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Security report for news24online.com

News24 Broadcast India Limited · Media · India

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

News24 Broadcast India Limited operates the News24 English news portal, providing comprehensive news coverage including politics, business, entertainment, sports, and live updates primarily targeting Indian and global audiences. The website is professionally designed with a consistent brand presence and multiple city-specific news categories, indicating a mature media business model supported by advertising revenue. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress CMS with modern SEO and performance plugins, integrating analytics and advertising technologies such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and header bidding solutions. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is a legitimate, moderately secure, and professionally maintained news media platform with room for improvement in privacy and security transparency.

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

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 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 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
61

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 news24online.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
41
Employees
0
Customers
41
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
5%

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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

News24 holds a solid market position as a medium-sized Indian news media outlet with diversified content offerings and multiple language portals. Its business model relies on advertising and content syndication, supported by partnerships with related media sites. The target audience is broad, encompassing general news consumers interested in Indian and international news. The company demonstrates consistent branding and trust signals through official social media channels and structured data markup. However, the lack of direct contact information and privacy disclosures may limit user trust and regulatory compliance. Growth potential exists through enhanced digital marketing and improved compliance frameworks.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS ensuring encrypted communications, and uses defer loading of scripts to optimize performance. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided. The presence of multiple third-party scripts and ad networks introduces potential risk vectors. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be significantly improved by adopting best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and advertising technologies to minimize vulnerability exposure.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic security assessments to maintain compliance and user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
News24 Broadcast India Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
News24 Broadcast India Limited
Description
News24 is a news media organization providing latest news, breaking headlines, and live updates from India and across the world covering politics, business, entertainment, sports, opinion and more.
Key services
News publishing, Live TV streaming, Web stories, Photo galleries
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Highcharts, Rocket Lazy Load, Izooto push notifications, Unibots header bidding
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Defer script loading for performance

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, comScore
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense, Unibots header bidding
Tracking pixels
comScore, Izooto
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional news media portal with extensive content and multiple city and category sections.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO and performance.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. Social media presence is strong with official Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and WhatsApp channel links.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  6. Security headers are not explicitly detected; HTTPS is enabled.
  7. Advertising and tracking scripts are present, including Google Adsense and Izooto push notifications.
  8. Mobile optimization and responsive design are implemented.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 with Yoast SEO plugin, leveraging Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking, and Highcharts for data visualization. It uses Rocket Lazy Load for performance optimization and integrates Izooto for push notifications and Unibots for header bidding in advertising. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. Performance is moderate with deferred script loading triggered by user interaction. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. The site could benefit from enhanced security headers and improved privacy compliance mechanisms.
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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