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Security report for europeannewsroom.com

European Newsroom · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

European Newsroom is a collaborative platform uniting multiple European news agencies to promote quality journalism, training, and fact-checking across borders. The website serves as a hub for these agencies to share resources and uphold journalistic standards. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and supports multiple languages, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. However, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, security headers, and contact information, which are critical for trust and compliance. The domain registration is consistent and transparent, with no suspicious indicators, supporting the legitimacy of the platform. Overall, the site demonstrates good business credibility but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security posture to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

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

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 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

  2. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  3. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • 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
52
Security headers
80
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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 European Newsroom operates as a cooperative media entity, leveraging partnerships with well-known European news agencies. Its business model focuses on collaboration, training, and fact-checking to combat misinformation. The platform targets media professionals and agencies across Europe, positioning itself as a central resource for cross-border news sharing. The multilingual support and broad agency participation indicate a medium-sized operation with significant regional influence. The absence of direct commercial elements suggests a non-profit or consortium-based model emphasizing journalistic integrity and quality.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a basic security posture. While HTTPS is presumably enabled (not explicitly confirmed in the HTML), critical security headers are missing, and DNSSEC is not enabled, exposing potential DNS vulnerabilities. No security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, limiting the site's readiness for security incidents. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. These factors collectively suggest a need for enhanced security governance and transparency to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Enable DNSSEC to secure DNS infrastructure and prevent spoofing attacks.
  3. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts and consider publishing a security.txt file.
  5. Conduct a security audit to identify and remediate any vulnerable libraries or configurations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Newsroom
Description
The European Newsroom (enr) is a cooperation project between news agencies from all over Europe – dpa, AFP, AGERPRES, ANSA, APA, ATA, Belga, BTA, EFE, Europa Press, FENA, HINA, MIA, PAP, STA, Tanjug, TASR and UKRINFORM. The participating agencies have opportunities for training, further education and the joint development of journalistic standards. Tools such as fact checks and verification help to uphold quality journalism by counteracting the growing dissemination of disinformation and propaganda. Through the enr, the European agencies are given equal access to information, paving the way for comprehensive and diverse reporting across national borders.
Key services
Training and further education, Development of journalistic standards, Fact checking and verification tools, Equal access to information for European agencies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Rocket Lazy Load Scripts, WordPress, Divi Theme, SitePress Multilingual CMS
Frameworks
WordPress, Divi
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a cooperative platform for European news agencies.
  2. Content is multilingual with hreflang tags for many European languages.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage or metadata.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage HTML.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with Divi theme and multilingual plugin.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided content.
  10. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with the Divi theme and multilingual support via SitePress Multilingual CMS. It employs lazy loading scripts to optimize performance. Hosting appears to be on AWS infrastructure, providing scalability and reliability. The site is moderately optimized for mobile and SEO, with appropriate meta tags and hreflang attributes for internationalization. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates technical debt in security hardening. Performance is moderate, with opportunities to improve loading speed and accessibility features. Overall, the technical foundation is solid but requires focused improvements in security and privacy implementations.
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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