Middle East Eye is a professional online news media platform focused on delivering news, opinion, video, and analysis related to the Middle East and surrounding regions. The website demonstrates a strong market position as a regional news outlet with a consistent and professional brand presence. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS with modern web technologies including Font Awesome, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for consent management. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers and explicit policies are missing. The absence of publicly available WHOIS data and explicit privacy policies slightly reduce trust and compliance confidence. Overall, the site is well-maintained and trustworthy for general audiences interested in Middle East affairs.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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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
95
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
78
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention middleeasteye.net, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Middle East Eye operates in the media sector, targeting a global audience interested in Middle East news and analysis. Its business model revolves around content publishing with revenue likely generated through advertising (Google Adsense) and possibly subscriptions or donations. The site maintains active social media channels across major platforms, enhancing its reach and engagement. The lack of visible contact information and WHOIS transparency suggests a need for improved business credibility and compliance communication. The site’s content quality and update frequency indicate a medium-sized operation with professional editorial standards.
Security posture
The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent mechanisms, indicating awareness of privacy and security best practices. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy is a gap that could be addressed to enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and readiness perception. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with additional headers and published policies.
Recommendations
Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service on the website.
Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
Provide explicit contact information for business inquiries and security incident reporting.
Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency.
Improve WHOIS data transparency or provide justification for privacy protection to build trust.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Middle East Eye
Description
Latest news, opinion, video and analysis with a focus on the Middle East and wider region.
Key services
News articles, Opinion pieces, Video content, Explainers, Live updates
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Drupal 8, Drupal 10, Font Awesome 6.6.0, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, Chartbeat, Google Adsense
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent mechanism implemented
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Chartbeat
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professional news media outlet focused on Middle East news and analysis.
Content is rich, updated, and well-structured with multiple sections and topics.
No signs of adult or explicit content; suitable for general audiences.
Uses modern web technologies and CMS (Drupal).
Includes cookie consent mechanism indicating privacy awareness.
No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage or main content.
WHOIS data is not publicly available, which is a moderate trust concern.
Advertising is primarily via Google Adsense with tracking scripts from major providers.
No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in the provided HTML snippet.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses Drupal CMS (versions 8 and 10 references), Font Awesome for icons, and integrates Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Chartbeat for analytics and tracking. Cookiebot is used for cookie consent management. Advertising is served via Google Adsense. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. The site uses canonical URLs and Open Graph meta tags for SEO and social media sharing. No major technical debt or outdated technologies were detected in the provided content.
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.
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