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Security report for financialtimes.cz

Finance · Czech Republic

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

39/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Finance Times is a Czech-language online financial magazine providing news, advice, and articles on public finances, loans, mortgages, and investment topics. The website targets Czech-speaking individuals interested in financial matters and operates as a niche media publishing platform. The site uses WordPress CMS with several plugins and a custom theme, indicating a moderate level of technical infrastructure. The website is mobile-optimized and presents a professional design with clear navigation. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage but lacks visible security headers and formal security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site appears legitimate and stable with a domain age consistent with its business type.

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

11 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
39

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 website operates in the finance and media sectors, focusing on delivering financial news and advice to a Czech audience. It likely generates revenue through advertising and possibly sponsored content. The business model is content-driven online publishing. The site links to various Czech and related media domains, suggesting a network of related content providers. No direct contact or company registration information is provided, which limits transparency. The domain registration is consistent and not privacy-protected, supporting legitimacy. Growth potential depends on content quality and audience engagement in the Czech financial news niche.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided content, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. Login forms are present but lack visible multi-factor authentication or advanced security features. There is no evidence of a published security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Overall, the security posture is basic and would benefit from enhancements in headers, policies, and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve protection.
  3. Establish and publicize an incident response plan and provide security contact information for reporting issues.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider implementing a vulnerability disclosure program and hosting a security.txt file to enhance transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Finance Times is a Czech financial magazine website providing articles on public finances, loans, mortgages, and other financial overview topics.
Key services
Financial news articles, Investment advice, Financial planning content, Loan and mortgage information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Fonts, td-composer plugin, td-standard-pack plugin, td-cloud-library plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage (implied by URLs)
  • Login forms with password fields

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 Czech financial news and advice portal.
  2. Content is in Czech language with focus on finance topics.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. Login forms are present but no visible security policies or incident response contacts.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with several plugins related to theme and newsletter.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  7. External links mostly to related Czech news and media sites.
  8. No clear company contact emails or phone numbers found in the content.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  10. No analytics or tracking scripts explicitly detected in the provided HTML snippet.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 with common plugins for newsletter, theme composition, and cloud library. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and Google Fonts for typography. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and uses a custom Newspaper theme. Performance appears moderate based on the complexity of loaded CSS and JS assets. Accessibility features are basic, with room for improvement. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation menus. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from performance optimization and enhanced security configurations.
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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