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Security report for digitaljournal.com

Digital Journal Inc · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Digital Journal Inc operates a global media platform that elevates voices in the news cycle, with a strong presence online since 1998. The website serves as a content partner and news publisher, targeting a general audience interested in world news, business, technology, entertainment, and lifestyle. The company maintains a professional brand image with consistent branding and a comprehensive content offering. Technically, the site is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging modern optimization tools such as WP Rocket and Google Tag Manager, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is partially met with a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of use, but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but could improve transparency and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • 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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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
52
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
72

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

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

Total records
107
Employees
0
Customers
107
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
11%

3 subdomains affected

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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

Digital Journal holds a strong market position as an established global media platform with a large audience. Its business model revolves around news publishing, content partnerships, and press release distribution. The company leverages social media channels for audience engagement and uses advertising networks like Google Ad Manager for monetization. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable gap in transparency, but the website's professional presentation and comprehensive content suggest legitimate operations. The company targets a broad audience including general news consumers and business professionals. Growth indicators include frequent content updates and a large archive of articles. Strategic partnerships appear limited to social media platforms and press release services.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of explicit security or incident response policies indicate room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the HTML content. The site does not provide a security.txt file or dedicated security contact emails, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident response. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. Overall, the security maturity is good but not exemplary, with recommendations to enhance header policies and incident response transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and provide explicit security contact information to facilitate vulnerability disclosures and incident response.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising tags to minimize risk from external dependencies.
  5. Increase WHOIS transparency or provide domain registration details on the website to improve trust and legitimacy perception.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Digital Journal Inc
Description
A global media platform and content partner that elevates voices in the news cycle. Online since 1998.
Key services
news publishing, content partnership, press release distribution
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Google Publisher Tags, WP Rocket
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

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 Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager
Tracking pixels
AddToAny
Marketing tools
AddToAny
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional, content-rich media platform with global news coverage.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with modern optimization plugins like WP Rocket.
  3. Strong SEO and structured data implementation.
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage; contact form is available.
  5. Social media presence is verified and consistent.
  6. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and reduces transparency.
  7. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR relevance.
  8. Advertising is primarily via Google Ad Manager and AddToAny sharing tools.
  9. No security.txt or explicit security policy pages found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Fonts, and Google Tag Manager. Performance optimizations are implemented via WP Rocket, resulting in fast load times and excellent mobile responsiveness. SEO is well addressed with comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced. The site uses Google Ad Manager for advertising and AddToAny for social sharing, indicating integration with common marketing tools. No hosting provider details were identified from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and well maintained, supporting a high-quality user experience.
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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