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Security report for perspectify.com

Newsmatics Inc. · Media · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Perspectify is a media literacy and news research platform developed by Newsmatics Inc., a Washington DC and Czechia-based news technology company. The website offers a proprietary labeling system that highlights political bias, credibility, and ownership of news outlets, targeting professional media researchers and informed news consumers. It positions itself as an alternative to Google News with a focus on transparency and independent, non-partisan news labeling. The platform provides news search, publication information, newsletters, and editorial picks, supported by affiliations with academic institutions and media professionals. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, Turbo framework, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and well-structured with good SEO practices. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The site uses HTTPS with excellent SSL configuration, but lacks explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosure information. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good baseline practices such as secure forms and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers and cookie consent reduces its security posture. WHOIS data is unavailable, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy and registration transparency. No critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy compliance measures. The overall risk assessment is moderate with recommendations to improve security headers, implement cookie consent, publish security policies, and clarify domain registration details. These steps would enhance trust and compliance, supporting the platform's mission to provide reliable media literacy tools.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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 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

  3. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Security headers
35
Email security
40
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

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

Perspectify operates in the media sector as a specialized news research and media literacy tool. Its competitive advantage lies in its proprietary bias labeling system and academic affiliations, targeting professional researchers and informed consumers. The business model is primarily free access supported by Newsmatics Inc., with potential revenue from newsletters or partnerships. The company maintains a small size with a focused niche market. Partnerships with Masaryk University and involvement of media professionals enhance credibility. Growth indicators include a large indexed article database and active social media presence. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to expand user engagement through enhanced privacy compliance and security transparency.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a cookie consent mechanism are notable gaps. No incident response or security policy information is published, limiting transparency. WHOIS data absence reduces trust and complicates domain legitimacy verification. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly detailed. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are minimal. Overall, the security posture is adequate but requires improvements in policy publication, header implementation, and privacy mechanisms to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan on the website to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS information is accurate and publicly available to improve trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Newsmatics Inc.
Description
Perspectify is a labeling system that highlights possible biases, credibility, and ownership of news outlets. Used for news research and media monitoring. Created by Newsmatics, a Washington DC/Czechia-based news tech company with millions of users, overseen by a Fulbright scholar/university professor and staff including National Press Club members.
Key services
News bias labeling, News search engine, Publication ownership info, Newsletters, Media monitoring
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Day.js, Google Tag Manager, CSS, HTML5
Frameworks
Turbo (Hotwire Turbo)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Content is focused on media literacy and news bias labeling
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only
  4. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite use of tracking scripts
  5. WHOIS data unavailable, which is a concern for domain legitimacy
  6. Website uses modern web technologies and good design practices
  7. No security.txt or explicit security policy found
  8. Social media presence on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including JavaScript, Turbo framework, and Day.js for date handling. It leverages Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The HTML and CSS are valid and support responsive design, ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. Performance is moderate with potential for improvement in loading speed and resource optimization. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site uses preloading for images and asynchronous script loading to enhance performance. Technical risks include missing security headers and lack of cookie consent, which could impact compliance and security posture.
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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