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Security report for music-story.com

Music Story · Technology · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Music Story is a well-established company founded in 2004, specializing in providing customized music metadata, licensing, and integration services to leading digital music brands worldwide. Their business model focuses on B2B services, offering high-quality metadata and rights clearance to enhance music experiences for their clients. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, targeting digital music platforms and content providers globally, with multilingual support and a strong emphasis on client trust and satisfaction. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and Yoast SEO, integrating Google Analytics and a compliant cookie consent mechanism. The infrastructure is modern and moderately performant, with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections, though improvements could be made by enabling DNSSEC and publishing explicit security policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy, compliant with GDPR, and demonstrates a mature digital presence suitable for its industry niche.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Twitter, LinkedIn

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: ASPMX3.L.GOOGLE.com

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory
    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: ASPMX2.L.GOOGLE.com

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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  • 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
0
Security headers
95
Email security
75
DNS health
20
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
59

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

Music Story occupies a strong position in the music metadata sector, serving major digital music brands and platforms. Their competitive advantage lies in deep engineering expertise, customized content creation, and comprehensive licensing solutions. The company operates internationally with a multilingual team, supporting 12 languages and working across 40 countries. Their revenue streams likely include metadata licensing, integration services, and API access. Partnerships with recognized industry players and a client-centric approach enhance their market credibility. The website's content and client logos reinforce their reputation and strategic focus on speed, quality, and differentiation in a competitive market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enabled and domain status set to clientTransferProhibited, reducing risk of unauthorized transfers. Cookie consent is implemented with options for customization and rejection, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies indicate room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The company would benefit from publishing a security.txt file and incident response contacts to enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a medium-sized technology service provider but could be strengthened to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries and plugins to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Music Story
Description
Provision and integration of licensed or custom music metadata essential for creating unique music experiences
Key services
Music metadata provisioning, Licenses for images, cover art, biographies, credits, lyrics, Integration services including API and frameworks, Custom content creation and metadata normalization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, jQuery, MediaElement.js, Cookie Law Info plugin
Frameworks
Elementor page builder
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent banner with customization and rejection options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Site Kit by Google
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content
  2. Uses modern WordPress ecosystem with Elementor and Yoast SEO
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and GDPR compliant
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact form available
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  7. Strong branding with consistent logos and client references
  8. No suspicious or malicious indicators detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Elementor for page building and Yoast SEO for search optimization. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing purposes. The site uses jQuery and MediaElement.js for media handling. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO practices are well implemented with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Hosting appears to be managed via WordPress.com infrastructure with domain registration at Gandi SAS. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with room for enhancements in security and performance.
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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