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Security report for fdmg.nl

FD Mediagroep · Media · Netherlands

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

FD Mediagroep is a leading Dutch media company specializing in business and financial news, serving entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals in the Netherlands. The company operates multiple strong brands including Het Financieele Dagblad, BNR, FD Persoonlijk, and Company.info, offering a mix of print, digital, audio, and data services. Their business model is diversified across advertising, subscriptions, and data provision, positioning them as a trusted authority in the Dutch business media landscape. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with excellent content quality and user experience. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and integrates Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA for analytics and security. The site is well optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, and SEO, with a clear navigation structure and accessibility considerations. Consent management is implemented via a dedicated platform ensuring GDPR compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with DNSSEC enabled, uses bot protection, and has a published responsible disclosure policy. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, explicit security policy pages and a security.txt file are absent, which could enhance transparency and incident response readiness. Overall, FD Mediagroep demonstrates a mature digital presence with strong business credibility and compliance posture. The domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include publishing detailed security policies, appointing a Data Protection Officer contact, and enhancing security headers to further strengthen the security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 100 · High
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. 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 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. 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';…

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
65
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
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

FD Mediagroep holds a strong market position as the premier provider of business and financial news in the Netherlands. Their competitive advantage lies in their multi-channel approach combining print, digital, audio, and data services tailored to business decision-makers. Revenue streams are diversified across advertising (print, radio, digital), subscriptions, and real-time business data services. The target customer segments include entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals in various business sectors. Growth indicators include ongoing digital transformation efforts and expansion of advertising solutions. The company maintains partnerships with niche business media brands and leverages a professional agency for web development. Their B Corp certification signals a commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, enhancing brand reputation.

Security posture

The website exhibits a strong security maturity level with HTTPS enforced, DNSSEC enabled, and use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. The presence of a responsible disclosure policy indicates awareness of vulnerability management. GDPR compliance is supported by a consent management platform and comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy page and security.txt file suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident response readiness. The use of a Stop User Enumeration plugin is a positive security control. Overall, the security posture is robust but could benefit from enhanced documentation and security header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide explicit Data Protection Officer contact information to improve GDPR transparency.
  3. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident response.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers by adding Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
FD Mediagroep
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FD Mediagroep
Description
FD Mediagroep brengt zakelijk Nederland en financieel-economische informatie samen. Dé autoriteit in nieuwsmedia voor zakelijke beslissers.
Key services
Financieel-economisch nieuws, Print en digitale media, Audio en podcasting, Realtime bedrijfsinformatie via Company.info, Advertentiemogelijkheden (print, radio, digital audio, online), Media advies
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA v3, jQuery 3.7.1, Stop User Enumeration plugin, Liveramp consent management, SP Consent platform
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • DNSSEC enabled
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection
  • Consent management platform for GDPR compliance
  • Responsible Disclosure policy published
  • Stop User Enumeration plugin to prevent user enumeration attacks

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads (implied via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (implied)
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, Consent management platform
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. Strong GDPR compliance with consent management and privacy policy.
  3. Multiple contact channels including phone, email, and contact forms.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  5. No visible security vulnerabilities or suspicious elements.
  6. Clear business focus on Dutch business media and advertising services.
  7. B Corp certification indicates commitment to social and environmental standards.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with up-to-date core version 6.8.1 and uses reputable plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and Stop User Enumeration for security. The integration of Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA v3 indicates a mature approach to analytics and bot mitigation. The site is optimized for fast loading and mobile responsiveness, with structured data (JSON-LD) implemented for SEO benefits. Hosting details are limited but the registrar is a known Dutch provider with DNSSEC enabled, enhancing DNS security. The technical stack is well maintained with no visible technical debt or deprecated libraries. Opportunities exist to further improve security headers and publish additional security documentation.
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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