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Security report for itn.co.uk

Independent Television News Limited · Media · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Independent Television News Limited (ITN) is a well-established, award-winning factual content producer based in the United Kingdom, with nearly seventy years of experience. The company offers a broad portfolio of services including broadcast newsrooms, documentaries, films, sport, corporate content, education, and post production. ITN targets broadcast media clients, corporate entities, educational institutions, and the general public interested in trustworthy factual content. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, with clear navigation and comprehensive service descriptions. Technically, the website is built on the Drupal CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as jQuery, Font Awesome, Video.js, and Vimeo for video content. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent controls, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS lookup for the queried domain 'www.itn.co.uk' failed due to it being an invalid subdomain, but the website content and business information indicate legitimacy and professionalism. Overall, ITN's website demonstrates a strong digital presence with good privacy compliance and a solid security posture, though improvements in security policy transparency and technical security headers are recommended to enhance trust and resilience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
77
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
75

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

ITN holds a strong market position as a leading independent media production company in the UK, with a diversified service offering that spans newsrooms, productions, business content, education, archives, and post production. The company benefits from a long history and established reputation, targeting a broad audience including broadcasters, corporate clients, and educational sectors. ITN leverages partnerships and social media presence to enhance its brand visibility. The business model focuses on content production and distribution, supported by digital assets and a comprehensive website. Growth indicators include active media center updates and a well-maintained digital presence. The absence of parent or subsidiary companies in public data suggests ITN operates independently.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism that includes options to accept or reject additional cookies. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information is published, which could hinder timely reporting and handling of security incidents. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were identified. The security score is good but could be improved by implementing recommended headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
  5. Enhance website performance optimization to improve loading speed and user experience, especially on mobile devices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Independent Television News Limited
Registration number
548648
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Independent Television News Limited
Description
ITN is an award-winning factual content producer with a portfolio spanning broadcast news, documentaries, films, sport, corporate content, education and post production.
Key services
Newsrooms, Productions, Business content, Education, News Production, Download Hub, Post Production, Archive
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, jQuery, Font Awesome, Video.js, Vimeo embedded player, Civic Cookie Control
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical link and iframe HTTPS)
  • Cookie consent banner with reject option
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected
  2. Professional media production company with extensive service offerings
  3. Strong privacy and cookie compliance with user consent mechanisms
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts found
  5. WHOIS data query was performed on an invalid subdomain causing failure
  6. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Drupal)
  7. Presence of social media links to LinkedIn and Twitter
  8. Contact information including phone and physical address clearly displayed
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Video.js, and integrates external services like Vimeo for video playback and Google Analytics for user tracking. The site uses Civic Cookie Control for GDPR-compliant cookie management. The HTML structure is valid and includes meta tags for SEO and mobile responsiveness. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present, indicating attention to inclusive design. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in resource loading and caching. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with opportunities for security and performance enhancements.
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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