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Security report for economist.co.kr

이데일리M 주식회사 · Media · South Korea

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

이코노미스트 (economist.co.kr) is a Korean digital economic news platform operated by 이데일리M 주식회사, providing comprehensive coverage of stock markets, finance, real estate, IT, and bio sectors. The website is well-structured with extensive news categories, real-time updates, and multimedia content, targeting Korean-speaking investors and professionals interested in economic and financial news. The business operates under a medium-sized media entity with a clear market position within South Korea's digital news industry. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Swiper, and Slick Carousel, alongside analytics tools like Google Analytics and Matomo. Hosting is likely provided by Ncloud, inferred from the nameservers. The website demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although some improvements in cookie consent and explicit security policies could enhance compliance. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced, domain status protections, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of a cookie consent mechanism and vulnerability disclosure policy are areas for improvement. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the business identity, reinforcing trustworthiness. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and content-rich platform with minor gaps in privacy compliance and security policy transparency. Strategic enhancements in these areas would further solidify its security and compliance stature.

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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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
77
Security headers
25
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
62

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 company operates in the media sector with a focus on economic and financial news, leveraging a digital-first business model. It targets a Korean audience interested in stock markets, finance, real estate, IT, and healthcare sectors. The business benefits from affiliation with the 이데일리 group, enhancing its market credibility and content resources. Revenue streams likely include advertising, subscriptions, and branded content. The extensive menu and content categories indicate a broad editorial scope, supporting diverse audience segments. Partnerships with related media domains strengthen its ecosystem. Growth indicators include regular content updates and multimedia integration. Strategic observations suggest opportunities in enhancing privacy compliance and incident response readiness to meet evolving regulatory demands.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited). Security headers for cache control are present, though explicit Content-Security-Policy headers are not confirmed. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The absence of a published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy is a compliance gap. Cookie consent mechanisms are missing, which may affect GDPR compliance. Overall, the site is secure for users but could improve transparency and compliance documentation to align with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR.
  2. Publish a clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance security transparency.
  3. Add or verify Content-Security-Policy headers to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance user privacy controls and data retention disclosures to build user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
이데일리M 주식회사
Registration number
530-81-02788
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
이데일리M 주식회사
Description
디지털 경제뉴스 제공, 주식, 금융, 부동산, IT, 바이오 등 재테크 정보 중심
Key services
경제 뉴스, 산업 뉴스, 금융 뉴스, 증권 뉴스, 부동산 뉴스, IT 및 바이오 뉴스, 인터뷰 및 오피니언 콘텐츠, 브랜드 미디어 콘텐츠
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, jQuery Cookie plugin, LazyLoad, Slick Carousel, Swiper.js, Google Tag Manager, Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited domain status
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js), Matomo Analytics
Marketing tools
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Korean digital economic news portal.
  2. Content is rich with multiple news categories and up-to-date articles.
  3. Clear navigation with extensive menu structure and mobile optimization.
  4. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business identity.
  5. No signs of WAF or content blocking detected.
  6. No explicit or adult content present.
  7. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools.
  8. Privacy and terms policies are present but cookie consent is missing.
  9. No visible security incident response or vulnerability disclosure pages.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom CMS with modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.6.0, Slick Carousel, and Swiper for UI components. Analytics are handled via Google Analytics and Matomo, indicating a dual approach to user tracking. Hosting is likely on Ncloud, inferred from nameservers. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading implemented for images. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data. No major technical debt or obsolete technologies were detected, though explicit CMS identification was not possible. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and user-friendly news platform.
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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