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Security report for mina.news

Crnogorska nezavisna informativna agencija Montenegro Independent News Agency Infomont doo/MINA · Media · Montenegro

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Agencija MINA is an independent Montenegrin news agency providing comprehensive news coverage including politics, society, sports, economy, and culture primarily targeting the Montenegrin audience. The website offers a variety of news categories and multimedia content, positioning itself as a key regional media outlet with a medium-sized operation founded in 2002. The company maintains a professional online presence with active social media channels and clear contact information, reinforcing its credibility in the media sector. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and various JavaScript libraries for UI components and analytics. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare, ensuring good performance and security at the infrastructure level. Mobile optimization and SEO practices are well implemented, although accessibility features are basic. The site uses HTTPS with an excellent SSL configuration, but lacks some security headers that could enhance protection. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good baseline practices such as HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks visible security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie banner present but no dedicated privacy policy or terms of service pages found. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained with a solid business foundation. Strategic improvements in privacy documentation, security headers, and transparency around security policies would enhance its security posture and compliance. The domain WHOIS data is privacy protected but consistent with the business claims, supporting legitimacy.

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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
69

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

Agencija MINA operates as a regional news media agency focused on Montenegro, delivering timely news content across multiple sectors including politics, business, sports, and culture. Its business model centers on digital news publishing with additional video content services. The agency targets a general audience interested in Montenegrin and regional news. Market positioning is that of an independent and established news source with a history dating back to 2002. The company leverages social media platforms for audience engagement and maintains a professional web presence. Revenue streams likely include advertising and sponsored content, though not explicitly detailed. The partnership ecosystem includes local advertisers and possibly regional media collaborations. Growth indicators include frequent content updates and active social media channels. The company maintains a medium-sized operation with consistent branding and content quality.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, indicating awareness of basic security and privacy requirements. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No security or incident response policies are publicly available, limiting transparency and preparedness indicators. The use of Google Analytics and Cloudflare Insights suggests some level of user tracking, but privacy compliance is incomplete without a dedicated privacy policy. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a media website but could be improved by adopting best practices in HTTP security headers, publishing security policies, and enhancing GDPR compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data collection, usage, and GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish terms of service and incident response contact information to improve transparency and user trust.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with accessibility standards and broaden audience reach.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Crnogorska nezavisna informativna agencija Montenegro Independent News Agency Infomont doo/MINA
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Crnogorska nezavisna informativna agencija Montenegro Independent News Agency Infomont doo/MINA
Description
Agencija MINA donosi najnovije vijesti iz Crne Gore – politika, društvo, sport, ekonomija i kultura.
Key services
News publishing, Video news service, Business news, Sports news
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Slick Carousel, Magnific Popup, Theia Sticky Sidebar, Google Analytics, Cloudflare Insights
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Montenegrin news agency providing up-to-date news content in local language.
  2. Content is well structured with multiple news categories and recent articles.
  3. Cookie consent banner is implemented indicating some privacy compliance.
  4. WHOIS data is limited due to TLD and privacy protection but no red flags found.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  6. HTTPS is enabled and Google Analytics is used for traffic analysis.
  7. Social media presence is active on Facebook, YouTube, and X.com (Twitter).
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No security headers detected in the HTML content.
  10. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Slick Carousel for content sliders. It integrates Font Awesome for icons and Magnific Popup for modals. The site uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for traffic analysis and marketing. Hosting appears to be behind Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. The HTML structure is valid and SEO meta tags are well implemented. However, the site lacks advanced accessibility features and some security headers. There is no evidence of a CMS from the HTML, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security and accessibility improvements.
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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