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Security report for eagletimes.com

eagletimes.com | Serving the Twin State Valley · Media · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

EagleTimes.com is a well-established local news media website serving the Twin State Valley region, providing news, sports, lifestyle, opinion, and obituary content. The site operates on a WordPress CMS with a modern theme and plugins supporting paywall, advertising, and social media integration. The business model relies on advertising and subscription services, targeting local community readers. The website demonstrates good content quality, clear navigation, and consistent branding, supported by active social media channels and a physical office contact address. Technically, the site uses HTTPS, Cloudflare DNS, and modern JavaScript libraries, though DNSSEC is not enabled. Security posture is solid but could be improved with additional security headers and explicit policies. Privacy compliance is lacking as no privacy or cookie policies were found, which is a notable gap. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, with minor areas for improvement in compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. 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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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
85
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
74

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

The Eagle Times holds a strong position as a regional news provider with a history dating back to 1999. Its competitive advantage lies in localized content and community engagement through submissions and social media. Revenue streams include advertising and subscription paywalls. The target audience is local residents interested in community news and events. The partnership with PaywallProject.com indicates a focus on digital subscription monetization. Growth potential exists through enhanced digital marketing and compliance improvements. The company maintains a clear contact presence and consistent content delivery, supporting its credibility and market presence.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with HTTPS and domain status protections. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which limits transparency. The use of reputable plugins and Cloudflare DNS suggests reasonable operational security. Privacy compliance gaps, such as missing privacy and cookie policies, expose the site to regulatory risk. Overall, the security posture is moderate with room for enhancement in policy transparency and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Publish an incident response policy and provide security contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
eagletimes.com | Serving the Twin State Valley
Description
Local news media serving the Twin State Valley area with news, sports, lifestyles, opinion, obituaries, and special sections.
Key services
News articles, Sports coverage, Lifestyle content, Opinion pieces, Obituary submissions, E-Editions, Advertising services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Yoast SEO plugin, Advanced Ads plugin, Leaky Paywall plugin, jQuery, Flickity carousel, Stripe.js, Prosopo ProCaptcha, WPZoom Prime News theme
Frameworks
WPZOOM Framework 2.0.3
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare nameservers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Advanced Ads
Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a local news media outlet serving the Twin State Valley area.
  2. Content is well-structured with multiple categories and submission forms.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Uses multiple WordPress plugins for paywall, ads, and social icons.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram.
  6. No explicit security or incident response contact information found.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  8. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security weakness.
  9. Website uses HTTPS and Cloudflare nameservers for DNS.
  10. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 with a modern theme (WPZoom Prime News) and uses several plugins for SEO (Yoast), advertising (Advanced Ads), paywall (Leaky Paywall), and social icons. It leverages jQuery and Flickity for UI components and Stripe.js for payment processing. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS with nameservers configured accordingly. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO and structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets. The site uses plausible analytics for privacy-conscious tracking. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers would modernize the security posture further.
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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