via AWS infrastructure associated with Thomson Reuters. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks visible security headers and does not publish explicit security or incident response policies. Cookie policy exists but no consent mechanism is implemented, indicating partial GDPR compliance. The WHOIS data is consistent with the business claims, showing a stable domain registration with no privacy protection, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and functional with room for improvement in security best practices and privacy compliance. The business is credible and well-positioned in its industry, supported by a strong parent company brand.

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

6 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. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
66

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

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

No leaked records found

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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

Core Publishing Solutions operates in the manufacturing sector focused on book printing and publishing services. Their business model is B2B, serving publishers and related organizations with scalable and customizable printing solutions. The company leverages its association with Thomson Reuters to enhance credibility and market reach. Revenue streams likely include printing contracts, fulfillment services, and content management. The presence of detailed service pages and testimonials indicates a mature customer base and a focus on quality and rapid turnaround times. The company’s partnership ecosystem includes Thomson Reuters and LinkedIn for professional networking. Growth indicators include investment in new equipment and digital printing technologies. Strategic observations suggest a focus on operational efficiency, customer service, and environmental initiatives.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate gaps in security posture. GDPR compliance is partial, with privacy and cookie policies present but no active consent mechanism. The use of third-party tracking and marketing tools introduces moderate privacy risks. No vulnerabilities or malware were detected in the content. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly documented, suggesting an area for improvement to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner or mechanism to ensure full GDPR compliance and user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Core Publishing Solutions
Description
Core Publishing Solutions provides high-quality printing and binding services, ebooks, delivery and more. They offer scalable, flexible solutions for book printing projects including prepress, binding, inventory, and fulfillment.
Key services
Book Printing, Prepress and Design Services, Binding and Finishing, Inventory Management and Warehousing, Delivery and Fulfillment, Content Management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Atomic Blocks plugin, Nivo Slider, FlexSlider
Frameworks
Genesis Framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for controlled script loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Ads Conversion Tracking, 6sense
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Ads Conversion Tracking, 6sense
Marketing tools
HubSpot CTA
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to book printing and publishing services.
  3. Strong association with Thomson Reuters enhances trust.
  4. No direct company emails found on the homepage; contact primarily via phone and contact form.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published on the site.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices evident.
  7. No cookie consent banner detected despite cookie policy presence.
  8. No security headers detected in provided data; potential area for improvement.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using the Genesis Framework and several well-known plugins for SEO, layout, and user interaction. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for marketing and tracking purposes. The site is hosted on infrastructure linked to Thomson Reuters, likely AWS-based, ensuring reliable uptime and performance. While the site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, there is room to improve accessibility features and performance speed. The technical stack is current but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy controls to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.
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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