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Security report for packagingnews.co.uk

Packaging News · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Packaging News is a UK-based media publication serving packaging professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, and industry specialists. It provides comprehensive news coverage, product and design updates, supplier directories, events, awards, job listings, podcasts, and webinars, positioning itself as a leading source in the UK packaging industry. The website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and analytics tools, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS and reCAPTCHA implemented, though some outdated libraries and missing security headers suggest room for improvement. Privacy compliance is basic with no explicit privacy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy, with no signs of malicious or adult content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

6 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

    • 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
65

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
383
Employees
0
Customers
383
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
9%

3 subdomains affected

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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 packaging industry professionals in the UK, offering news, supplier networks, and event information. Its business model revolves around media publishing, advertising, and industry engagement through events and job listings. The presence of partner event sites and webinar platforms indicates a strong ecosystem and partnership network. The site’s content and structure support a medium-sized enterprise with a focus on manufacturing and media sectors. The lack of explicit company registration or contact details in the visible content is a minor gap but does not detract from its market presence.

Security posture

The site enforces HTTPS and uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, which are positive security practices. However, the use of an outdated jQuery version (1.10.2) introduces potential vulnerabilities. Security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not explicitly detected, which could be improved to mitigate risks such as clickjacking and content injection. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were found in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is limited, with no clear privacy policy or terms of service pages found, which may pose compliance risks under GDPR and other regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish clear and accessible privacy policy and cookie policy pages to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and plugins to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility including company contact emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Packaging News
Description
Packaging News magazine features all the latest product & design news for packaging manufacturers, suppliers & industry specialists in the UK.
Key services
Industry news, Product and design updates, Supplier network listings, Events and awards coverage, Job listings, Podcasts and webinars
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Adobe Analytics, Flowplayer, jQuery 1.10.2, Google Fonts, DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), Google Ads scripts
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v2 on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, Google Ad Services
Tracking pixels
Adobe Analytics, Custom AWS tracking pixel
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, Funding Choices (Google Consent Management)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional industry news portal for packaging professionals in the UK.
  2. Content is rich with news, features, supplier directories, job listings, and events.
  3. Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  4. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  5. WHOIS data unavailable due to querying subdomain instead of domain.
  6. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages detected in provided content.
  7. Consent mechanism for cookies is present.
  8. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content.
  9. Social media presence includes Facebook and Twitter.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses WordPress CMS version 6.8.1 with Yoast SEO plugin for search engine optimization. It integrates Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Adobe Analytics for extensive user tracking and data collection. The site employs Flowplayer for media playback and uses Google Fonts for typography. Advertising is managed via Google DoubleClick and Google Ads scripts. Performance is moderate with some legacy scripts like jQuery 1.10.2, which could be updated for better security and speed. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO practices are well implemented with meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Accessibility is basic but could be enhanced further.
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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