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Security report for ledgertranscript.com

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript · Media · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript is a well-established local news media outlet serving Central New Hampshire, providing daily news, sports, opinion, arts, and community event coverage. The website supports a subscription-based business model with integrated paywall technology and offers advertising and newsletter services. The company is part of the Newspapers of New England family, indicating a solid market position in regional media. The website demonstrates good content quality and professional design, targeting local residents and community members interested in regional news and events. Technically, the site uses modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools, including Google Analytics, Chartbeat, and ActiveCampaign. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement and Google reCAPTCHA on forms, though there is room for improvement in DNS security and security headers. Overall, the website is trustworthy, with consistent WHOIS data and no signs of suspicious activity or adult content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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. 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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

The business operates in the media sector with a focus on local news publishing. It leverages a subscription and advertising revenue model, supported by digital paywall technology. The company benefits from a strong local market presence and brand recognition, as evidenced by its long domain age and association with the Newspapers of New England family. The integration of newsletter services and local advertising platforms indicates diversified revenue streams and community engagement. The website's content and services are tailored to residents of Central New Hampshire, providing relevant and timely information. Partnerships with service providers for e-editions, marketing, and social media enhance operational capabilities. The business shows signs of digital maturity but could improve security and privacy compliance to strengthen trust further.

Security posture

The website maintains a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and the use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect user input forms. However, the absence of DNSSEC and limited security headers reduces the overall security robustness. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could hinder effective vulnerability management and incident handling. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require ongoing monitoring. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing a security.txt file, and enhancing HTTP security headers to improve defense-in-depth. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a media website but can be strengthened to mitigate emerging threats and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  3. Implement or verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve accessibility compliance to broaden audience reach and meet regulatory standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Description
The Concord Monitor is a Pulitzer Prize winning daily newspaper and website located in the capital city of New Hampshire. The Concord Monitor is Central NH's dominant media with more than 70 percent household penetration. The Monitor is a key source of news and information for Concord, NH.
Key services
Daily news reporting, E-edition subscription, Advertising services, Newsletters, Community event listings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.3.2, jQuery 1.9.0, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Tecnavia Paywall, Marfeel SDK, ActiveCampaign
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 on forms
  • Paywall and subscription access control
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Chartbeat, ActiveCampaign
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Chartbeat, ActiveCampaign, Prism, Trackcmp
Marketing tools
ActiveCampaign
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a local news media outlet serving Central New Hampshire.
  2. Content is rich with news articles, opinion pieces, sports, arts, and community events.
  3. Multiple forms for user engagement including letters to the editor and news tips with reCAPTCHA protection.
  4. Use of paywall technology indicates subscription-based revenue model.
  5. Multiple third-party scripts for analytics, marketing, and advertising are present.
  6. No advanced security policies or vulnerability disclosures found.
  7. Domain WHOIS data is consistent and trustworthy.
  8. No adult or explicit content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Bootstrap 5.3.2 for responsive design, jQuery 1.9.0, and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Chartbeat, ActiveCampaign, and Google Tag Manager. The content management system appears to be Newsmemory (Tecnavia), which supports paywall and subscription management. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and CDN usage for libraries. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO practices are evident through meta tags and structured navigation. However, some legacy scripts and older jQuery versions may present technical debt. The site could benefit from modernization efforts including updated libraries and enhanced security configurations to improve performance and resilience.
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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