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Security report for espreso.rs

Mondo inc. · Media · Serbia

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, DNS health and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Espreso.co.rs is a prominent Serbian online news portal operated by Mondo inc., offering a wide range of news, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle content targeted at the general Serbian-speaking audience. The website holds a strong market position as one of the fastest growing portals in the region, supported by a comprehensive content offering and a subsidiary lifestyle brand 'Glossy'. Technically, the site employs a modern advertising and analytics stack including Google Analytics, Gemius, and multiple ad networks, with a custom CMS platform. The site is mobile optimized and demonstrates good SEO and user experience practices. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and GDPR-compliant consent management but lacks explicit published security policies and incident response contacts, which could be improved. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  3. 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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
30
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
65
Average
48

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

Espreso.co.rs operates in the media sector, focusing on news and entertainment content monetized primarily through advertising. Its parent company, Mondo inc., manages multiple media properties, indicating a mature business ecosystem. The portal targets a broad demographic in Serbia and neighboring regions, leveraging social media and push notifications for audience engagement. The presence of multiple third-party ad and analytics integrations suggests a data-driven approach to content monetization and audience measurement. The site’s consistent branding and DMCA protection badge enhance its credibility. However, the absence of direct contact emails and phone numbers for business or security inquiries may limit direct communication channels.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with HTTPS enforced and GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. It uses several third-party scripts for analytics and advertising, which introduces a moderate risk surface. The lack of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and absence of a published security policy or vulnerability disclosure program are notable gaps. No signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from publishing a security.txt file and providing clear incident response contacts to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be enhanced to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and expose a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers, including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate supply chain risks.
  5. Provide clear and verified company contact emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mondo inc.
Description
Najnovije vesti, sport, showbiz, kultura, hi-tech, svet, lifestyle - Espreso.co.rs
Key services
News publishing, Video content, Advertising platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Gemius analytics, InMobi Consent Manager, PubJelly advertising scripts, CleverPush push notifications, Google Publisher Tags (GPT) for ads, Prebid.js for header bidding, Amazon A9 ads, Defractal analytics, jQuery (implied by legacy scripts), SVG icons
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for GDPR
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async and defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Gemius, Chartbeat, Defractal
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense/DoubleClick, Amazon A9, Rubicon Project, InMobi, PubJelly
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Gemius, Chartbeat, Defractal
Marketing tools
CleverPush (push notifications)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Serbian news portal with extensive content and advertising integration.
  2. Strong use of third-party analytics and advertising technologies.
  3. Good GDPR compliance with consent management platform active.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
  5. No signs of WAF or content blocking; full content accessible.
  6. Social media presence is strong with multiple official channels linked.
  7. Content is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable material.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business consistency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom CMS (makonda.com) and integrates multiple modern technologies for analytics, advertising, and user engagement, including Google Analytics, Gemius, PubJelly, Amazon A9, and CleverPush. The site loads scripts asynchronously and defers non-critical resources to optimize performance. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO practices are evident through meta tags and structured Open Graph data. However, accessibility features appear basic, and there is room for improvement in security headers and formal documentation. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a large-scale media portal with moderate performance and good 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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