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Security report for mimesisinternational.com

MIM Edizioni srl · Education · Italy

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mimesis International is a specialized academic publishing company based in Italy, focusing on interdisciplinary cultural, philosophical, and social science publications. The website serves as a platform to showcase their extensive catalog of books and journals, targeting scholars and intellectual audiences globally. The company operates a professional and content-rich website built on WordPress, with a moderate technical infrastructure hosted by Netsons. The site is well organized, mobile-optimized, and includes GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, though improvements in security headers and incident response disclosures are recommended. Overall, the website reflects a credible and trustworthy academic publisher with a stable domain history and consistent branding.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

6 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

  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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
53

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 mimesisinternational.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

The company holds a niche position in the academic publishing market, offering a wide range of publications in humanities and social sciences. Their business model revolves around print and digital book sales, journal publications, and distribution services. The partnership with an eBook store domain indicates a digital sales channel. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for contact forms, typical for academic publishers. The company appears small-sized but established since 2013, with a focused target audience of academics and researchers. The website's professional design and clear content categorization support their market positioning as a reputable scholarly publisher.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain transfer protections, indicating basic security hygiene. However, no advanced security headers were detected, and there is no public security or incident response policy. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The lack of security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is a gap. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with additional headers, DNSSEC, and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to the latest versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding direct verified contact emails or phone numbers for improved business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MIM Edizioni srl
Description
Mimesis International is a publishing company specializing in academic and cultural books and journals across diverse fields such as philosophy, politics, cinema, psychology, anthropology, and design. It offers a broad catalog of publications and journals targeting scholars, researchers, and intellectual audiences.
Key services
Publishing academic books, Publishing journals, Distribution and promotion of publications, eBook sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.3.20, jQuery, Slick Carousel, Isotope, Packery, Google Fonts
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
PHP (implied by WordPress), Apache or similar (implied)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Cookie Notice plugin by Hu-manity.co
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed academic publisher site.
  2. Content is rich with multiple categories and journals.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented in compliance with GDPR.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact form is primary contact method.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent plugin.
  8. Domain is well aged and registered with reputable registrar.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 5.3.20 with common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI components. Hosting is provided by Netsons, inferred from DNS servers. The site uses Google Fonts for typography and includes a cookie consent plugin by Hu-manity.co. Performance is moderate with standard optimization; mobile responsiveness is good. Accessibility is basic with some screen reader text elements. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. No advanced analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating a privacy-conscious setup. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from updates and enhanced security configurations.
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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