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Security report for flipboard.com

Flipboard · Media · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Flipboard is a well-established media platform that aggregates and curates news and stories from a wide range of publishers, offering a personalized social magazine experience. The platform targets a broad audience interested in news, entertainment, technology, and lifestyle content. Technically, Flipboard employs modern web technologies such as React and integrates with major analytics and privacy management tools, hosted on AWS infrastructure. However, the current lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent significant security vulnerabilities that must be addressed promptly. The website maintains comprehensive privacy and terms of service policies, demonstrating good compliance with data protection regulations. Overall, Flipboard is a reputable and mature platform with strong business credibility but requires urgent improvements in its security posture to ensure user trust and data protection.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

3 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 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 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

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  • 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
92
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
78

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

Flipboard holds a strong market position as a leading content curation and aggregation platform with a large user base and partnerships with authoritative publishers. Its business model revolves around providing personalized content feeds and user-generated magazines, supported by advertising and partnerships. The platform's extensive content coverage and verified publisher relationships enhance its competitive advantage. The domain's long history and strong registration protections further reinforce its legitimacy. Flipboard's ecosystem includes numerous reputable media partners, contributing to its content diversity and reach.

Security posture

The website exhibits several security best practices such as the use of security headers (X-XSS-Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Strict-Transport-Security) and secure cookie attributes. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols are critical issues that severely impact the security posture. Additionally, the lack of OCSP stapling and session resumption mechanisms reduces the effectiveness of SSL/TLS security and performance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site should prioritize renewing and properly configuring its SSL certificate and enabling modern TLS protocols to enhance security and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Renew and correctly configure the SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and secure user connections.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3) and disable deprecated versions to improve security and compatibility.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling to optimize certificate revocation checks and improve connection speed.
  4. Enable session resumption mechanisms such as session tickets or session cache for better performance and security.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update security headers and configurations to maintain a strong security posture.
Technical notes

Notes

Flipboard's technical infrastructure is built on modern web technologies including React and JavaScript, with extensive use of CDNs (CloudFront) and integration of analytics and privacy management scripts. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Performance metrics indicate moderate loading speeds, with room for improvement. The domain is hosted on AWS, providing reliable and scalable infrastructure. SEO optimization is good, with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data present. The site uses a custom CMS or platform for content management. Overall, the technical implementation 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 83/100 +3Low20 findingsView report
  2. 80/100 −3Low22 findingsView report
  3. 83/100Low19 findingsView report
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