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Security report for mediavine.com

Mediavine · Media · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

Mediavine is a well-established digital advertising technology and management company focused on serving content creators and bloggers. The company positions itself as a full-service ad management partner, helping creators build sustainable businesses through advanced advertising technology and management solutions. With a strong market presence as a Top 20 Comscore property and exclusive reach to over 125 million monthly unique visitors, Mediavine offers programmatic advertising and comprehensive support to its clients. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with excellent content quality and user experience. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and analytics tools such as Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. It employs consent management mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations, and uses Google reCAPTCHA to secure forms. The site is mobile-optimized, fast-loading, and accessible, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and integrates multiple security best practices, including consent-based tracking and form protection. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, the overall posture is strong with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly but does not detract significantly from the site's legitimacy given the professional business presence and trust indicators. Overall, Mediavine presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility, technical maturity, and privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies, and maintaining vigilant third-party script audits to sustain security and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

3 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.

    • 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. 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
82
Security headers
85
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
80

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 mediavine.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
318
Employees
0
Customers
318
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
6%

15 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

Mediavine operates in the digital media and advertising sector, targeting content creators across diverse niches such as fashion, travel, finance, and fitness. Its business model centers on full-service ad management and programmatic advertising, generating revenue through ad placements and technology services. The company leverages its large audience reach and technology platform to attract advertisers and brands seeking quality traffic and brand safety. Partnerships with Google and certifications enhance its market credibility. Growth indicators include extensive social media presence, a comprehensive blog with educational content, and active community engagement. The company emphasizes transparency, user experience, and creator-first values, positioning itself competitively in the digital advertising ecosystem.

Security posture

Mediavine demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced site-wide, integration of Google reCAPTCHA for form security, and a consent management platform ensuring GDPR compliance. The use of HubSpot and other marketing tools is gated by user consent, reducing privacy risks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analysis. However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options were not confirmed and should be verified or implemented to enhance protection against common web attacks. The lack of a publicly available incident response or security policy page suggests an opportunity to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the site balances usability and security effectively but can benefit from formalizing and publishing security governance documents.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen defense-in-depth.
  2. Publish a clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and encourage responsible security reporting.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  4. Enhance visibility of data protection officer or privacy contact information to support GDPR and privacy compliance.
  5. Maintain continuous monitoring of WHOIS and domain registration data to ensure domain legitimacy and prevent impersonation risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mediavine
Description
Mediavine helps content creators build sustainable businesses with full-service digital advertising technology, management and products.
Key services
Full-service ad management, Programmatic advertising, Advertising technology, Content creator support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA, ConsentManager, HubSpot, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Grow.me, Facebook Pixel
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Consent management for GDPR compliance
  • Use of HubSpot with consent gating
  • No exposed sensitive data found

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Mediavine Ad Network
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Grow.me, ConsentManager
Transparency
good

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 professional design
  2. Strong focus on content creators and digital advertising management
  3. Multiple social media and external links to reputable platforms
  4. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management
  5. Use of modern technologies and analytics tools
  6. No security or content blocking detected
  7. WHOIS data unavailable, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious given the business scale
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform enhanced with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin for search engine optimization. It uses modern JavaScript libraries and asynchronous loading for analytics and tracking scripts, including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Grow.me for marketing insights. ConsentManager is deployed for cookie and privacy consent management, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other regulations. The site employs Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from spam and abuse. Performance optimizations include lazy loading of images and use of WebP image formats. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features and clear navigation structure. No hosting provider details were explicitly found, but the infrastructure supports fast loading and reliable user experience.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 83/100Low23 findingsView report
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