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Security report for newsguardtech.com

NewsGuard · Technology · United States

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. operates as a global leader in information reliability, providing tools and services to counter misinformation for a broad audience including enterprises, digital platforms, advertisers, and consumers. Their offerings include news reliability ratings, false claim tracking, AI safety suites, and media intelligence dashboards, positioning them strongly in the technology and media sectors. The company maintains a professional and comprehensive web presence with multilingual support and extensive privacy and cookie policies, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and analytics integrations such as Yoast SEO, New Relic, Google Tag Manager, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. The site demonstrates excellent performance, mobile optimization, and accessibility, supported by HTTPS and consent management mechanisms. However, explicit security headers and incident response policies are not visible, suggesting areas for improvement in security transparency. From a security perspective, the site employs HTTPS and cookie consent but lacks publicly disclosed security policies or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data reduces transparency about domain ownership, although the professional site content and branding indicate legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and no vulnerabilities were apparent in the HTML content. Overall, NewsGuard presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence with strong content quality and technical implementation. Strategic enhancements in security policy disclosure and domain registration transparency would further strengthen their security posture and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

2 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 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';…

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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
100
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
76

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

NewsGuard holds a competitive position as a trusted provider of misinformation countermeasures and media reliability ratings. Their business model leverages subscription and service offerings targeting enterprises, digital platforms, advertisers, and researchers. The company benefits from a diverse product portfolio addressing news ratings, AI safety, and advertising safety, supported by a global multilingual website. Partnerships and media coverage enhance their market visibility. The absence of detailed financial or founding data limits deeper revenue or growth analysis, but the medium size and professional branding suggest a stable and growing enterprise.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid baseline security posture with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms. However, the lack of explicit security headers in the HTML and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate gaps in security transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The missing WHOIS data reduces domain ownership transparency, which is a potential risk factor. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in policy disclosure and vulnerability management.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options at the server level.
  3. Consider creating and publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance domain registration transparency by ensuring WHOIS data is available or providing organizational verification.
  5. Maintain and regularly audit privacy and cookie consent mechanisms to ensure ongoing GDPR and privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
NewsGuard Technologies, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NewsGuard
Description
NewsGuard provides transparent tools to counter misinformation for readers, brands, and democracies. They offer data, analysis, and journalism to help enterprises and consumers identify reliable information online.
Key services
News Reliability Ratings, False Claim Fingerprints, Risk Briefings, NewsGuard for AI, FAILSafe for AI, NewsGuard for Advertising, Media Intelligence Dashboard, HealthGuard
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, New Relic Browser Agent, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag, CookiePro Consent Management
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of New Relic for monitoring

Analytics and tracking

Services
New Relic, Google Analytics (via GTM), LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag, New Relic Browser Agent
Marketing tools
HubSpot, CookiePro
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Content is focused on combating misinformation and providing media reliability ratings.
  3. Multiple language versions available (English, German, French, Italian).
  4. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  5. No signs of adult or inappropriate content.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response contact information.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable, which reduces transparency on domain ownership.
  8. Use of modern analytics and marketing tools.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with modern SEO optimization via Yoast SEO and uses several third-party analytics and marketing tools including New Relic, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and CookiePro for consent management. The site loads quickly and is mobile optimized with responsive design. The use of structured data (JSON-LD) enhances SEO and content discoverability. No technical debt or outdated libraries were detected in the HTML content. Opportunities exist to improve security header implementation and to enhance domain registration transparency.
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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