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Security report for goodmorningamerica.com

ABC News · Media · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GoodMorningAmerica.com is the official website for Good Morning America, a flagship morning news and lifestyle program under ABC News, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The site offers a rich mix of news, entertainment, lifestyle content, and affiliate e-commerce deals, targeting a broad audience interested in current events, culture, wellness, and shopping. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and a strong social media presence, reflecting its position as a major media enterprise in the United States. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including React, AWS CloudFront CDN, and tag management tools like Google Tag Manager and Ensighten. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, with comprehensive metadata and structured content. However, the SSL/TLS configuration is currently invalid, with no valid certificate and no modern TLS protocols enabled, which poses a significant security risk and impacts user trust. From a security perspective, while the site does not exhibit common vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed or POODLE, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of security headers like HSTS reduce its security posture. Privacy policies and terms of service are comprehensive and hosted on Disney domains, indicating good privacy compliance. Contact information is limited to a web form, with no direct emails or phone numbers publicly listed. Overall, the website is a high-quality, authoritative media platform with excellent content and business credibility. The primary risk lies in its SSL/TLS misconfiguration, which should be addressed promptly to ensure secure user connections and maintain trust. Strategic improvements in security configuration and enhanced accessibility features would further strengthen the site’s digital maturity and user confidence.

Scanned

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

5 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 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';…

  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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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
50
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
57

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

Good Morning America operates as a key media brand within the ABC News portfolio, focusing on delivering news, lifestyle, and entertainment content to a wide US audience. Its business model combines traditional media content with digital affiliate marketing through curated shopping deals. The site’s market position is strong, supported by its parent company, The Walt Disney Company, which provides significant brand recognition and resources. Revenue streams likely include advertising, affiliate commissions, and sponsorships. The target customers are general consumers interested in news, culture, wellness, and shopping. The partnership ecosystem includes Disney’s privacy and terms domains, major social media platforms, and e-commerce partners. The company demonstrates strategic content diversification and digital engagement through newsletters and social media integration.

Security posture

The website’s security maturity is moderate but currently compromised by an invalid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, which are critical issues for any public-facing site. While other security best practices such as absence of known vulnerabilities and use of security headers are noted, the lack of HTTPS enforcement and HSTS reduces protection against man-in-the-middle attacks. Privacy compliance is strong with comprehensive policies and cookie consent mechanisms. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not publicly available, indicating potential gaps in transparency. The site should prioritize SSL certificate renewal and enable modern TLS versions to enhance security posture and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate immediately to secure all user connections.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocols and disable legacy SSL/TLS versions to improve encryption standards.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Configure DNSSEC and CAA records to strengthen DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  5. Publish clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve transparency and security culture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based frontend served via AWS CloudFront CDN, ensuring scalability and performance. It integrates multiple JavaScript bundles and CSS stylesheets for modularity. Tag management is handled by Ensighten and Google Tag Manager, supporting analytics and marketing needs. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features, though some accessibility aspects could be enhanced. SEO is well addressed with comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance metrics are not provided, but CDN usage suggests moderate to good loading speeds. The invalid SSL certificate is a critical technical flaw that must be resolved to avoid user trust issues and browser warnings.
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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