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Security report for novilist.hr

Novi list · Media · Croatia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Novi list is a well-established Croatian online news portal focusing on political news and daily news coverage. Founded in 1997, it holds a strong market position as a leading political daily in Croatia. The website leverages a modern WordPress CMS platform integrated with various analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, OneSignal for push notifications, and Hotjar for user behavior analysis. Hosting and DNS services are provided by CARNET and Cloudflare respectively, ensuring reliable infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and use of reputable third-party services, though explicit security headers and privacy policies are not clearly visible in the provided content. The site extensively uses tracking and advertising scripts, indicating a monetization model based on ads and user engagement. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and clearer contact information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

9 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

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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
65
Security headers
65
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
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

Novi list operates as a major Croatian media outlet with a focus on political and daily news. Its business model revolves around digital news publishing with revenue streams likely from advertising and sponsored content. The target audience is the general Croatian-speaking population interested in politics and current affairs. The company benefits from a long domain history and consistent branding, which supports its credibility. The integration of multiple analytics and marketing tools suggests a data-driven approach to audience engagement and monetization. No evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries was found in the provided data. The website's market position is strong within the Croatian media landscape, leveraging digital channels effectively.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of Cloudflare DNS services. The presence of push notification consent via OneSignal and asynchronous loading of tracking scripts indicates attention to user experience and performance. However, the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies, security.txt, and incident response contacts represents compliance gaps, especially under GDPR and related regulations. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Security headers are assumed but not explicitly confirmed. The site should improve transparency around data protection and incident handling to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add explicit terms of service and security policy pages to improve legal compliance.
  3. Provide clear and verified contact information including emails and phone numbers for user support and incident reporting.
  4. Implement and document security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Novi list
Description
dnevne vijesti
Key services
news publishing, political news coverage, online news portal
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, OneSignal Web Push, Hotjar, DotMetrics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • Push notification opt-in with OneSignal
  • Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Hotjar, DotMetrics, Gemius
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Gemius
Marketing tools
OneSignal, Hotjar, DotMetrics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Croatian news portal with political focus.
  2. Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  3. No visible privacy or cookie policy pages found in the provided HTML.
  4. Push notification consent mechanism is implemented via OneSignal.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  6. WHOIS data shows long domain age and consistent registration.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  8. Extensive use of third-party tracking and advertising scripts.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, OneSignal, Hotjar, and DotMetrics for analytics and marketing. Hosting is stable with CARNET as registrar and Cloudflare for DNS. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and mobile optimization evident. SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. The site uses multiple external domains for fonts, analytics, and ads, which may impact privacy and performance. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security header implementation.
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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