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Security report for newcitypress.com

Focolare Media · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

New City Press Bookstore, operated under Focolare Media, is an online platform specializing in academic and spiritual books aimed at promoting unity and spirituality. The website offers a range of products including books, magazines, podcasts, and other resources, targeting readers interested in Christian living and spirituality. The business model is primarily e-commerce with additional subscription and donation services, positioning itself as a niche media and publishing entity within the non-profit sector. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 and hosted on Pantheon, leveraging modern web technologies and caching mechanisms. While the site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, its performance is currently slow, and it lacks a valid SSL certificate, which critically impacts security and user trust. From a security perspective, the site has implemented some security headers but fails to provide HTTPS, lacks modern TLS protocols, and does not have a cookie consent mechanism despite using tracking tools like Google Tag Manager. These gaps expose the site to potential risks and reduce its compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. Overall, the website is functional and professionally presented but requires urgent improvements in SSL/TLS configuration and privacy compliance to enhance security posture and user trust. Strategic recommendations include obtaining a valid SSL certificate, enabling HTTPS, implementing cookie consent, and enhancing security headers and incident response capabilities.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  2. 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

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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

      • 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';…

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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
50
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
54

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

The business operates in a specialized niche combining media publishing and e-commerce focused on spirituality and academic religious content. Its competitive advantage lies in its curated content, established authors, and integration with the Focolare Foundation. Revenue streams include book sales, magazine subscriptions, and donations. The target audience is primarily religious communities, academics, and spiritually minded readers. The partnership ecosystem includes subscription management via SimpleCirc and affiliation with the Focolare Foundation. Growth indicators include regular new titles and active content updates. Strategic observations suggest potential expansion in digital offerings and enhanced user engagement through improved privacy and security measures.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low due to the absence of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, which is a critical vulnerability. While some security headers are present, the lack of modern TLS protocols and session resumption mechanisms weakens the overall security posture. There is no evidence of incident response policies or contact channels for security issues. Compliance gaps exist regarding GDPR, especially with no cookie consent mechanism despite tracking scripts. The business impact of these vulnerabilities includes potential data interception, loss of user trust, and regulatory non-compliance. Security culture indicators are minimal, with no visible certifications or security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Enhance security headers by increasing HSTS max-age and enabling includeSubDomains and preload.
  4. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Regularly audit and update all third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern CMS (Drupal 10) and is hosted on a reputable platform (Pantheon). The tech stack includes nginx web server, Varnish caching, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. Despite this, the site suffers from slow performance and lacks HTTPS, which is a significant technical debt. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO metadata and structured navigation. There is an opportunity to improve performance by optimizing resource loading and enabling session resumption. Technical risks include exposure to man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing SSL and potential privacy violations from unconsented tracking.
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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