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Security report for navytimes.com

Navy Times · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Navy Times is a well-established media publication focused on delivering news and information to U.S. sailors, military personnel, and veterans. It holds a strong market position as a trusted source for military news and related content. The website offers a variety of services including news articles, subscription magazines, and special projects tailored to its audience. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Prebid.js for advertising, and Akamai CDN services, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and uses a CMS likely based on Fusion, supporting a robust content delivery framework. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses performance and monitoring tools but lacks explicit security headers and visible incident response contacts. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly that slightly reduces trustworthiness, though the site content and branding strongly support legitimacy. Privacy and cookie policies are not detected in the provided content, indicating potential compliance gaps. Overall, Navy Times presents a professional and secure platform with room for improvement in privacy compliance and transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

5 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"

  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

    • 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

  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
30
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
73

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

Navy Times operates within the media sector, targeting military personnel and veterans with specialized news content. Its business model revolves around content publication and subscription services, supported by advertising revenue. The site is part of a broader ecosystem including sister publications like Air Force Times and Army Times, indicating a strong partnership network. The presence of subscription and special project offerings suggests diversified revenue streams. The site’s market positioning as a trusted military news source provides competitive advantage. However, the lack of visible contact information and privacy policies may impact user trust and regulatory compliance. The partnership with subscription service providers and advertising networks reflects a mature operational model with established monetization channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS and use of security and performance monitoring tools such as Boomerang. However, explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and Content-Security-Policy are not clearly present in the analyzed content, which could be improved to mitigate clickjacking and content injection risks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML. The absence of visible incident response contacts or security policies is a gap in transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies, which could expose the site to regulatory risks. Overall, the site is secure but would benefit from enhanced security header implementation and improved privacy transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Add visible incident response and security contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and advertising integrations to prevent vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve accessibility features and ensure all forms have secure input validation and anti-CSRF protections.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Navy Times
Description
The Navy Times is the oldest and most trusted source for news and information about U.S. sailors, the military and the DoD.
Key services
News articles, Military benefits information, Subscription magazine, Special projects and guides
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Prebid.js, DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), Queryly, Boomerang (performance monitoring), Material Icons, Typekit Fonts
Frameworks
Fusion CMS (implied by fusion components), React (implied by component naming conventions)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security monitoring scripts (Boomerang)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Boomerang performance monitoring
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, AdRecover
Tracking pixels
Queryly, Boomerang
Marketing tools
Queryly
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional military news media outlet with extensive content.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual and reduces domain trust score.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. Site uses modern web technologies and ad networks.
  5. No security or incident response contact information found.
  6. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  7. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML snippet.
  8. Social media links to Facebook and Twitter are present in JSON-LD structured data.
  9. Site is accessible with no WAF or blocking detected.
  10. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Prebid.js for header bidding, and Akamai CDN for content delivery. The CMS appears to be Fusion, supporting modular content components. Performance monitoring is implemented via Boomerang. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Advertising is managed through Google DoubleClick and AdRecover. While the site is technically sound, there is room for improvement in accessibility and explicit security header implementation. The site’s performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple third-party scripts and ad networks. Technical debt appears low, but ongoing modernization and security hardening are recommended.
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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