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Security report for matamata.com

MataMata · Media · Indonesia

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MataMata.com is a well-established Indonesian news portal founded in 1999, operating under the Arkadia Corp group. It offers a broad range of news content including politics, law, economy, entertainment, and viral topics, targeting Indonesian news consumers. The website maintains a strong market position with multiple sister sites and a comprehensive advertising model. Technically, the site uses modern analytics and advertising technologies such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Adsense, and Facebook SDK, hosted behind Cloudflare for CDN and DNS services. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO and accessibility basics. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain locking, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some advanced security headers are missing. Privacy and cookie policies are present and linked, but GDPR compliance is limited. Contact information includes a verified phone number and social media presence. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and technically mature, with room for security enhancements and formal security policy publication.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

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 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 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

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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
65
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
240
Employees
0
Customers
192
Third parties
48
Weak passwords
20%

4 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

MataMata.com operates as a major Indonesian media portal under Arkadia Corp, leveraging a diversified portfolio of sister sites to capture various audience segments. Its business model relies heavily on advertising revenue, supported by multiple ad networks and tracking technologies. The company targets Indonesian audiences interested in current affairs and entertainment. The domain age and WHOIS data confirm a long-standing presence, enhancing credibility. The partnership ecosystem includes sister news portals and advertising partners like iklandisini.com. The site demonstrates consistent branding and content quality, supporting a large-scale media operation.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses domain locking statuses to prevent unauthorized domain changes, indicating a good baseline security posture. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. The site uses common third-party scripts and ad networks, which may introduce some risk but no vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. Security headers beyond basic HTTPS are not evident, suggesting room for improvement. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response contacts to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Review third-party scripts and ad networks regularly to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  5. Enhance GDPR compliance by providing clearer user consent mechanisms and data retention disclosures.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MataMata
Description
Portal berita Indonesia terpercaya yang menyajikan breaking news terkini seputar politik, hukum, ekonomi, dan peristiwa penting lainnya.
Key services
News publishing, Video content, Entertainment and celebrity news, Advertising platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Adsense, Facebook SDK, MGID ads, Geniee ads, jQuery 3.6.0
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain locked with multiple EPP status codes
  • No DNSSEC enabled (potential improvement area)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense, MGID, Geniee
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Facebook Pixel (via Facebook SDK)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established Indonesian news portal with extensive content and multiple sister sites
  2. Uses modern advertising and analytics technologies
  3. No visible security or content blocking issues
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and linked in footer
  5. Contact phone number and social media links are clearly provided
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts found
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  8. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a potential security improvement area
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and multiple ad networks (Google Adsense, MGID, Geniee). It is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing CDN and DNS services. The site loads multiple fonts from Google Fonts and uses jQuery 3.6.0. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO meta tags. The CMS is not explicitly identified, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and organization information, enhancing search engine understanding. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust with opportunities for performance and security 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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