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Svenska Epoch Times · Media · Sweden

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Svenska Epoch Times is a Swedish news media outlet focusing on national and international journalism, offering news articles, opinion pieces, podcasts, and subscription-based digital and print editions. The website targets Swedish-speaking audiences interested in in-depth news coverage and cultural content. Technically, the site is built on modern frameworks such as Next.js and React, with integration of multiple third-party analytics and advertising pixels, indicating a mature digital infrastructure but with extensive user tracking. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and security headers, but privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The WHOIS data for the queried subdomain is missing, raising some concerns about domain registration transparency, though the main domain likely exists. Overall, the site is professional and content-rich but should improve privacy disclosures and incident response transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

9 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  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';…

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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
15
Email security
87
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
60

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

Epoch Times Sweden positions itself as a growing media player in the Swedish market, leveraging subscription revenue and digital content delivery. Its content mix includes news, opinion, culture, and sports, appealing to a broad demographic of Swedish readers. The use of multiple analytics and advertising platforms suggests a focus on audience growth and monetization through targeted advertising. The absence of clear privacy and cookie policies may impact user trust and regulatory compliance. No explicit partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the content. The business model is primarily media publishing with digital subscriptions and advertising revenue streams.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS, modern security headers, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in security transparency and readiness. The extensive use of third-party tracking scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance its security culture and compliance by publishing relevant policies and contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies clearly accessible on the website.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user trust.
  3. Add explicit security incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts to minimize privacy and security risks.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet compliance standards and broaden audience reach.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Svenska Epoch Times
Description
Epoch Times är Sveriges nya satsning inom nationell och internationell nyhetsjournalistik i pappersformat.
Key services
News articles, Opinion pieces, Podcasts, E-newspaper subscription
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Google Analytics, TikTok Pixel, Twitter Ads, Facebook Pixel, Reddit Pixel
Frameworks
Next.js
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 security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, TikTok Analytics, Facebook Analytics, Twitter Analytics, Reddit Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
TikTok Pixel, Facebook Pixel, Reddit Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Swedish news media site with a focus on national and international news.
  2. Content is rich with articles, opinion pieces, podcasts, and subscription offers.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the provided HTML content.
  4. Contact emails are obfuscated but present in footer areas.
  5. Multiple third-party analytics and advertising pixels are used, indicating extensive user tracking.
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found in the content.
  7. No security or incident response contact information found.
  8. WHOIS data for the queried domain www.epochtimes.se is missing, possibly due to querying a subdomain or privacy protection.
  9. Website uses modern web technologies including Next.js and React.
  10. HTTPS is enforced with good security headers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based framework (Next.js) enabling server-side rendering and optimized performance. It integrates multiple analytics and advertising pixels from TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and Google Analytics, indicating a complex tracking ecosystem. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses modern CSS media queries. Performance appears moderate with deferred script loading. No CMS is explicitly detected. Hosting provider details are not available from the content. The site lacks structured data like JSON-LD for enhanced SEO. Technical debt appears low but privacy compliance gaps exist.
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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