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Security report for euronews.al

Euronews Albania · Media · Albania

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Euronews Albania is a localized Albanian edition of the Euronews media network, providing news content with a European perspective. The website offers news articles, video content, live streaming, and newsletters targeting the Albanian-speaking audience. The business operates within the media sector and is positioned as a trusted news source in Albania, leveraging the established Euronews brand. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and OneSignal for push notifications, indicating a moderate to good level of digital maturity. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS, ensuring secure communications. However, there is a lack of visible privacy and cookie policies, which impacts privacy compliance. Security posture is generally good with no obvious vulnerabilities detected, but security headers are not explicitly present in the HTML content. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

6 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 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 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 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 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: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare, Google APIs

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

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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
55
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
71

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

Euronews Albania operates as a media publisher focused on delivering news content relevant to Albania and the broader European region. Its business model is based on content publishing, advertising, and audience engagement through newsletters and push notifications. The site benefits from the strong Euronews brand and targets a general audience interested in news and current affairs. The presence of multiple language editions and social media channels suggests a strategy to maximize reach and engagement. The domain age and WHOIS data align with the business claims, supporting legitimacy. Advertising partnerships include Adform, and analytics are managed via Google Analytics, indicating standard monetization and audience measurement practices.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses reputable third-party services such as OneSignal and Google Analytics. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces the overall security posture. There is no visible security or incident response policy, nor vulnerability disclosure information, which are important for mature security practices. The site should implement and document these policies to improve security maturity and compliance with regulations such as GDPR and NIS2.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for user support and incident reporting.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response plan to improve transparency and security readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and third-party scripts to mitigate risks from outdated components.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Euronews Albania
Description
Lajmet kryesore sipas një këndvështrimi evropian
Key services
News articles, Video content, Live streaming, Newsletter
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery, td-composer plugin, W3 Total Cache, OneSignal push notifications, Google Fonts, Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of security plugins (OneSignal for push notifications)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Adform
Tracking pixels
OneSignal
Marketing tools
OneSignal 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 localized Albanian edition of Euronews
  2. Content is primarily news articles and video content
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the provided content
  4. Multiple social media links are present but URLs are placeholders (#)
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content
  7. Push notifications enabled via OneSignal
  8. Advertising via Adform network detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 with a modern theme and plugins such as Yoast SEO for search engine optimization, W3 Total Cache for performance, and OneSignal for push notifications. The use of Google Fonts and jQuery is standard. The site loads external scripts from trusted CDNs and ad networks. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data are properly implemented. Performance is moderate, with caching enabled but some images showing lazy loading errors. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and better semantic markup. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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