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Security report for nytimes.com

The New York Times Company · Media · United States

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in GDPR outside view.

Security score

86/100

Risk levelLow

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

The New York Times is a globally recognized media company providing comprehensive news coverage, opinion, multimedia content, and specialized services such as cooking, games, and sports. The website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with extensive use of modern technologies and analytics tools. While the site employs strong security headers and privacy policies, the current SSL certificate is invalid and no modern TLS protocols are enabled, representing a significant security risk. The domain is well-protected and has a long history, supporting the legitimacy of the business. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but requires immediate attention to its SSL configuration to ensure secure user connections.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

1 finding 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.

    • 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

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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
90
Security headers
90
Email security
85
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
86

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
103,490
Employees
18
Customers
103,250
Third parties
222
Weak passwords
16%

Latest record dated 2026-06-01 · 152 subdomains affected

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  • –nytimes.com2026-06-01
  • –myaccount.nytimes.com2026-05-17
  • –nytimes.com2026-01-10
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  • –nytimes.com2025-08-19

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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 New York Times operates as a subscription-based media company with a strong market position in global news and journalism. It offers a wide range of services including news reporting, opinion pieces, podcasts, interactive content, and games. The company maintains a consistent brand presence and leverages a robust partnership ecosystem including subsidiaries like NYT Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic. Its business model focuses on digital subscriptions and advertising revenue, supported by advanced marketing and tracking technologies. The company targets a broad audience of news consumers and maintains high content quality and professionalism.

Security posture

The website implements several security best practices such as strict content security policies, X-Frame-Options set to DENY, and secure cookie attributes. However, the SSL certificate is currently invalid, and no TLS protocols are enabled, which is a critical security issue. Additionally, the absence of OCSP stapling and session resumption reduces the effectiveness of the SSL/TLS implementation. The site is GDPR compliant and has comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. No immediate vulnerabilities like exposed credentials or malware were detected, but the SSL issues must be resolved promptly to maintain user trust and data security.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately renew and properly configure the SSL certificate to enable HTTPS with valid encryption.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) to ensure secure and performant connections.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL/TLS efficiency and security.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency around incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including React, GraphQL, and advanced analytics tools like Datadog RUM and Sentry. It is hosted on a robust infrastructure with Fastly CDN and AWS services. The site is optimized for mobile and accessibility, with good SEO practices. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading times. The extensive use of advertising and tracking technologies is balanced with comprehensive privacy controls. The technical implementation supports a high-quality user experience but requires SSL improvements to meet security standards.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 87/100Low20 findingsView report
  2. 87/100Low20 findingsView report
  3. 87/100Low20 findingsView report
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