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Security report for hina.hr

HINA · Media · Croatia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HINA is the Croatian national news agency established in 1990, serving as the primary source of reliable and comprehensive news and multimedia content in Croatia. It offers a wide range of services including general news, economic and financial news, photo, video, audio services, and specialized portals focused on EU affairs, environment, and health. The agency caters to media outlets, institutions, companies, embassies, and the general public with over 250 subscribers. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with a modern technical infrastructure based on Blazor and Bootstrap frameworks, ensuring good mobile optimization and user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure login mechanisms, though some security headers are not explicitly detected and cookie consent mechanisms are absent. The domain WHOIS data is consistent with the agency's identity, registered with CARNET since 1996, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

7 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

    • 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 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
72
Security headers
45
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
65

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

HINA holds a strong market position as Croatia's essential national news agency, leveraging a subscription-based business model targeting media, governmental, and corporate clients. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive and timely news coverage, multimedia content, and specialized services such as OTS for press releases. The agency maintains partnerships through specialized portals and has a broad subscriber base indicating stable revenue streams. The digital presence is mature with integration of modern web technologies and analytics, supporting growth and audience engagement. Strategic observations include the need to enhance privacy compliance mechanisms and security transparency to maintain trust and regulatory adherence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and secure login forms protected by anti-forgery tokens. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are publicly available, which could be a gap in transparency and readiness. GDPR compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publicizing incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  2. Add and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner/mechanism to improve GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  4. Establish a public vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to enhance trust and security culture.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HINA
Description
Hrvatska izvještajna novinska agencija je nacionalni javni medijski servis koji nudi i komunikacijsko-informativne usluge. Glavni izvor dnevnih informativnih sadržaja u Hrvatskoj s bogatom ponudom vijesti, fotografija i multimedije. Ima preko 250 pretplatnika uključujući medije, institucije, tvrtke i veleposlanstva.
Key services
Opći servis vijesti, Gospodarski/Financijski servis, Foto servis, Video servis, Audio servis, Servis kratkih vijesti, OTS - Servis izvornih priopćenja, Servis najava, Engleski servis, Baza EVA
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, Blazor, JavaScript, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Blazor
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Secure login form with anti-forgery token
  • Use of async loading for analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content.
  2. No WAF or blocking detected.
  3. Professional national news agency website with comprehensive service offerings.
  4. Use of modern web technologies including Blazor and Bootstrap.
  5. Secure login form with anti-forgery tokens present.
  6. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner detected, GDPR compliance inferred from privacy policy page.
  7. Multiple contact emails and phone numbers clearly provided for business and service inquiries.
  8. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.
  9. No visible security headers detected in provided data; recommend adding.
  10. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Blazor for frontend framework and Bootstrap for responsive design, ensuring good mobile optimization and user experience. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking, indicating digital maturity. The hosting and domain registration through CARNET suggest reliable local infrastructure. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and canonical links. Technical risks are minimal but could arise from lack of explicit security headers and missing cookie consent mechanisms.
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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