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Security report for indy100.com

indy100 · Media · N/a

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

88/100

Risk levelLow

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

Indy100 is an online media and news platform focusing on breaking news, politics, viral content, and video news primarily sourced from YouTube and TikTok. The website targets a general audience interested in current events and trending topics. It operates as a digital media outlet with a content publishing business model, leveraging social media and video content to engage users. The site demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with a modern tech stack including JavaScript frameworks, Google Tag Manager, and advertising integrations such as Taboola and DoubleClick. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and registers a service worker, indicating some modern security practices. However, there is a lack of visible security headers and no explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the content, which are critical for compliance and user trust. The WHOIS data is unavailable, raising concerns about domain registration transparency and legitimacy. The site extensively uses third-party advertising and tracking services, which increases the risk of privacy issues. Overall, Indy100 presents as a professional media website with good content quality and technical implementation but has gaps in privacy compliance and domain registration transparency. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy policies, and domain registration disclosure are recommended to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      DMARC not enforcing

      DMARC policy is set to "none"

      What to do: Gradually move to "quarantine" then "reject" policy

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035
    • Medium

      Domain Transfer Lock Not Enabled

      Domain can be transferred without authorization

      What to do: Enable domain transfer lock for security

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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
100
Security headers
85
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
88

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention indy100.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
301
Employees
0
Customers
274
Third parties
27
Weak passwords
17%

5 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Indy100 positions itself as a digital media outlet specializing in news and viral content, targeting a broad audience interested in politics and trending social media videos. Its business model relies on content publishing monetized through advertising networks like Taboola and DoubleClick, and affiliate marketing via Skimlinks. The platform leverages social media channels extensively for distribution and engagement. While the site shows good content relevance and user experience, the lack of visible company contact information and domain registration details may impact perceived credibility. The partnership ecosystem includes major ad networks and tracking services, but no direct business partners or subsidiaries were identified from the data.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and modern JavaScript frameworks, including service worker registration, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces its defense against common web attacks. No security.txt or incident response contacts are found, limiting transparency in vulnerability handling. The extensive use of third-party scripts and ad networks increases the attack surface and potential privacy risks. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies, which may expose the site to regulatory risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires enhancements in headers, policies, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies clearly accessible on the website to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen web security.
  3. Verify and disclose domain registration details to improve transparency and legitimacy perception.
  4. Establish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and response.
  5. Regularly audit and monitor third-party scripts and advertising integrations to mitigate privacy and security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
indy100
Description
Latest breaking news and features from Indy100
Key services
news articles, political news, viral content, video content
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Taboola, DoubleClick, Chartbeat, Sentry, RebelMouse, Prebid.js, Amazon Ads, IMA SDK
Frameworks
RebelMouse
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Service Worker registered

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Chartbeat, ScorecardResearch
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Taboola, DoubleClick, Amazon Ads, Moat Ads
Tracking pixels
ScorecardResearch, Chartbeat, Sentry
Marketing tools
Privacy Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a media/news platform with focus on politics and viral content
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, indicating privacy or unregistered domain
  3. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in HTML content
  4. Extensive use of third-party advertising and tracking scripts
  5. Good technical implementation with modern JavaScript frameworks and service worker
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the content
  7. No security headers detected in provided data
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
  10. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with JavaScript modules, Google Tag Manager, Taboola advertising, DoubleClick, Chartbeat analytics, and Sentry error tracking. It is built on the RebelMouse CMS platform, which supports dynamic content and social media integration. Performance is moderate with service worker support for offline capabilities. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Accessibility features are basic but present. The site relies heavily on third-party scripts, which may impact load times and security. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found in the data.
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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