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Security report for novinycz.cz

NovinyCZ · Media · Czech Republic

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

37/100

Risk levelHigh

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

NovinyCZ is a Czech news and lifestyle website providing articles on various topics including world news, business, housing, family, health, and celebrity news. The website operates on the WordPress platform and uses popular SEO and UI plugins to enhance user experience and search engine visibility. The domain is well-established since 2013 and registered with a reputable Czech registrar, indicating a stable presence in the Czech media market. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies but lacks some advanced security headers and privacy compliance features. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing key security headers and policies. No privacy or cookie policies were found, which may impact GDPR compliance. Overall, the site offers good content quality and user experience but should improve privacy and security practices to enhance trust and compliance.

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

11 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

  2. 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';…

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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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
37

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 novinycz.cz, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

The website targets a general Czech-speaking audience interested in news and lifestyle content. It appears to be a small-scale media outlet without explicit commercial or subscription models visible. The business model is content publishing with potential advertising or partnership revenue streams, though no explicit ads or affiliate links were detected. The site has partnerships with other Czech media domains and uses a professional WordPress theme from CodeVibrant. Growth indicators include regular content updates and a variety of topical categories. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies suggests room for maturity in business transparency and compliance.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS, which is mandatory for secure communication. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are best practices to mitigate common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, limiting transparency in security management. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, which reduces privacy risks but also limits user behavior insights. Overall, the site should prioritize implementing security headers, privacy policies, and a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to improve its security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information, including a security.txt file.
  4. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to enhance business credibility.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities and improve performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NovinyCZ
Description
NovinyCZ Zprávy ze světa. NovinyCZ Zprávy z českého byznysu. NovinyCZ
Key services
News articles, Featured posts, Information on various topics including news, housing, family, health, celebrities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7, PHP (implied by WordPress), jQuery 3.7.1, jQuery Migrate 3.4.1, Yoast SEO plugin, All in One SEO plugin, EasyMega plugin, Table of Contents Plus plugin, LightSlider, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Google Fonts (Roboto Condensed, Titillium Web)
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • External links open in new windows with noopener
  • Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress ecosystem)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Czech news and lifestyle portal with multiple categories and recent content.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage or visible content.
  4. Uses WordPress CMS with common SEO and UI plugins.
  5. No visible security headers or advanced security policies.
  6. External links to related media and partner sites open in new windows with noopener for security.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  8. No advertising or affiliate marketing scripts detected.
  9. Content is safe for general audiences with no adult or explicit content.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.7 with a modern theme and several plugins for SEO (Yoast SEO, All in One SEO), UI enhancements (EasyMega, LightSlider), and content management (Table of Contents Plus). It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and Font Awesome 4.7.0 for frontend functionality and icons. Google Fonts are used for typography. The site is mobile optimized and has good SEO meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for rich snippets. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations detected. The hosting provider is likely Wedos, a known Czech hosting company. There is no evidence of advanced frameworks or custom backend technologies beyond WordPress. The site lacks advanced security configurations and privacy compliance mechanisms, representing technical debt and modernization opportunities.
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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